An extension of your team.
Your guide to private markets.
For founders, funders and families.
A global investment advisory firm at the intersection of consulting and investment banking
Building an ecosystem that works for you
At Valence, we’ve built an ecosystem around one goal: making every engagement work harder for our clients.
At the core is one team:
Our core team of founders, investors, and operators work alongside you every day to ensure every engagement is seamless, efficient, and outcome-driven.
Around them are two layers of expertise:
A highly curated group of advisors and subject matter experts who bring deep expertise, insights and clarity at every stage.
Beyond that sits our extended network:
Funders who unlock access to capital, boutique service providers who deliver specialized capabilities, execution partners who drive on-ground support, and industry leaders who offer perspective and intel.
Together, this ecosystem ensures your path to growth is never limited by access, information, or execution.
The Edge is in the Nuance
Every engagement at VGP is led by someone who has either built, advised, or invested in businesses from the ground up. We engage early, develop a deep understanding of your business, and stay close through the execution.
Our process is selective by design; be it for founders or funders. It is informed by the lesser-noticed “softer” signals, fit, and timing, paired with an intentional approach. As an intel partner to our LPs, family offices, and fund networks, our people-first strategy prioritises relevance over reach and alignment over scale.
An Outside-In Advantage
No two paths are the same, and our process reflects that.
Whether you are a founder preparing for your first institutional round, a GP launching a new fund, or a family preparing for long-term deployment, we design purpose-built solutions that are tailored and not templatised.
Our work is grounded in what we call our “brain arbitrage”, an outsider’s perspective to your business guided by our insider knowledge and experience. The goal is not simply a GTM strategy or an investment thesis, but an institutional foundation built to support long-term sustainable growth.
Let us take care of the rest.
How we work alongside you
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Founders
From idea-stage entrepreneurs to pre-IPO promoters, we work with founders as they scale their ideas into lasting institutions.
Fundraising
Strategy
M&A
Insights
Funders
From first-time managers to established platforms, we support funds as they invest across lifecycles, theses, and geographies.
Ideation
Buildout
Operation
Families
From founders with successful exits to families running large legacy businesses, we advise across the full spectrum of wealth creation, preservation, and growth.
Direct
Funds
Strategic
Legacy
Wall of Deals
Da Gama Portuguese Golden Visa Fund
House of Biryan
Project Alpha
Project Big Blue
Da Gama Portuguese Golden Visa Fund
An access mandate to a one-of-a-kind global mobility offering, enabling residency through structured investment with end-to-end support.
House of Biryan
An end-to-end advisory mandate covering positioning, investor outreach, international strategy, and securing strategic capital for global expansion.
Project Alpha
A bespoke LP raise, driven by targeted investor mapping and focused outreach to high-intent LPs.
Project Big Blue
An M&A mandate with defined criteria, using a hybrid sourcing and screening approach to outreach, resulting in a synergistic acquisition opportunity.
Trusted by leading operating and investing partners across some of the world's best firms
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