about us
WELCOME TO NEW VALLEY
the greenhouse of a founder revolution.
As queer founders based in Cleveland, Ohio, we understand the unique challenges of building and funding startups here in the Midwest as ‘atypical’ people. Our startup studio was founded in response to the frustration in a lack of genuine resources to founders.
Be Yourself!
Be Different!
Build Different!
Our team
Our team has 30+ years experience in building tech-enabled startups. Ranging from failures to successes, each venture leading to a lot of experience and knowledge earned.
Dakota Kincer
Founder & CEO
Laveréna Wienclaw
Founder & COO
Michael Ellenby
Advisor
Patrick Locy
Advisor
Michael Varga
Technical Advisor & Investor
our portfolio
Working with us will never feel like you’re an item line in a spreadsheet or a shallow LinkedIn connection.
We deeply care for founders and we want to see you succeed. We've compiled a list of resources to help with funding, grants, and navigating the startup ecosystem: