Valar Ventures Llc
Venture capitalActively deployingSan Francisco · Seed–Series B · 10 people tracked
Also known as Valar · VALAR VENTURES MANAGEMENT LLC
Investment thesis
Valar seeks out exceptionally focused teams with large ambitions, believing that founders are best positioned to lead their start-ups and should retain substantial equity and control. The firm is built to move quickly and decisively, providing entire partnership support from day one. The portfolio is heavily concentrated in fintech, payments, banking, and financial services, with a global investment approach spanning North America, Europe, Africa, and Asia.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 25, 2026.
Team · 10 people
from the firm's website & public directories
What they invest in
from 42 of 49 portfolio companiesFintech ×36SaaS ×16Enterprise Software ×11Consumer ×10AI & Machine Learning ×5E-commerce ×4Crypto & Web3 ×3Healthtech ×3
HQs:United States×19Germany×3United Kingdom×3France×2Mexico×2Nigeria×2
Who they back
founder profiles across 24 portfolio companiesFounding team size:solo founder×122 founders×73 founders×44+ founders×1
Where their founders studiedfrom 21 founders with education data
Brigham Young University ×2INSEAD ×2
Where their founders worked beforefrom 23 founders with career history
Goldman Sachs ×2McKinsey & Company ×2PwC ×2Revolut ×2
Accelerator rootsportfolio companies that came through a program
3 hold an MBA (of 20 with degree data)
Investments · 49 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2026 · 12025 · 52024 · 22023 · 12022 · 22020 · 12016 · 12015 · 114 dated
Wise is a financial platform offering international money transfers, multi-currency accounts, and debit cards with low fees and competitive exchange rates, serving millions of users globally.
FintechLondon, GB
Kristo Käärmann(Founder & CEO)in
Co-investorsAndreessen HorowitzCDP Venture CapitalGlynn Capital ManagementIndex VenturesIVP (Institutional Venture Partners)Khosla Ventures+9 more
Bound provides currency risk management and FX hedging tools, combining software with guidance from FX specialists for finance teams at high-growth businesses.
FintechSaaS
seth m phillips(Founder)in
Co-investorsAlbionVCNotion Capital1818 Venture CapitalMoonfire VenturesAlbum VCGoHub Ventures
New York, US
Tyler McIntyre(Executive Officer, Director)Michael Rangel(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardJim Feuille(Director)
Board seatAndrew McCormack· per SEC Form D · $90.4M raise · filed Oct 2022
Octane offers financing for recreational and powersports vehicles such as motorcycles, ATVs, and mowers, letting consumers check their rate with a soft credit pull.
ConsumerFintechMarketplacesNew York, US
Jason Guss(Executive Officer, Director)Mark Davidson(Executive Officer)Maria Aveledo(Executive Officer)Mark Molnar(Executive Officer)Murali Vajjiravel(Executive Officer)Sean Fernandez-Ledon(Executive Officer)
Board seatJames Fitzgerald· per SEC Form D
Co-investorsChaos VenturesContour Venture PartnersFundersClubInterplay Ventures Early Stage Management LlcThird PrimeUpper90+2 more
Stash offers Smart Portfolio, a robo-advisor service that automatically builds and manages diversified investment portfolios for individual investors.
FintechNew York, US
Brandon Krieg(Executive Officer, Director)inMeredith Smith(Executive Officer)Edward Robinson(Executive Officer, Director)Jon McNeill(Director)Steven Hodgeman(Executive Officer)David Eaton(Director)
Board seatAndrew McCormack· per SEC Form D
Co-investorsAnthemis VentureBreyer CapitalCoatue ManagementEntrée CapitalNew Enterprise Associates (NEA)Owl Ventures+3 more
albo is a Mexican digital financial institution (IFPE, authorized by the CNBV) offering 100% digital personal accounts with a Mastercard-backed card for payments, transfers, spending management, and access to credit and crypto through commercial partners.
FintechSaaS
Co-investorsVentureSouqMorpheus Ventures
albo is a Mexican digital financial institution (IFPE authorized by the CNBV) offering a fully digital personal account with a Mastercard debit card, transfers, bill payments, and access to credit and crypto through commercial partners.
ConsumerEnterprise SoftwareFintech
Angel Sahagun Fernandez(Founder)in
Co-investorsFlourish VenturesMagma PartnersNazcaSouth QuadMorpheus Ventures
Atlas is a membership card and app that provides access to reservations at high-end restaurants, luxury hotels, sold-out concerts, and sporting events for members.
ConsumerDirect to ConsumerFintechSan Francisco, US
Patrick Mrozowski(Founder)inSid Parihar(Founder)Kenan Pulak(Founder)in
Co-investorsAccelChapter OneEvolution VC PartnersFinancial Venture StudioKindred VenturesMendoza Ventures+8 more
Co-investorsHummingbird VenturesVariant Fund
Baraka is an investment platform that provides tools and market insights for retail investors to make long-term investment decisions.
FintechDubai, AE
Feras Jalbout(Founder)inKunal Taneja(Founder)in
Co-investorsNuwa CapitalRaptor GroupVentureSouqY CombinatorFJ LabsGlobal Founders Capital+1 more
Bestow provides software solutions for life insurance carriers to digitize operations, launch new products, and accelerate growth.
Enterprise SoftwareInsurTechSaaSDallas, US
Melbourne O'Banion(CEO and Co-Founder)inJonathan Abelmann(President and Co-Founder)in
Co-investorsAbstract VenturesBreyer CapitalCore Venture CapitalNew Enterprise Associates (NEA)Smith Point CapitalZone 2 Ventures Llc+1 more
Bitpanda is a European investment platform for retail investors to buy, sell and trade cryptocurrencies, stocks, ETFs and precious metals.
Crypto & Web3Fintech
Paul Klanschek(Founder)in
Co-investorsCreandumREDO VenturesRR2 CapitalSpeedinvestWintermuteJump Crypto
Bliss operates an online marketplace and concierge service that matches patients seeking cosmetic and plastic surgery procedures with board-certified surgeons, providing care advisors, financing options, and support through consultation, surgery, and recovery.
Mount Laurel, US
Joseph Buonadonna, Jr.(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardJoseph Buonadonna, Sr.(Director)Matthew Stevens(Director)
Co-investorsPoint72 VenturesAngelPadB Capital GroupPareto HoldingsShine CapitalStellation Capital+2 more
BukuWarung is a financial application that helps Indonesian micro, small, and medium enterprises (UMKM) manage payments, accounting, and access loans.
FintechSaaSJakarta, ID
Abhinay Peddisetty(Founder)in
Co-investorsAC VenturesCapria VenturesGMO VenturePartnersGolden Gate VenturesQuona CapitalRocketship.vc+2 more
Canopy Labs was a machine learning company that built predictive loyalty products for consumers before joining Drop Technologies in late 2018.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareMarketing TechNew York City, US
Wojciech Gryc(Founder/CEO)inJorge Escobedo(Founder/CTO)in
Co-investorsY Combinator
ConsumerFintechHR Tech
Co-investorsCamp One VenturesSocii Capital
Gaia offers fixed-price IVF and fertility treatment plans in the U.S., bundling costs into one price with monthly payment options, unlimited embryo transfers, and guaranteed minimum egg counts.
Digital HealthFemTechFintech
Nader AlSalim(Founder)in
Co-investorsClocktower VenturesHeliad AGKindred CapitalOptum Ventures
Co-investors10x Founders
Co-investorsSnow Leopard Technology VenturesGreen Visor Capital
Heropay offers an all-in-one platform for businesses combining instant financing, a free professional account, and interest-bearing cash management.
FintechSaaS
Co-investorsField Ventures
Jetty provides financial services and solutions designed for renters and property managers to make rental payments more flexible and accessible.
FintechPropTech
Mike Rudoy(Founder & CEO)Michael Rudoy(Founder)in
Co-investorsEvolution VC PartnersMetaPropMetaProp VenturesOssian CapitalRebalance Capital VenturesRed Swan Ventures+6 more
True is a global talent management platform that serves executive search, interim leadership placements, and talent advisory for client organizations.
Enterprise SoftwareHR TechSaaSNew York City, US
Porter Braswell(Founder/CEO)inRyan Williams(Founder/President)in
Co-investorsAndreessen HorowitzKapor CapitalSJF VenturesY CombinatorOmidyar Network
Kuda is a digital bank offering personal and business banking services including money transfers, savings, investments, cards, bill payments, and credit products such as loans and overdrafts.
ConsumerEnterprise SoftwareFintech
Babs Ogundeyi(Founder)in
Co-investorsEntrée CapitalODBATarget Global
Kuda is a digital banking service offering personal and business accounts with money transfers, savings, investments, cards, bill payments, and credit products like overdrafts and loans.
ConsumerEnterprise SoftwareFintech
Co-investorsEntrée CapitalHAVAICODBAOutrun Ventures
LiveFlow builds agentic accounting software that automates month-end close, account reconciliation, accounts receivable management, and journal entry drafting for multi-entity physical businesses.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFintechNew York City, US
Lasse Kalkar(Founder)inAnita Koimur(Founder)in
Co-investorsMoonfire VenturesY CombinatorWndrCo
MAJORITY offers a digital wallet that lets users hold, receive, and send digital U.S. dollars with instant, free transfers.
ConsumerFintech
Magnus Larsson(Founder)in
Co-investorsAvid Ventures
Mondu builds B2B payment solutions that let business sellers and buyers pay and get paid, aiming to bring B2B payments in line with B2C experiences.
E-commerceEnterprise SoftwareFintechSaaS
Malte Huffmann(Co-founder)Philipp Povel(Co-founder)Gil Danziger(Co-founder)
Co-investorsCherry VenturesFinTech Collective
Harald Wendel(Founder)Nick Mironenko(Founder)
Co-investorsA*Avenir Growth CapitalPathlight VenturesGlobal Founders Capital
N26 is a digital bank offering investment services including cryptocurrency trading, stock and ETF trading, ready-made funds, and automated savings plans through its mobile app.
FintechBerlin, DE
Valentin Stalf(Co-Founder and Former Chief Executive Officer)inMaximilian Tayenthal(Co-Founder, Former Co-Chief Executive Officer and Chief Operating Officer)inMarcus W. Mosen(CEO)
Co-investorsAllianz XArmada Investment AGAxel Springer Digital VenturesCoatue ManagementEarlybird DWES Management GmbH & Co. KGEarlybird Venture Capital+11 more
Neo Financial offers a robo-advisory investment platform called Neo Invest, powered by OneVest, that combines algorithmic portfolio management with human portfolio manager expertise.
CybersecurityFintechCanada, CA
Shlomi Salem(Founder)Andrew Chau(Founder)inKris Read(Founder)in
Co-investorsAfore CapitalBreyer CapitalEvolution VenturesHarvest Venture PartnersMaple VCPlaza Ventures+3 more
Novo offers merchant cash advances to small business owners to manage cash flow gaps.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFintechSaaSNew York City, US
Michael Rangel(Founder)inStephen Sywak(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Jordan Harvey(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Justin Meltzer(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)
Co-investors137 VenturesNotable CapitalTechstars
One Trading operates an EU-regulated derivatives exchange and trading platform where retail and institutional investors trade futures on crypto-assets, equities, and indices with leverage, 24/7.
Crypto & Web3Fintech
Co-investorsSC VenturesWintermute
Panacea provides FDA regulatory consulting and approval services for medical device and diagnostic companies, combining ex-FDA expertise with AI-powered technology to accelerate the regulatory pathway from strategy to market approval.
AI & Machine LearningHealthtechLegalTechMedical DevicesSan Francisco, US
Haris Javed-Akhtar(Founder & CEO)inYaman Ziadeh(Founder & CTO)inJin Zhang(Principal Regulatory Affairs)
Co-investorsPhaze VenturesY Combinator
Panacea Financial is a digital bank for doctors, dentists, and veterinarians that offers loans, banking, payments, and contract insights tailored to the stages of a medical career from training through retirement.
FintechHealthtechLittle Rock, US
Tyler Stafford(CEO & Co-Founder)Michael Jerkins(President & Co-Founder)Ned Palmer(COO & Co-Founder)Brandon Finazzo(Chief Growth Officer)Will McCandless(Chief Financial Officer)Anna Khayet(Chief Marketing Officer)
Parker provides banking services through a digital platform.
FintechNew York City, US
Milan Ray(Founder)inYacine Sibous(Founder)in
Co-investorsY Combinator
Petal offers credit card products aimed at helping people access credit, including those new to credit or with past credit issues, by using their savings and spending data to assess creditworthiness beyond a traditional credit score.
ConsumerFintechOxford, US
David Michael Melnick Taffet(Executive Officer)
Co-investorsAfore CapitalEvolution VC PartnersFairhaven Capital PartnersNelstone VenturesNew Ground VenturesRosecliff Ventures+5 more
Qonto provides an all-in-one business account combining banking, invoicing, bookkeeping, spend management, and cash flow tools for businesses of all sizes.
Enterprise SoftwareFintechSaaSParis, FR
Alexandre Prot(Co-founder & CEO)inSteve Anavi(Co-founder & President)in
Co-investorsAlkeon InnovationFlucas VenturesInsight PartnersRTP GlobalRuna CapitalTCV+1 more
Co-investors360 Capital
Shares is a neobroker and social investing app that lets individuals buy stocks, ETFs, and crypto-assets, with a mobile app launched in France.
Crypto & Web3Enterprise SoftwareFintechSaaSParis, FR
Benjamin Chemla(Co-Founder)Harjas Singh(Co-Founder)Francois Ruty(Co-Founder)Harjas SINGH(Founder)
Co-investorsBootstrap EuropeRed Sea VenturesSingular
ShopUp operates a full-stack B2B commerce platform connecting mills and manufacturers to small neighborhood shops, handling sourcing, logistics, and financing for these micro-retailers.
B2B MarketplacesE-commerceFintechLogistics & Supply ChainRetail Tech
Afeef Zaman(Founder & Group CEO, SILQ)inAtaur Rahim Chowdhury(Co-founder & CEO, ShopUp (Bangladesh))inSujayath Ali(Co-founder & Group COO, SILQ)in
Co-investorsFlourish VenturesMyAsiaVCFasanara CapitalSequoia Capital
Stash provides a direct-to-consumer web shop and payments platform for game developers, acting as Merchant of Record to handle payment processing, fraud protection, and tax compliance across 100 countries.
FintechGamingSaaS
Dan Borstelmann(Founder)inArchie Stonehill(Founder)in
Co-investorsCoinbase VenturesPlay VenturesBreyer CapitalEntrée CapitalGoodwater Capital
Syfe is a digital wealth management and investment platform offering ETF portfolios, smart investing baskets, and brokerage services for individual investors, including access to US, SGX, and ASX stocks.
FintechSingapore, SG
Dhruv Arora(Founder and CEO)Samantha Horton(Chief Operating Officer)Mukesh Gupta(Chief Technology Officer)Jack Prickett(Chief Commercial Officer)Selwyn Lim(General Counsel)
Co-investorsYolo Investments
Taxfix offers a mobile app for individuals to prepare and file their income tax returns digitally.
ConsumerFintechSaaS
Mathis Büchi(Founder)inMartin Ottin
Co-investorsIndex VenturesCreandumredalpineTeachers' Venture Growth
Taxfix offers a mobile and web app that guides individuals through their tax returns via a question-and-answer flow and submits them to German tax authorities through the official ELSTER interface.
ConsumerFintechSaaSBerlin, DE
Lino Teuteberg(Founder)inMathis Büchi(Co-Founder & Chairman)inMartin Ott(Founder)in
Co-investorsPICUS CAPITALCreandumIndex VenturesredalpineTeachers' Venture Growth
Velocity provides financing, shipping, AI, and analytics products for eCommerce brands in India.
E-commerceFintechLogistics & Supply ChainSaaSGurugram, IN
Abhiroop Medhekar(Founder)inSaurav Swaroop(CTO)inAtul Khichariyain
Co-investorsDST GlobalFJ LabsiSeedPresight CapitalCapital One VenturesCoinbase Ventures+4 more
Vend, now part of Lightspeed and marketed as Lightspeed Retail (X-Series), is a cloud-based point-of-sale and retail management platform for retailers to manage inventory, sales, customers, payments, and reporting across in-store and online channels.
E-commerceRetail TechSaaS
Co-investorsFolklore VenturesMovacPoint NinePunakaiki FundSquare Peg CapitalBlue Heron Capital+2 more
Xero provides cloud-based accounting software for small businesses and their advisors, serving around 5 million customers across 180+ countries including Australia, the UK, the US, and New Zealand.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingFintechSaaSWellington, NZ
Rodney Drury(Chief Executive Officer, Executive Director)Rod Drury(Founder)inAndy Lark(Chief Marketing Officer)Angus Norton(Chief Product Officer)Douglas Jeffries(Chief Financial Officer)Ross Jenkins(Chief Operating Officer)
Co-investorsAccel
Rows marked “SEC filing” are inferred from directors named on the company's SEC Form D — public regulatory data, not a portfolio list published by the firm.
Exits · 3
IPOs and acquisitions across the tracked portfolioPortfolio news
latest coverage across their companiesXero · kalkinemedia.com · Aug 25, 2026
Link · thesaasnews.com · Aug 24, 2026
Bitpanda · cryptoticker.io · Aug 21, 2026
Stash · planadviser.com · Aug 20, 2026
Majority · professionalpensions.com · Aug 19, 2026
Gaia · winssolutions.org · Aug 19, 2026
ShopUp · thedailystar.net · Aug 18, 2026
Vend · finsmes.com · Aug 17, 2026
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has Valar Ventures Llc made?
- Valar Ventures Llc has 32 tracked investments, 3 of which have exited via acquisition or IPO, including 4 dated in the last 24 months.
- What stage does Valar Ventures Llc invest at?
- Valar Ventures Llc invests at the Seed, Series A, Series B stages.
- What is Valar Ventures Llc's typical check size?
- Valar Ventures Llc typically writes checks of $100K – $5M.
- What sectors does Valar Ventures Llc focus on?
- Valar Ventures Llc focuses on AI & Machine Learning, Consumer, Crypto & Web3, Fintech, InsurTech, SaaS.
- Where is Valar Ventures Llc located?
- Valar Ventures Llc is headquartered in San Francisco, US.
- Does Valar Ventures Llc lead rounds?
- Yes, Valar Ventures Llc leads investment rounds.
- Who does Valar Ventures Llc co-invest with?
- Valar Ventures Llc most often shares deals with Y Combinator, Breyer Capital, Seedcamp, among 102 tracked co-investors.
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New Enterprise Associates (NEA) is a venture capital firm that invests in and provides long-term support to founders building new companies.
Index Ventures is a multi-stage venture capital firm that backs companies from Seed to IPO and beyond, including through its dedicated seed fund Index Origin.
FJ Labs is an early-stage investment firm specializing in marketplaces and network-effect businesses, taking an angel-style co-investment approach alongside institutional venture funds worldwide.
Afore Capital is a $500M pre-seed venture fund that invests in pre-traction, early-stage companies, leveraging product and investment expertise to support founders from day zero.
Creandum is a venture capital firm that invests in technology companies, backing them at early stages before their potential becomes widely obvious.
Global Founders Capital (GFC) is the global venture capital platform of Rocket Internet, investing early and across sectors in fast-growing technology companies.
Flourish Ventures is a global early-stage fintech fund that backs founders building and reshaping financial services and systems.
Redalpine is a multi-stage venture investment advisor with Swiss roots and a pan-European focus, active since 2006, that invests at the intersection of software and science.
Third Prime is a venture capital firm that invests in companies operating in financial technology, real estate technology, and cryptocurrency sectors.
Morpheus Ventures is a venture capital fund that backs early-stage companies and supports founders through the challenges of scaling toward hyper-growth.
▶72 more co-investors
Khosla VenturesBoxGroupDST GlobalUnion Square Ventures (USV)FundersClubInovia CapitalIA VenturesAbstract VenturesGoodwater CapitalSpeedinvestTCVRobot VenturesCherry VenturesTarget GlobalPresight CapitalFlucas VenturesContour Venture PartnersSquare Peg CapitalFinTech CollectiveSingularAlbionVCStellation CapitalRosecliff VenturesCore Venture CapitalAvid VenturesYOBE VenturesFounders FundBessemer Venture PartnersAlumni VenturesUnknown VenturesMenlo VenturesGreat Oaks Venture CapitalTiger Global ManagementStreamlined VenturesSOSVRRE VenturesOak HC/FTSciFi VCHeadlineEmergence Capital PartnersCrosslink CapitalTrajectory VenturesHarrison MetalEQT VenturesTribe Capital FirstlookWinklevoss CapitalCiti VenturesBetter Tomorrow VenturesAugust CapitalBlackbird VenturesAmadeus Capital PartnersMMC VenturesHelium-3 VenturesBDC Venture CapitalPhoenix CourtVera EquityActon CapitalIndicator VenturesValor Capital GroupNeu Venture CapitalAlpine VenturesBek VenturesBroadhaven Capital PartnersWorld FundRiverPark VenturesOriginsBlueYard CapitalCore Innovation CapitalFirework Venturesgumi Cryptos Capital (gCC)Rethink VenturesThe Robotics Hub
Firms observed investing alongside Valar Ventures Llc, from public investor directories. Shared companies are the overlap with Valar Ventures Llc's recorded portfolio.
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