Valor

Positioning

This is not a request to back a founder-led startup. Valor is a working product shell and operating vision, built by a veteran, ready to be owned, governed, secured, and scaled by an institution with donor capital, clinical infrastructure, and national distribution.

The problem

Roughly seventeen U.S. veterans die by suicide every day. The services that help — peer support, 988, VA Community Care, claims navigation — exist, but they're scattered across tools no veteran wants to open. The gap is coordination, not capacity.

What exists today

The Valor shell is live in production with the following capabilities built and shipped:

Also included: organization console, audit log, role-based access, onboarding flow, personalized resource routing, anonymous-by-default identity, and brand / domain assets (valor4vets.org).

What the acquiring institution must complete

Valor is intentionally being transferred at the stage where the next phase requires institutional governance — beyond what an independent founder should responsibly operate alone:

• Independent security review, penetration test, and SOC 2 audit.
• Formal HIPAA program with BAAs and risk assessment.
• Licensed clinical leadership and 988 escalation governance.
• Independent third-party outcomes evaluation.
• Engineering hardening and 24/7 on-call ownership.
• Partner-org onboarding and national outreach.

Three acceptable transaction structures

See the term sheet structure and the acquirer revenue model.

Projected outcomes post-transfer

• National veteran reach by year 3 under a properly-resourced operator.
• Majority of high-risk flags reached by a peer or clinician within 24 hours.
• Measurable reduction in time-to-first-claim-filed vs. baseline cohort.
• Deployment across a national VSO partner network with co-branded onboarding.
• Independent third-party evaluation published in year 3.

Projected, not historical. Realization depends on institutional operator execution.

Why now

• The shell is live and de-risked at the product-vision stage.
• 988 is mandated but underutilized at the point of greatest risk — Valor is a daily on-ramp.
• MISSION Act community-care expansion requires a coordination layer outside the VA's walls.
• Founder is offering a clean, advisor-supported transfer rather than continuing solo.