About us

This is the story of Valken - a uniquely American brand created by a self-made, passionate entrepreneur. Serving the world of shooting sports with a nimble willingness to stretch the limits to deliver quality across a robust product line, Valken is motivated by the fire and desire of founder and CEO Gino Postorivo.

Working in the family business while finishing school, a young Gino Postorivo cultivated an early passion for shooting sports, everything from skeet to pellet guns. Noticing several friends from the neighborhood wearing camouflage on Sunday, Postorivo had to know why and when he inquired, he was told they were playing a new game called Paintball. From the moment they put a paintgun in his hands and he fired his first shot, hitting a target forty yards away, he was an instant and passionate fanatic for the new and growing game, playing as often as seven days a week! From this spark, a fire was kindled.