Valar Ventures

Valar Ventures is a New York-based venture capital firm that makes early-stage investments in technology companies worldwide, with a focus on fintech. Backed by Peter Thiel, the firm partners with global founders to navigate the challenges of building transformative companies outside Silicon Valley and supports them with strategic guidance and capital.

Amina Abrahams

Principal

James Fitzgerald

Partner

Reuben Kobulnik JD

Operating Partner

Andrew McCormack

General Partner

Erin Ashley Porterfield

Associate

Past deals in Credits and Lending

Neo Financial

Series D in 2024
Neo Financial is a fintech company delivering spending, savings, and rewards services through a secure money-management platform. It issues a Mastercard-based credit card through ATB Financial and offers a savings account via Concentra Bank with CDIC protection. The platform combines card and rewards capabilities with deposit services and inter-account payments, and it emphasizes no monthly fees or minimum balances to help users save and spend seamlessly.

Hero

Series A in 2024
Founded in 2021 by Roland Jais-Nielsen, Hero aims to bridge the funding gap for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) across Europe. It offers a range of instantly available financing and payment options to alleviate working capital constraints faced by SMEs.

Panacea Financial

Series B in 2024
Panacea is a specialized financial services company dedicated to serving the unique needs of physicians, dentists, and veterinarians. It offers a range of products designed specifically for these professionals at all stages of their careers, including personal loans, student loan refinancing, practice loans, high-yield savings, and insurance products.

Neo Financial

Series C in 2022
Neo Financial is a fintech company delivering spending, savings, and rewards services through a secure money-management platform. It issues a Mastercard-based credit card through ATB Financial and offers a savings account via Concentra Bank with CDIC protection. The platform combines card and rewards capabilities with deposit services and inter-account payments, and it emphasizes no monthly fees or minimum balances to help users save and spend seamlessly.

Moss

Series B in 2022
Moss is a technology-driven payment and credit card platform designed to help businesses optimize their financial management. The company offers corporate credit cards with dynamic limits that can be significantly higher than traditional options, accommodating even the highest spending needs. Moss provides both virtual and physical credit cards, allowing teams to spend easily and securely while maintaining control over costs through individual spending limits and real-time data tracking by card, merchant, or team. The Moss app enhances financial oversight by enabling users to digitize receipts, including cost center and VAT assignments. At the end of each month, all financial data and documents can be seamlessly exported to various accounting software, streamlining the reconciliation process for businesses.

Nearside

Series B in 2021
Nearside is a financial services company that specializes in providing credit financing to small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs). The company focuses on offering lines of credit to business owners who may encounter challenges in obtaining financing from traditional sources. Nearside aims to empower these entrepreneurs by providing not only access to credit but also the necessary tools and support to help them succeed in their ventures. Through its services, Nearside seeks to facilitate growth and financial stability for SMBs, ensuring they have the resources needed to thrive in a competitive market.

Velocity

Series A in 2021
Founded in 2020 by Abhiroop Medhekar, Atul Khichariya, and Saurav Swaroop, Velocity is India's leading financial solutions provider for digitally native businesses. It offers a range of services including term loans, revenue-based financing, overdrafts, payments, and analytics, enabling clients to access funds without equity dilution or personal guarantees.

Neo Financial

Series B in 2021
Neo Financial is a fintech company delivering spending, savings, and rewards services through a secure money-management platform. It issues a Mastercard-based credit card through ATB Financial and offers a savings account via Concentra Bank with CDIC protection. The platform combines card and rewards capabilities with deposit services and inter-account payments, and it emphasizes no monthly fees or minimum balances to help users save and spend seamlessly.

Moss

Series A in 2021
Moss is a technology-driven payment and credit card platform designed to help businesses optimize their financial management. The company offers corporate credit cards with dynamic limits that can be significantly higher than traditional options, accommodating even the highest spending needs. Moss provides both virtual and physical credit cards, allowing teams to spend easily and securely while maintaining control over costs through individual spending limits and real-time data tracking by card, merchant, or team. The Moss app enhances financial oversight by enabling users to digitize receipts, including cost center and VAT assignments. At the end of each month, all financial data and documents can be seamlessly exported to various accounting software, streamlining the reconciliation process for businesses.

Velocity

Seed Round in 2021
Founded in 2020 by Abhiroop Medhekar, Atul Khichariya, and Saurav Swaroop, Velocity is India's leading financial solutions provider for digitally native businesses. It offers a range of services including term loans, revenue-based financing, overdrafts, payments, and analytics, enabling clients to access funds without equity dilution or personal guarantees.

Moss

Series A in 2021
Moss is a technology-driven payment and credit card platform designed to help businesses optimize their financial management. The company offers corporate credit cards with dynamic limits that can be significantly higher than traditional options, accommodating even the highest spending needs. Moss provides both virtual and physical credit cards, allowing teams to spend easily and securely while maintaining control over costs through individual spending limits and real-time data tracking by card, merchant, or team. The Moss app enhances financial oversight by enabling users to digitize receipts, including cost center and VAT assignments. At the end of each month, all financial data and documents can be seamlessly exported to various accounting software, streamlining the reconciliation process for businesses.

Neo Financial

Series A in 2020
Neo Financial is a fintech company delivering spending, savings, and rewards services through a secure money-management platform. It issues a Mastercard-based credit card through ATB Financial and offers a savings account via Concentra Bank with CDIC protection. The platform combines card and rewards capabilities with deposit services and inter-account payments, and it emphasizes no monthly fees or minimum balances to help users save and spend seamlessly.

Even.com

Funding Round in 2020
Even.com is focused on enhancing financial resilience for employees, addressing the challenges faced by over half of Americans living paycheck to paycheck. The company develops a mobile budgeting application that automatically budgets upcoming bills, allowing users to manage their spending habits effectively. By partnering with employers, Even provides its services as a benefit, which not only supports employees in making ends meet, paying down debt, and saving money but also helps employers improve employee retention. The business operates transparently, ensuring that it profits only when its customers do. Even.com is based in Oakland, California, and Raleigh, North Carolina.

Even.com

Series B in 2018
Even.com is focused on enhancing financial resilience for employees, addressing the challenges faced by over half of Americans living paycheck to paycheck. The company develops a mobile budgeting application that automatically budgets upcoming bills, allowing users to manage their spending habits effectively. By partnering with employers, Even provides its services as a benefit, which not only supports employees in making ends meet, paying down debt, and saving money but also helps employers improve employee retention. The business operates transparently, ensuring that it profits only when its customers do. Even.com is based in Oakland, California, and Raleigh, North Carolina.

Homie

Venture Round in 2016
Homie Technology Inc., established in 2015 and headquartered in South Jordan, Utah, operates a peer-to-peer real estate marketplace. It connects buyers, builders, and sellers directly, eliminating traditional intermediaries and reducing commission fees. The platform provides real-time data and insights to help users make informed decisions about offers and market conditions. Additionally, Homie facilitates connections to various professionals, such as lenders and home inspectors, to assist in home purchase and sale transactions. It currently serves customers in Las Vegas, Nevada; Phoenix, Arizona; and Utah.

Even.com

Series A in 2016
Even.com is focused on enhancing financial resilience for employees, addressing the challenges faced by over half of Americans living paycheck to paycheck. The company develops a mobile budgeting application that automatically budgets upcoming bills, allowing users to manage their spending habits effectively. By partnering with employers, Even provides its services as a benefit, which not only supports employees in making ends meet, paying down debt, and saving money but also helps employers improve employee retention. The business operates transparently, ensuring that it profits only when its customers do. Even.com is based in Oakland, California, and Raleigh, North Carolina.
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