# Valero Energy: portfolio, investments and team

> Valero Energy is a corporate vc based in United States. 4 investments on record, latest Jul 2011. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/fund/valero-energy (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

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# Valero Energy

Last cheque observed Jul 2011. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds.

Quiet Corporate VC

Series A Growth Series C Education Software Biofuel

Cheques on record

**0%** of best year **0** **cheques in 12 months**, 4 on record

Since the last cheque **5569** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec

Median round **$21M** Rounds led **0 of 4**

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## Valero Energy highlights

- 01 4 rounds on record
- 02 Mostly Series A and Growth: 75% of its rounds

## What they do

- **Type:** Corporate VC (from a list, unverified)
- **Cheque size:** Not stated
- **Sectors:** Education Software Biofuel
- **Based in:** Norco, United States
- **Cold pitches:** Accepted

## The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first **4 appearances**

- **2011** 2 rounds
- **Jul** **[Enerkem](https://millionrounds.com/company/enerkem)** Growth · CA **$31M** With 4 others
- **Jul** **[Enerkem](https://millionrounds.com/company/enerkem)** Series C · CA · enerkem.com **$31M** With 4 others
- **2008** 2 rounds
- **Nov** **[Solix Biofuels](https://millionrounds.com/company/solix-biofuels)** Series A · US · renewableenergyworld.com **$11M** With 4 others
- **Nov** **[Solix BioSystems, Inc.](https://millionrounds.com/company/solix-biosystems-inc)** Series A · US **$11M** With 4 others

An announcement gives the size of the round, not the size of this investor's cheque: the only rounds that imply a cheque are those where they were the sole named investor.

## Companies it bought

Acquisitions by the firm itself

**Premcor** **Undisclosed** Apr 2005

## The cheque

Series A Growth Series C

Median round joined **$21M** the round, not its cheque

Led 0 of 4 rounds **0%**

- **Sole investor:** Never alone
- **Last cheque:** Jul 2011

Rounds by stage said on their site

- Series A *2*
- Growth *1*
- Series C *1*

Cheques by year Led Joined

2008 2011

Often in the room with

- [Bohemian Investments](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bohemian-investments) 2
- [Braemar Energy Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/braemar-energy-ventures) 2
- [Fondaction](https://millionrounds.com/fund/fondaction) 2
- [Infield Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/infield-ventures) 2
- [Quince Associates](https://millionrounds.com/fund/quince-associates) 2
- [Southern Ute](https://millionrounds.com/fund/southern-ute) 2

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## Who they invest alongside

The investors most often in the same rounds as Valero Energy. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed.

[**Bohemian Investments** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bohemian-investments)[**Braemar Energy Ventures** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/braemar-energy-ventures)[**Fondaction** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/fondaction)[**Infield Ventures** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/infield-ventures)[**Quince Associates** Growth equity **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/quince-associates)[**Southern Ute** Growth equity **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/southern-ute)[**The Westly Group** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/westly-group)

## Quick answers about Valero Energy

### What does Valero Energy invest in?

Valero Energy invests most often at Series A and Growth (75% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Education, Software and Biofuel.

### How active is Valero Energy?

4 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Jul 2011.

### How big are Valero Energy's cheques?

The median round it joins is $21M.

### Is Valero Energy investing now?

No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Jul 2011.

### Who does Valero Energy invest alongside?

Most often Bohemian Investments (2 rounds together), Braemar Energy Ventures (2 rounds together) and Fondaction (2 rounds together).

### What kind of investor is Valero Energy?

Valero Energy is a corporate VC based in Norco, United States.

### Does Valero Energy take cold pitches?

Yes: its own website says it reads unsolicited pitches.

### When was Valero Energy founded?

Valero Energy was founded in 1980.

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