Lead investor

AI funding rounds led by Valor Equity Partners

Valor Equity Partners led or co-led 2 funding rounds at 2 AI companies on Presspool's record, announced between September 17, 2026 and September 30, 2026. The most recent: CScale and Crusoe.

CompanyAmountRoundAnnouncedCo-leads
CScale$145 millionSeries CSeptember 30, 2026Atreides Management, Premji Invest
Crusoe$3.9 billionSeries F (initial closing)September 17, 2026Atreides Management, Mubadala Capital

Each round and its sources

  1. CScale: $145 million Series C

    CScale exited stealth with the round, which brings its total funding to $188 million; Nvidia and Intel Capital joined as its first strategic investors.

    Announced September 30, 2026 · Company record · Listed in the AI startup funding roster for September 28, 2026 – October 3, 2026 · Sources: CScale, SiliconANGLE

  2. Crusoe: $3.9 billion Series F (initial closing)

    Announced September 17, 2026 · Company record · Sources: crusoe.ai

What this page covers

Presspool records the lead investors of each round, as the company's announcement or the confirming outlets name them. This page lists the rounds this investor led on Presspool's record: every weekly AI startup funding roster, and the latest round of each company on a niche map. It is not the investor's full portfolio, and rounds it joined without leading are not listed.

Every round links its sources. Corrections need a public source: see Contact. All lead investors: Investors.