# AI funding rounds led by Valor Equity Partners

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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.

| Company | Amount | Round | Announced | Co-leads |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [CScale](https://presspool.ai/companies/cscale-ai) | $145 million | Series C | September 30, 2026 | [Atreides Management](https://presspool.ai/investors/atreides-management), [Premji Invest](https://presspool.ai/investors/premji-invest) |
| [Crusoe](https://presspool.ai/companies/crusoe-ai) | $3.9 billion | Series F (initial closing) | September 17, 2026 | [Atreides Management](https://presspool.ai/investors/atreides-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: [CScale on Presspool](https://presspool.ai/companies/cscale-ai)
- Listed in the [AI startup funding roster for September 28, 2026 – October 3, 2026](https://presspool.ai/ai-startup-funding/week-of-2026-09-28)
- Sources: [CScale](https://www.cscale.ai/press/cscale-exits-stealth), [SiliconANGLE](https://siliconangle.com/2026/09/30/scale-up-interconnect-startup-cscale-launches-with-188m-in-funding/)

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

- Announced: September 17, 2026
- Company record: [Crusoe on Presspool](https://presspool.ai/companies/crusoe-ai)
- Sources: [crusoe.ai](https://www.crusoe.ai/resources/newsroom/crusoe-announces-series-f-funding)

## 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.

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