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Valeas Capital Partners

101 California Street, Suite 3910, San Francisco, California, 94111, United States

Overview

Valeas Capital Partners is an investor-operator-focused firm led by Ed Woiteshek and Rob Little (former Hellman & Friedman colleagues).

Total investments
2
Lead investments
2
Investments · 12mo
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Active investors
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Investment portfolio

  • TicketManager

    Led · Equity · May 2025

    TicketManager is a global leader in event ticket and guest-management solutions for corporate enterprise, serving as a central hub and system of record to streamline end-to-end ticket workflow and guest experiences. The platform integrates with approximately 400 venues and teams worldwide and is trusted by over 500 global brands, including Verizon, FedEx, Adidas, Anheuser-Busch, and Mastercard. TicketManager's software and services reduce thousands of hours of manual work, boost utilization of ticket assets, elevate guest and employee satisfaction, and provide real-time analytics for C-suite visibility. The company cites market dynamics in which companies spend more than $600 billion on customer entertainment annually, with 43% of corporate tickets never used and fewer than 20% of organizations using modern software to optimize those investments. Founded in 2007 and headquartered in Calabasas, Calif., TicketManager offers technology and services to create exceptional guest lifecycle experiences and measure effectiveness. The company plans to accelerate category growth and innovation supported by a strategic investment committed by Valeas Capital Partners. TicketManager offers web and mobile applications that centralize ticketing, invitations, itineraries, online check-in, guest lists and compliance/reporting to automate corporate client entertainment. The platform integrates with core enterprise systems including Salesforce and Concur and is designed to make tickets and invitations available inside users' CRM and mobile workflows. TicketManager counts customers such as FedEx, Nissan, Konica Minolta, BMO, the U.S. Olympic Committee, AT&T, Coca-Cola, American Express, MasterCard, Verizon, Wells Fargo, Under Armour, Fox Sports, CBS, NBC Universal, HP and 50+ Fortune 500s. The company also partners with more than 60 professional sports teams and holds sponsorships with 14 arenas and universities. Recent recognitions include Top 100 Places to Work in LA, a 100 Fastest Growing Private Company by the LA Business Journal, and a spot on the Inc. 5000. Based in Calabasas, CA, TicketManager says it will continue expanding domestically and globally, adding staff and building mission-critical technology to grow adoption. Spotlight Ticket Management develops a cloud-based platform to help large companies manage, distribute, and market tickets. The company serves enterprise customers including Coca-Cola, American Express, Verizon, Wells Fargo, MasterCard, and HP. Spotlight is led by Tony Knopp and is based in Calabasas. Financially, the company completed a $6M growth financing and also secured a bank facility, improving its capital position for growth. The $6M round and the bank facility are intended to support the company's ticket-management and distribution offerings for large corporate clients. Spotlight offers a web-based ticket management platform designed for venue owners and operators, sports teams, leagues and other participants in the ticket value chain. The company emphasizes partnerships across marketplaces, leagues, teams, event providers and corporate customers to manage ticket inventory and distribution. Its product is already in use by over 1,000 corporations, including NBC Universal and Motorola, and by 20 teams across the four major professional sports leagues such as the Miami HEAT and Chicago Bears. Spotlight was founded by former StubHub executives and is led by CEO Joe Greiner, President Tony Knopp and COO Aric Haut, who previously held executive sales roles at StubHub. The company is positioning itself as a neutral partner across the ticket ecosystem. Financially, Spotlight recently completed an institutional fundraise to support growth and board expansion.

  • Well

    Led · Series B · Dec 2021

    Well operates an AI-powered health engagement system that delivers precise, personalized daily interventions and incentives to employees. The platform pairs real-time AI algorithms with concierge Well Guides (nurses, pharmacists, social workers, nutritionists, and billing experts) and an Intervention Design Lab for rapid testing and deployment. Well plans to expand its AI capabilities, enhance concierge support, and strengthen analytics to predict emerging risk patterns. The company reports strong engagement metrics—about 300 interactions per member annually, 25% of users engaging daily, and a 90 Net Promoter Score—and has demonstrated 5%+ improvements in key HEDIS measures across diverse Fortune 500 populations. Financially, Well has raised an additional $30 million, bringing total funding to over $150 million. The company is headquartered in Chapel Hill, N.C., with offices in Newton, Mass., Minneapolis, and New York City. Well Dot operates a consumer-focused health improvement platform that combines artificial intelligence, advanced behavioral economic techniques and on-demand human guidance to deliver personalized support. The company applies proprietary algorithms to a library of clinical interventions and guided experiences to support preventative care, condition management and mental health. Well partners with corporate clients and serves thousands of members, and also works with community health organizations and direct-to-consumer offerings in collaboration with consumer brands. The company plans to continue scaling operations and expand its platform to deliver enhanced functionality and improved health to more members. Well will launch with additional jumbo employer customers in 2022 while broadening access channels through employer, community and consumer-brand partnerships. Leadership includes CEO Gary Loveman and president and COO David Werry. Well is a consumer-focused health technology company that uses artificial intelligence and behavioral economics to deliver personalized health guidance. Since its founding in 2019, it has combined a consumer-grade digital platform with multidisciplinary teams of live health guides, chat and phone support, self-guided in-app actions, and rewards to engage members. The platform addresses the full spectrum of healthcare needs, including behavioral health, wellness, pharmacy, navigation, and chronic disease management, and serves all members rather than only high-cost patients. Well reports high member engagement and increased preventive actions, which the company says have led to improved health outcomes and lower costs since onboarding initial users at the end of 2019. The company plans to use the new funding to continue investing in people and technology and to expand its user base, content, and the breadth of its offerings. Financially, Well completed a $40 million Series A structured as a combination of equity and debt and previously raised $25 million in seed funding in 2019.

Team

  • Rob Little

    Co-Founder & Managing Partner

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