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Valar Ventures

Last cheque observed Feb 2026; 90 cheques on record.

Deploying nowNew fund $11M, Apr 2020VC firm

SeedSeries ASeries BFintechTechnology

Deploying now
50%of best year6cheques in 12 months, 90 on record
Since the last cheque247days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$19MRounds led4 of 90Sole investor5 roundsExits1 from the portfolioMostly inUnited States, 42%
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Valar Ventures highlights

  1. 01

    6 cheques in the last 12 months

  2. 02

    Mostly Seed and Series B: 50% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Sole investor in 5 rounds, median $23M

  4. 04

    1 exits from the portfolio

What they do

We invest in high-margin, fast-growing technology companies across the globe.From their own website
Type
VC firm
Cheque size
Not stated
Stages
SeedSeries ASeries B
Sectors
FintechTechnology
Based in
New York, United States
Cold pitches
Not accepted

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first90 appearances

  1. 2026

    2 rounds

  2. Feb
    UpGuardSeries C · Ventureburn$75MWith 6 others
  3. Feb
    BoundSeries A · GB$25MWith 4 others
  4. 2025

    9 rounds

  5. Dec
    OctaneSeries F · US · Crunchbase News$100MLed
  6. Dec
    ZedSeries A · PH · Crunchbase News$17MWith 1 other
  7. Dec
    MonduDebt · DE$117MWith 3 others
  8. Dec
    OctaneSeries F · US$50MWith 2 others
  9. Oct
    VelocitySeries A · US$740KWith 3 others
  10. Jul
    Panacea FinancialSeries B · US$37MSole investor
  11. Jun
    SyfeSeries C · SG$53MWith 1 other
  12. May
    BestowSeries D · US$70MWith 3 others
  13. Jan
    IvyVenture · DE$30MWith 4 others
  14. 2024

    12 rounds

  15. Nov
    Abbey CrossSeed · GB$2.0MWith 2 others
  16. Nov
    ParkerSeries B · US$20MWith 3 others
  17. Sept
    LiveFlowSeries A · US$14MWith 4 others
  18. Sept
    One TradingVenture · ITUndisclosedWith 3 others
  19. Jun
    HeroSeries A · US$12MWith 3 others
  20. Jun
    MossVenture · DEUndisclosedWith 6 others
  21. May
    MAJORITYSeries B · SE$29MWith 1 other
  22. May
    MAJORITYSeries B · SE$13MWith 1 other
  23. May
    EmberSeed · GB$6.4MWith 2 others
  24. Mar
    ❜embedSeed · SG$5.4MWith 3 others
  25. Feb
    MoniteSeed · DE$6.0MWith 4 others
  26. Jan
    KafeneDebt · US$15MWith 5 others
  27. 2023

    5 rounds

  28. Oct
    Prism DataSeed · US$5.0MWith 2 others
  29. Jul
    HomieSeries B · MX$500KWith 3 others
  30. Jun
    AtoaSeed · GB$6.5MWith 2 others
  31. Jun
    VergoSeed · US$5.0MWith 3 others
  32. Jan
    Link Financial TechnologiesSeries A · US$20MWith 4 others
  33. 2022

    9 rounds

  34. Nov
    TreeCardSeries A · GB$23MWith 3 others
  35. Oct
    MapleradSeed$6.0MWith 2 others
  36. Oct
    SharesVenture · GBUndisclosedWith 4 others
  37. Sept
    Portofino TechnologiesVenture · CH$50MWith 2 others
  38. Sept
    RegateSeries A · FR$19MWith 1 other
  39. Apr
    TaxfixSeries D · DE$220MWith 3 others
  40. Apr
    XanPoolSeries B · SG$41MWith 4 others
  41. Mar
    HopscotchSeed · US$6.1MWith 4 others
  42. Feb
    LoanStreetSeries B · US$25MWith 3 others
  43. 2021

    8 rounds

  44. Dec
    NearsideSeries B · US$58MWith 4 others
  45. Aug
    SeekSeed · US$4.0MWith 3 others
  46. Aug
    BitpandaSeries C · AT$263MWith 4 others

An announcement gives the size of the round, not the size of this investor's cheque: the only rounds that imply a cheque are those where they were the sole named investor.

The team

Named by the firm itself, on a filing, its Form ADV or its company registration5 named

ASAlison Stacey BergerCFOiForm ADV
AJAndrew John MccormackManaging Member of General PartneriFiling they signed
JEJames Eugene FitzgeraldManaging Member of General PartneriFiling they signed
PAPeter Andreas ThielMemberiForm ADV
RKReuben KobulnikCOOiForm ADV

We also hold 12 people at this firm from the lists this database was built from: a weaker source than the filings, since a list does not say when a title ended. Login to see them.

What the register says

From the firm's own filings with the SEC, which it must file accurately by law

$4.1Bgross assets of its funds, 2 advisers combinedOct 2026
Exemptreporting adviserventure or small private funds
Legal name
Valar Ventures LLC
SEC number
CRD 162251

What they claim to have backed

From their own portfolio page (on their website)

23 of 32 we have independently watched raise

AlboAugustusBestowBitpandaBukuwarungEvenGetmossLinkLiveflowMajorityMonduN26NeofinancialNovoOnetradingPanaceafinancialQontoSharesShopupStashSyfeXerotaxfix.de/enAtlascardGaiafamilyGetbarakaHeropayKudaOctaneRegateVelocityWise

Weaker than a round we watched, stronger than a list somebody sold us. A firm is far less willing to put a company on its own site that it never funded.

Exits from the portfolio

Companies it backed that were later bought or listed1 in all

RelayBought by Kik$38MNov 2014

An exit counts when it came after the firm's first round in the company. From historical deal records.

Who they invest alongside

The investors most often in the same rounds as Valar Ventures. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed.

Recently backed

The latest companies Valar Ventures put money into.

On podcasts

2 episodes naming Valar Ventures in the title, and 3 more that mention it.

Mentioned in

Quick answers about Valar Ventures

What does Valar Ventures invest in?

Valar Ventures invests most often at Seed and Series B (50% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Fintech and Technology.

How active is Valar Ventures?

90 investments on record, 6 of them in the last 12 months, and it led 4. The most recent was in Feb 2026.

What has Valar Ventures invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: UpGuard (Series C, Feb 2026), Bound (Series A, Feb 2026) and Octane (Series F, Dec 2025).

How big are Valar Ventures's cheques?

The median round it joins is $19M.

Does Valar Ventures lead rounds?

Sometimes: it led 4 of its 90 investments on record (4%).

Where does Valar Ventures invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (42%), the United Kingdom (16%) and Germany (13%).

Is Valar Ventures investing now?

Yes: it is actively investing, with 6 investments in the last 12 months.

Who does Valar Ventures invest alongside?

Most often 500 Global (7 rounds together), BDC Capital (7 rounds together) and Presight Capital (5 rounds together).

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