Lisa Calhoun

Lisa Marie Calhoun is the Founding Managing Partner of Valor Ventures, an early-stage venture capital firm based in Atlanta, which is currently investing from its second institutional fund since its establishment in May 2015. Calhoun holds various roles as a lead investor and board member in multiple companies, including UpDraft, RueData, Visalaw.ai, Autonoma, FirmPilot, Goodfynd, Saile Inc, and Acuity Behavioral Health, all of which focus on innovative technologies such as AI, logistics, and educational platforms. Calhoun obtained an MBA in Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods from The University of Texas at San Antonio and a BA, summa cum laude, in Professional Writing and Russian Language from Baylor University.