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

Elizabeth Klein JD

Principal

Reuben Kobulnik JD

Operating Partner

Erin Ashley Porterfield

Associate

Michael Roth

Principal

Sahar Shirazi

Principal

Past deals in Banks

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.

MAJORITY

Series B in 2024
MAJORITY operates a digital banking platform tailored for migrants, enabling them to access essential financial services. For a monthly fee, members benefit from an FDIC-secured account and a VISA debit card, along with access to over 55,000 ATMs across North America. The platform also facilitates remittance services, international calling, and mobile top-ups. Additionally, MAJORITY provides native language advisors to assist members in their financial transactions and access to a network of community meet-up spaces, local discounts, and events. This comprehensive approach aims to enhance the financial well-being of its diverse clientele who have crossed borders.

Abbey Cross

Seed Round in 2023
Abbey Cross operates a B2B trading platform specializing in deliverable emerging market currencies. It connects payments banks with suppliers of trading and settlement services, enhancing liquidity, price transparency, and market data access.

Albo

Series C in 2023
Albo is a Mexican challenger bank offering a mobile-first banking experience. It provides users with a digital banking account, a Mastercard card for spending, and innovative features such as savings tools, goal management within sub-accounts, and personal loans.

MAJORITY

Series B in 2023
MAJORITY operates a digital banking platform tailored for migrants, enabling them to access essential financial services. For a monthly fee, members benefit from an FDIC-secured account and a VISA debit card, along with access to over 55,000 ATMs across North America. The platform also facilitates remittance services, international calling, and mobile top-ups. Additionally, MAJORITY provides native language advisors to assist members in their financial transactions and access to a network of community meet-up spaces, local discounts, and events. This comprehensive approach aims to enhance the financial well-being of its diverse clientele who have crossed borders.

Maplerad

Seed Round in 2022
Maplerad is a fast, safe and easy way to send and receive money with friends, family or others you trust. You can receive and send money directly into any Nigerian bank account in minutes using Bitcoin, US Dollars, and Naira.

MAJORITY

Series B in 2022
MAJORITY operates a digital banking platform tailored for migrants, enabling them to access essential financial services. For a monthly fee, members benefit from an FDIC-secured account and a VISA debit card, along with access to over 55,000 ATMs across North America. The platform also facilitates remittance services, international calling, and mobile top-ups. Additionally, MAJORITY provides native language advisors to assist members in their financial transactions and access to a network of community meet-up spaces, local discounts, and events. This comprehensive approach aims to enhance the financial well-being of its diverse clientele who have crossed borders.

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.

Zuro

Seed Round in 2022
Zuro is currently used by enterprises, banks and government agencies worldwide.They have delivered outstanding results for their clients, contact us for case studies and references.

Qonto

Series D in 2022
Qonto is an online bank headquartered in Paris that serves small and medium-sized businesses and freelancers. It provides business bank accounts and digital banking services designed to simplify payments, accounting, and cash flow management for a range of company types. The platform offers features such as international transfers, invoicing, expense management, virtual cards, multi-account capabilities, and integrations with other business tools. With transparent pricing and a focus on efficiency, Qonto supports startups, founders, freelancers, and growing teams in managing finances.

Novo

Series B in 2022
Novo Platform Inc. is a digital banking platform designed for small business owners, entrepreneurs, and freelancers. Founded in 2018 by Tyler McIntyre and Michael Rangel, the company is headquartered in Miami, Florida. Novo offers enhanced business deposit accounts and integrates banking activities with applications that provide users with analytical insights and fraud notifications related to their banking data. The platform is supported by a network of FDIC-insured community banks, aiming to streamline financial management for its clients. Originally known as Novo Financial Corp., the company was incorporated in 2016 and has since focused on creating tailored banking solutions for modern businesses.

MAJORITY

Series A in 2021
MAJORITY operates a digital banking platform tailored for migrants, enabling them to access essential financial services. For a monthly fee, members benefit from an FDIC-secured account and a VISA debit card, along with access to over 55,000 ATMs across North America. The platform also facilitates remittance services, international calling, and mobile top-ups. Additionally, MAJORITY provides native language advisors to assist members in their financial transactions and access to a network of community meet-up spaces, local discounts, and events. This comprehensive approach aims to enhance the financial well-being of its diverse clientele who have crossed borders.

Bound

Seed Round in 2021
Bound is a fintech company that makes FX management easy for every business. The company was founded by Seth Phillips and Daniel Kindler in 2020.

Hopscotch

Seed Round in 2021
Hopscotch Inc. operates a mobile experiences platform tailored for sports teams, venues, and event organizers, aiming to enhance customer loyalty and create new revenue opportunities. The company offers a suite of plug-and-play mobile services supported by a content management system, which provides clients with valuable insights and scalable business solutions. Additionally, Hopscotch functions as a business payments network, allowing small businesses to manage invoicing and bill payments efficiently without incurring fees. Its primary revenue source is derived from Hopscotch Flow, an innovative approach to invoice factoring that leverages transaction data. Based in El Segundo, California, Hopscotch focuses on delivering streamlined financial management and mobile engagement solutions to its clients.

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.

Kuda

Series B in 2021
Kuda Technologies Ltd, established in 2018, is a digital banking service provider based in London, with an additional office in Lagos, Nigeria. The company offers a range of financial services, including savings and checking accounts, money transfers, debit cards, and point-to-point payments, all accessible through an online banking platform and a mobile application. Kuda's mission is to provide accessible and affordable banking services to Africans, with a focus on promoting financial health and savings.

MAJORITY

Seed Round in 2021
MAJORITY operates a digital banking platform tailored for migrants, enabling them to access essential financial services. For a monthly fee, members benefit from an FDIC-secured account and a VISA debit card, along with access to over 55,000 ATMs across North America. The platform also facilitates remittance services, international calling, and mobile top-ups. Additionally, MAJORITY provides native language advisors to assist members in their financial transactions and access to a network of community meet-up spaces, local discounts, and events. This comprehensive approach aims to enhance the financial well-being of its diverse clientele who have crossed borders.

Novo

Series A in 2021
Novo Platform Inc. is a digital banking platform designed for small business owners, entrepreneurs, and freelancers. Founded in 2018 by Tyler McIntyre and Michael Rangel, the company is headquartered in Miami, Florida. Novo offers enhanced business deposit accounts and integrates banking activities with applications that provide users with analytical insights and fraud notifications related to their banking data. The platform is supported by a network of FDIC-insured community banks, aiming to streamline financial management for its clients. Originally known as Novo Financial Corp., the company was incorporated in 2016 and has since focused on creating tailored banking solutions for modern businesses.

Kuda

Series A in 2021
Kuda Technologies Ltd, established in 2018, is a digital banking service provider based in London, with an additional office in Lagos, Nigeria. The company offers a range of financial services, including savings and checking accounts, money transfers, debit cards, and point-to-point payments, all accessible through an online banking platform and a mobile application. Kuda's mission is to provide accessible and affordable banking services to Africans, with a focus on promoting financial health and savings.

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.

Albo

Series B in 2020
Albo is a Mexican challenger bank offering a mobile-first banking experience. It provides users with a digital banking account, a Mastercard card for spending, and innovative features such as savings tools, goal management within sub-accounts, and personal loans.

N26

Series D in 2020
N26 offers mobile banking solutions in the European Union, providing international money transfers, investments, overdraft facilities, and cash withdrawals/deposits at stores. Founded in Berlin, Germany in 2013 by Maximilian Tayenthal and Valentin Stalf.

Qonto

Series C in 2020
Qonto is an online bank headquartered in Paris that serves small and medium-sized businesses and freelancers. It provides business bank accounts and digital banking services designed to simplify payments, accounting, and cash flow management for a range of company types. The platform offers features such as international transfers, invoicing, expense management, virtual cards, multi-account capabilities, and integrations with other business tools. With transparent pricing and a focus on efficiency, Qonto supports startups, founders, freelancers, and growing teams in managing finances.

Albo

Series A in 2019
Albo is a Mexican challenger bank offering a mobile-first banking experience. It provides users with a digital banking account, a Mastercard card for spending, and innovative features such as savings tools, goal management within sub-accounts, and personal loans.

N26

Series D in 2019
N26 offers mobile banking solutions in the European Union, providing international money transfers, investments, overdraft facilities, and cash withdrawals/deposits at stores. Founded in Berlin, Germany in 2013 by Maximilian Tayenthal and Valentin Stalf.

N26

Series D in 2019
N26 offers mobile banking solutions in the European Union, providing international money transfers, investments, overdraft facilities, and cash withdrawals/deposits at stores. Founded in Berlin, Germany in 2013 by Maximilian Tayenthal and Valentin Stalf.

Qonto

Series B in 2018
Qonto is an online bank headquartered in Paris that serves small and medium-sized businesses and freelancers. It provides business bank accounts and digital banking services designed to simplify payments, accounting, and cash flow management for a range of company types. The platform offers features such as international transfers, invoicing, expense management, virtual cards, multi-account capabilities, and integrations with other business tools. With transparent pricing and a focus on efficiency, Qonto supports startups, founders, freelancers, and growing teams in managing finances.

LoanStreet

Series A in 2018
LoanStreet operates an online platform that facilitates efficient syndication of loans for credit unions, banks, and direct lenders. Founded in 2013, it automates and standardizes the process from origination to maturity, enabling lenders and investors to buy, sell, and manage loans directly through its platform.

N26

Series C in 2018
N26 offers mobile banking solutions in the European Union, providing international money transfers, investments, overdraft facilities, and cash withdrawals/deposits at stores. Founded in Berlin, Germany in 2013 by Maximilian Tayenthal and Valentin Stalf.

Qonto

Series A in 2017
Qonto is an online bank headquartered in Paris that serves small and medium-sized businesses and freelancers. It provides business bank accounts and digital banking services designed to simplify payments, accounting, and cash flow management for a range of company types. The platform offers features such as international transfers, invoicing, expense management, virtual cards, multi-account capabilities, and integrations with other business tools. With transparent pricing and a focus on efficiency, Qonto supports startups, founders, freelancers, and growing teams in managing finances.

Qonto

Seed Round in 2017
Qonto is an online bank headquartered in Paris that serves small and medium-sized businesses and freelancers. It provides business bank accounts and digital banking services designed to simplify payments, accounting, and cash flow management for a range of company types. The platform offers features such as international transfers, invoicing, expense management, virtual cards, multi-account capabilities, and integrations with other business tools. With transparent pricing and a focus on efficiency, Qonto supports startups, founders, freelancers, and growing teams in managing finances.

Deposit Solutions

Series B in 2016
Deposit Solutions GmbH, founded in 2011 and based in Hamburg, Germany, specializes in developing an open banking platform that connects banks and depositors across Europe. The company's innovative platform allows banks to offer third-party deposit products to their customers through existing accounts. This enables depositors to access competitive deposit offers without needing to open new accounts at different banks. By facilitating this connection, Deposit Solutions helps banks attract deposits from new markets and client groups, allowing them to enhance their funding options without the need to establish and manage their own retail infrastructure.

N26

Series B in 2016
N26 offers mobile banking solutions in the European Union, providing international money transfers, investments, overdraft facilities, and cash withdrawals/deposits at stores. Founded in Berlin, Germany in 2013 by Maximilian Tayenthal and Valentin Stalf.

N26

Series A in 2015
N26 offers mobile banking solutions in the European Union, providing international money transfers, investments, overdraft facilities, and cash withdrawals/deposits at stores. Founded in Berlin, Germany in 2013 by Maximilian Tayenthal and Valentin Stalf.
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