Contribute Lasting Capital for Business Growth in Wisconsin
Your contribution to Valency Fund results in an investment in a growing, scalable Wisconsin business, and our financial returns are recycled into future investments.
Wisconsin founders have shown the vision and drive to grow lasting, sustainable businesses, and these companies need access to capital that fits their growth stage and business model.
Valency Fund addresses the critical "missing middle" by providing growth capital to founders and CEOs whose companies need alternatives to traditional debt or equity financing. Your support enables a sustainable capital vehicle for Wisconsin's companies that will thrive in our communities.
Wisconsin's Capital Gap
Businesses in Wisconsin attract capital from a variety of sources but as a whole the state is not as competitive as many Midwestern neighbors when it comes to early to mid stage growth capital such as SBA 7a lending, venture capital, and Small Business Innovative Research (SBIR) funds. When our scalable companies lack the spark of capital, we all miss out on increased tax revenue, personal capital for reinvestment in the state, and job creation, retention, and growth.
Our Solution:
A Lasting Capital Fund
How Valency Fund Works
Your charitable donations will be invested in growth companies, and our profits will be reinvested to serve multiple generations of Wisconsin entrepreneurs.
Profit
We design our investments in pursuit of financial return.
Yield
We invest in high growth, scalable businesses with the potential for large returns.
Fit to Purpose
We tailor our investments to support growth of the business as well as our financial return.
Our Track Record
Active Portfolio
Management
Valency Fund has already developed a strong pipeline of potential companies to invest in across the state as well as industries. We deployed capital to our first portfolio company and established strong due diligence and support processes. Our investment in Pythonic Corporation demonstrates our ability to identify promising Wisconsin companies and provide the flexible financing they need to scale.
Ecosystem
Leadership
We've quickly established ourselves as a convener of Wisconsin's entrepreneurial community. Our sessions during Forward Festival brought together industry experts from Hill Capital and Serra Ventures as well as successful Wisconsin entrepreneurs to share practical insights on traditional and alternative financing.
Comprehensive
Support
Beyond capital, we provide entrepreneurs with financial education, business model guidance, and connections to Wisconsin's ecosystem. Our approach helps companies get to the next stage - whether that is additional investment or profitability - while allowing founders and CEOs to scale in our communities based on their business model.
2025 Milestones
Proving the Model
Pythonic Corporation - Document AI for Title & Escrow
Our inaugural portfolio company exemplifies the type of innovative Wisconsin business that Valency Fund supports. Pythonic Corporation is revolutionizing the title and escrow industry through proprietary Precision-first AI™ technology, serving clients including TitleOne and Certified Title Corporation.
Why Valency Fund:
Investment that preserved company vision and autonomy
Sufficient capital to support their current growth phase
Support beyond capital provision
Matthew Younkle, Pythonic's CEO, is growing the company's revenue sustainably, focusing on expanding customers’ use of their services - exactly the type of growth Valency Fund enables.
Why Support Valency Fund
Increase growth rate of sustainable Wisconsin businesses
Expand financing options for founders and CEOs to scale
Strengthen our financial and entrepreneurial ecosystem
Enable permanent capital that can adapt with our businesses
Benefits for All Donors
Regular reports with portfolio updates
Meaningful impact in Wisconsin's entrepreneurial ecosystem
Recognition as an ecosystem builder on our website (optional)
Wondering how to make an impact?
Have general questions?
Let’s talk!
Ready to Build Wisconsin's Future?
Contact Laura Strong to learn more about donor opportunities and benefits.
support@valencyfund.com
The specific purposes of the Corporation are to lessen the burdens of government by promoting economic development and combatting community deterioration in Wisconsin by fulfilling unmet capital and additional resource needs of early and growth stage businesses in Wisconsin who are underserved by traditional for-profit capital markets.