Valory was founded by David Minarsch, David Galindo in 2021.

Who are Valory's investors?

Valory's investors include Signature Ventures, ATKA, Kleiner Perkins, Proof Group, Semantic Ventures, True Ventures.

How much funding has Valory raised?

Valory has disclosed $4M raised across 1 of its 3 known rounds.

Valory

Founded 2021 · 25 employees on LinkedIn · 8 known investors

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Valory builds Olas, an open-source stack and decentralized marketplace for autonomous AI agents, including a desktop "agent app store" that lets users own and run AI agents for use cases from social influencers to DeFAI. The platform enables agents to offer or hire services from one another and earn crypto.

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Founders & leadership

Valory was founded in 2021 by David Minarsch and David Galindo.

David Minarsch Co-founder & CEODavid holds a Ph.D. in Applied Game Theory from Cambridge and created the AEA framework for multi-agent systems with distributed ledger support. He is co-founder and CEO of Valory and has prior experience in agent technology at Fetch.ai.

David Galindo Co-founder & CTOHe has over 15 years of experience in computer security, with expertise in cryptography, blockchain, zero-knowledge proofs, and multiparty computation, and has published papers in top-tier venues and contributed to open-source projects and standards.

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Investors · 8

Signature Ventureslisted by Signature VenturesAying

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ATKAreportedParis

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Kleiner PerkinsreportedMenlo Park · $500K – $15M

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Proof GroupreportedMenlo Park

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Semantic VenturesreportedLondon

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True VenturesreportedSan Francisco · $500K – $3M

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Also in the syndicate · 2

IntercapleadPrime Block Ventures

Funding

SEC filings, press & company announcements

$4M disclosed across 1 of 3 rounds · 2022–2024

Undisclosed amountSeries C-3Jan 2024
Intercap (lead), Kleiner Perkins
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$4Mseed fundingOct 2022 · 2 sources
True Ventures (lead), Atka, Prime Block Ventures, Proof Group, Semantic Ventures, Signature Ventures
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Frequently asked questions

What does Valory do?: Valory builds Olas, an open-source stack and decentralized marketplace for autonomous AI agents, including a desktop "agent app store" that lets users own and run AI agents for use cases from social influencers to DeFAI. The platform enables agents to offer or hire services from one another and earn crypto.
Who founded Valory?: Valory was founded by David Minarsch, David Galindo in 2021.
Who are Valory's investors?: Valory's investors include Signature Ventures, ATKA, Kleiner Perkins, Proof Group, Semantic Ventures, True Ventures.
How much funding has Valory raised?: Valory has disclosed $4M raised across 1 of its 3 known rounds.