VALAR VENTURES LLC
VALAR VENTURES LLC is a Seed, Series A, Series B and Series C+ fund in the US, global, europe and emerging-markets writing $100K–$10M checks into Fintech, payments-infrastructure, business-banking, financial-operations, consumer-financial-services, credit, lending, accounting, finance-automation, digital-wealth, investing, financial-inclusion and software.
- Stages
- Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C+
- Sectors
- Fintech, payments-infrastructure, business-banking, financial-operations, consumer-financial-services, credit, lending, accounting, finance-automation, digital-wealth, investing, financial-inclusion, software
- Check size
- $100K–$10M
- Invests in
- US-wide, global, europe, emerging-markets
- Round role
- Leads rounds
- Actively investing
- Yes
- Founded
- 2010
- Assets under management
- $2B+
- Website
- valar.com
Thesis
The firm has a global investment strategy focused on early-stage, high-margin, and fast-growing financial technology (fintech) companies, with a particular emphasis on Europe and North America, and increasingly on emerging markets. Their investment thesis centers on identifying and scaling innovative fintech solutions that disrupt traditional financial services. They look for companies with strong founder-led teams, substantial founder equity retention, and clear paths to global scalability. Valar Ventures prefers to invest in companies emerging outside of traditional tech hubs like Silicon Valley and often takes a lead investor role. The firm has raised over $2 billion across 11 funds by 2024. Valar Fund IX closed at $300 million in May 2024. The typical check size ranges from under $100,000 to $10 million+, focusing on seed through Series B+ rounds, with initial investments often between $5 million and $20 million into companies with enterprise valuations of $20 million to $100 million.
Common questions
Does VALAR VENTURES LLC invest at the Seed stage?
Yes. VALAR VENTURES LLC lists Seed, Series A, Series B and Series C+ among the stages it invests in.
What check size does VALAR VENTURES LLC write?
VALAR VENTURES LLC writes $100K–$10M checks.
Where does VALAR VENTURES LLC invest?
VALAR VENTURES LLC invests in the US, global, europe and emerging-markets.