# Valarian funding: rounds and investors > Valarian has raised $50M across 1 round since 2026. Investors include New Enterprise Associates, Lightbank and IQ Capital. Every round with its source. Source: https://millionrounds.com/company/valarian (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) United Kingdom · [Series A startup](https://millionrounds.com/companies) # Who invested in *Valarian* One round we have observed, with the 11 investors named in it. Every figure came from a named source, and where the company reported a raise to the SEC itself, that is shown beside it. AI Cloud Defence Tech Enterprise Software Raised 4 months ago Follow Valarian and see its new rounds in your feed. [Start following](https://millionrounds.com/login?join=1&why=follow&next=%2Fcompany%2Fvalarian) Funding summary Updated 5 Nov 2026 **$50M** raised across 1 round since 2026, from 2 sources - **Latest round:** Series A, $50M Jul 2026 - **Led by:** New Enterprise Associates - **Investors:** 11 (1 led) See who backed them ## The rounds - **Jul 2026** Series A **$50M** [New Enterprise Associates](https://millionrounds.com/fund/new-enterprise-associates) Lead [Lightbank](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lightbank) [IQ Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/iq-capital) [Scout Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/scout-ventures) [Artis Ventures (AV)](https://millionrounds.com/fund/artis-ventures-av) [Gokul Rajaram](https://millionrounds.com/fund/gokul-rajaram) [Playfair Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/playfair) [Nikesh Arora](https://millionrounds.com/fund/nikesh-arora) [Compound](https://millionrounds.com/fund/compound-5) [XTX Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/xtx-markets) [LitVC](https://millionrounds.com/fund/litvc) Reported by Ventureburn and 1 other ## Founders and team From Valarian's own website: 2 founders, 3 on the team. **Max Buchan** Co-founder & CEO **Josh McLaughlin** Co-founder & COO - **Ryan Radloff** Chief Revenue Officer - **Ciaran McKey** Head of Engineering - **Nick Trim** Chairman ## Everyone who backed them [New Enterprise Associates](https://millionrounds.com/fund/new-enterprise-associates) VC firm **1** round, led 1 [Lightbank](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lightbank) VC firm **1** round [IQ Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/iq-capital) VC firm **1** round [Scout Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/scout-ventures) VC firm **1** round [Artis Ventures (AV)](https://millionrounds.com/fund/artis-ventures-av) VC firm **1** round [Gokul Rajaram](https://millionrounds.com/fund/gokul-rajaram) Angel **1** round [Playfair Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/playfair) VC firm **1** round [Nikesh Arora](https://millionrounds.com/fund/nikesh-arora) VC firm **1** round [Compound](https://millionrounds.com/fund/compound-5) VC firm **1** round [XTX Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/xtx-markets) Company **1** round [LitVC](https://millionrounds.com/fund/litvc) VC firm **1** round Missing a round, or an investor who was in one? [Tell us](https://millionrounds.com/corrections?slug=valarian). ## Also claim to have backed them These 6 firms list Valarian as a portfolio company on their own websites, but no report of a round names them. They are the firms' own claims, kept apart from the rounds above. [Founders Factory](https://millionrounds.com/fund/founder-s-factory) Accelerator Per its own site [Litquidity Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/litquidity-ventures) VC firm Per its own site [Rank Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/rank-ventures) VC firm Per its own site [Founders Factory Africa](https://millionrounds.com/fund/founders-factory-africa) VC firm Per its own site [MD One Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/md-one-ventures) VC firm Per its own site [Pretiosum Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/pretiosum-ventures) VC firm Per its own site ## Quick answers about Valarian ### Who invested in Valarian? Valarian's investors include New Enterprise Associates, Lightbank, IQ Capital, Scout Ventures and Artis Ventures (AV), and 6 more on record. New Enterprise Associates led its latest round. ### How much has Valarian raised? Valarian has raised $50M across 1 round since 2026. ### When did Valarian last raise? Valarian's most recent round was a Series A of $50M in Jul 2026, led by New Enterprise Associates. ### What was Valarian's biggest round? Its most recent round, $50M in Jul 2026, is also its largest on record. ### Who backed Valarian first? Valarian's first round on record, in Jul 2026, was backed by New Enterprise Associates, Lightbank and IQ Capital and 8 others. ### What stage is Valarian at? Valarian's latest named round is a Series A, in Jul 2026. ### Where is Valarian based? Valarian is based in the United Kingdom. ### Who led Valarian's rounds? New Enterprise Associates led the Series A in 2026. ## Companies like Valarian In the same sector, and raised in the last eighteen months. [**Atmospheric AI** $20M · Nov 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/atmospheric-ai)[**Lazarus AI** $43M · Nov 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/lazarus-ai)[**Crediflow AI** $2.0M · Nov 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/crediflow-ai)[**Fractile** $960M · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/fractile)[**Nexgen Cloud** $179M · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/nexgen-cloud)[**Easol** $55M · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/easol) ## Find investors like these Search every investor by what they have actually funded, then narrow to your stage and market. Free. Open the investor searchOr these rounds in the app