Recent news from across the Valor portfolio.
May 29, 2026
DroneXL profiles Vermeer's case to the Pentagon that long-range strike drones become liabilities the moment they meet a competent jammer. CEO Brian Streem told the New York Post that Vermeer's roughly $20K camera-and-AI kit lets a $50K Shahed-class drone fly without GPS by matching electro-optical/IR camera feeds against a stored 3D terrain map on an Nvidia edge processor. The system is now split into three products — VPS (terrain matching), Celestial (star fixes for high-altitude / featureless flight), and Terminal Guidance — with evasive maneuvers in development. Customer/partner list now includes the U.S. Army, U.S. Air Force, Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman, AeroVironment, Firestorm, and Ukrainian drone maker Skyeton. Coverage frames Vermeer against the War Department's Drone Dominance "Gauntlet" program (25 vendors, $150M Phase 1) where Fort Benning evaluations ran Feb 18–early March 2026 and prototype orders followed.
May 28, 2026
SmartCommerce named Gregory Taylor Chief Executive Officer to lead the company's next phase of global scale. Taylor brings 20+ years as a CEO and senior operator in enterprise tech — most recently CEO of Mobot (agentic AI for test automation) and previously seven years as CEO of Orion Labs (Voice AI for frontline workforces), where he raised $50M, grew the patent portfolio from 28 to 62, and led the strategic pivot and sale to Constellation Software. Founder Jennifer Silverberg transitions to Founder and Board Director, continuing on brand, customers, and strategic relationships. Taylor joins recently appointed CTO Anj Yamsani, completing the leadership team for the next stage. SmartCommerce reports the platform has now driven more than $20B in carted value and added 1B+ products to retailer carts.
May 6, 2026
Modicus Prime closed an additional $4.5M in funding led by Frist Cressey Ventures, with participation from Silverton Partners and Oncology Ventures, bringing total funding to $8M. The Austin-based AI compliance platform helps global pharmaceutical companies, CROs, CMOs, and CDMOs deploy audit-ready AI in GxP-regulated environments. Capital will support continued enhancement of the Trustworthy AI Compliance Software and expanded customer support across international pharma deployments. A former resident at J&J Innovation – JLABS @ TMC, Modicus Prime is positioning itself as the AI compliance infrastructure layer for an industry where quality failures cost an estimated $50B annually.
April 30, 2026
SmartCommerce appointed Anj Yamsani as Chief Technology Officer. Yamsani will lead the technology organization and advance SmartCommerce's AI-native platform roadmap as it scales Click2Cart®, the Master Optimization Engine (MOE), and real-time inventory intelligence across thousands of retail partners. He brings 20+ years of experience, most recently as SVP of Engineering & Product at Influential (acquired by Publicis), and previously spent a decade at Quotient Technology (Coupons.com) where he rose to SVP of Engineering and helped build RetailerIQ to $200M+ in annual revenue. SmartCommerce-enabled experiences now drive more than $15B in products into retailer carts annually for 19 of the top 20 U.S. CPG manufacturers.
April 28, 2026
Ahold Delhaize USA — parent of Food Lion, The GIANT Company, Giant Food, Hannaford, and Stop & Shop — expanded its partnership with SmartCommerce, deploying Click2Cart® across all five U.S. omnichannel grocery brands. Beginning in April 2026, shoppers can add products directly from digital ads, social media, and brand-owned channels straight into their online cart at any of the five banners. The partnership extends SmartCommerce's machine-learning-driven cart-routing platform to one of the largest grocery footprints in the U.S., reinforcing SmartCommerce's leadership in closing the gap between media and purchase for CPG brands.
April 23, 2026
Visalaw AI launched Visalaw 2.0, a major platform release featuring a new engine, unified workspace, and 500+ AI skills purpose-built for immigration law. The release consolidates research, drafting, translations, summaries, and case organization into a single chat-based interface that pulls from a curated immigration law library, AILA/AILALink content, 10M+ caselaw records across 2,000+ courts, and user-uploaded documents. Visalaw 2.0 remains SOC 2 Type II certified with no data retention.
April 7, 2026
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution profiled The Gathering Spot on its 10-year anniversary, tracing the members club's evolution from a single downtown Atlanta location into a national civic platform. Founders Ryan Wilson and TK Petersen — who bought the business back in late 2023 after an ill-fated fintech merger — now operate multiple locations, including the newly opened 60,000 sq ft Retreat at The Interlock, and have hosted elected officials, billionaires, and cultural figures across a decade of programming.
Allelica was selected as the polygenic risk score testing collaborator for the PROACT 3 clinical trial at Mass General Brigham, a 500-participant study evaluating whether disclosing CAD genetic risk improves cholesterol levels and cardiovascular behaviors. The trial is one of the first large-scale real-world implementations of PRS inside a major U.S. health system.
April 6, 2026
The New York Times covers drone warfare in Ukraine, with a prominent spot for Vermeer Founder Brian Streem.
March 31, 2026
PrologMobile rolled out MacVerify by PM, a product suite bringing verified device identity, health insights, and diagnostic transparency to the secondary market for Apple Mac devices. The launch extends PrologMobile's IMEI-led device lifecycle platform beyond mobile into MacBook resale, refurbishment, insurance, and enterprise mobility — a category gap Prolog is now first to address with enterprise-grade reporting.
March 27, 2026
The Gathering Spot is closing its Los Angeles private membership club on March 31, 2026, after failing to reach an agreement with the property's landlord over persistent issues including flooding that disabled the elevator and created an enduring odor. CEO and co-founder Ryan Wilson told members the team is already scouting a new LA location. Remaining clubs are in Atlanta and Washington D.C., with a Houston location previously announced. Investors in the company — which secured $30M and regained sole ownership after a failed Greenwood merger — include T.I., Big Sean, Charles Barkley, Cam Newton, Baron Davis, Tricky Stewart, and Will Packer.
March 18, 2026
Visalaw AI and Candle AI announced an integrated workflow for immigration law teams, pairing Visalaw's legal research and drafting platform with Candle's client communication engine. The two platforms form a "practice-safe AI loop" in which Candle drafts client-safe emails matching the firm's tone and reduces context switching, while attorneys retain review and control — addressing confidentiality and compliance concerns that have kept many firms off consumer AI tools.
