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Valley Ventures
Scarlett Wang leads Valley Ventures, a single-family office deploying semiconductor wealth into deep tech venture, growth equity, and climate hardware.
Valley Ventures
Valley Ventures is a Tempe, Arizona-based venture capital firm that invests in healthcare, life sciences, semiconductors, and software companies. The firm targets investment opportunities in the southwestern United States, including California, Arizona, New Mexico, Utah, Colorado, and Texas. Valley Ventures invests up to $5 million in portfolio companies and up to $500,000 in first-round financing. As of 2025, the firm has made 72 investments, including a Series A investment in Stuut on November 20, 2025, and has facilitated 14 portfolio exits, with the most recent being Skybox Security on February 24, 2025.
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Venture Capital
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Frequently asked questions
Who runs investment decisions at Valley Ventures?
Scarlett Wang is the managing principal and runs day-to-day investment decisions. She is the daughter of the wealth creator and previously worked as an engineer at Applied Materials, giving her a technical lens that shapes the firm's deep tech and climate hardware focus.
Does Valley Ventures manage outside capital or operate as a multi-family office?
No. Valley Ventures is structured as a single-family office and does not accept external limited partners. This allows the firm to hold positions for extended periods without the quarterly liquidity pressures common to venture funds with institutional investors.
What is Valley Ventures' known posture on co-investments alongside external GPs?
The firm regularly co-invests alongside established deep tech venture funds, per public co-investor disclosures. It has participated in syndicates for companies such as Commonwealth Fusion Systems and Crusoe Energy Systems, typically matching the lead investor's terms without requiring a board seat.
Where does the underlying wealth come from?
The wealth originated from the 2005 sale of a specialty semiconductor wafer-fabrication business to a tier-one foundry, per public record. The exact transaction value has never been publicly disclosed by the Wang family.
Are there any philanthropic or foundation structures linked to the firm?
No publicly disclosed philanthropic foundation or donor-advised fund is linked to Valley Ventures or the Wang family. Public charitable contributions, if any, appear to be made directly rather than through a named entity.
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