Permjot Valia

Permjot Valia is the CEO and founder of MentorCamp and regularly travels the world mentoring startups. He is a goodwill ambassador for the state of Arkansas, having many business connections with the state. Valia received his bachelor’s degree with honors in economics from the University of Leeds. Afterwards, he became the youngest sales and marketing director of Ernst & Young Entrepreneurial Services in London. In 2005, Valia became a consultant through a company called Help With Sales. He also became an active angel investor and co-founded Flight and Partners, a London-based fund manager that is authorized by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) to carry out investment business. To date, Valia has invested in more than 30 companies around the world, including several in Arkansas. He started MentorCamp in 2011, bringing the best mentors and investors from around the world to places like Halifax, Arkansas, and Cape Town. In addition to running MentorCamp, Valia sits on the board of various companies including Bluelight Analytics, Wooshii and Flight and Partners. He is also a consultant to Deloitte working across Canada. He is a consultant to the Canadian Technology Accelerator program run by DFAIT in London, New York and across India. In 2011, Valia was recognized by TechCrunch as one of the best mentors in Europe.

Permjot Valia is the Mentor in Residence at Sam M. Walton College of Business, based in Europe. Permjot Valia studied MBA Business @ The Open University. Explore their detailed professional journey, key connections, and contributions to the industry on our platform.