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 Credit Bureau

Moss

Venture Round in 2024
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.

Prism Data

Seed Round in 2023
Prism Data develops an advanced cash flow underwriting platform that transforms raw banking transaction data into valuable insights. This enables businesses to assess credit risk, identify consumers, understand income patterns, and enhance services in areas such as payments, lending, insurance, personal finance management, fraud detection, and real estate.

Petal

Venture Round in 2023
Petal Card, Inc. is a credit card company focused on providing financial access to individuals without traditional credit histories, such as students and immigrants. Founded in 2015 and based in New York, the company utilizes machine learning to analyze users' digital financial records, allowing for cash flow underwriting as an alternative to conventional credit scoring. This innovative approach enables Petal to offer higher credit limits and lower rates compared to competing credit cards. The company's flagship product, the Petal Visa, is designed to promote responsible spending and credit-building, accompanied by a user-friendly digital application for managing payments. Petal aims to make credit more honest, simple, and accessible, fostering a financial environment that encourages users to succeed.

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.

Petal

Series D in 2022
Petal Card, Inc. is a credit card company focused on providing financial access to individuals without traditional credit histories, such as students and immigrants. Founded in 2015 and based in New York, the company utilizes machine learning to analyze users' digital financial records, allowing for cash flow underwriting as an alternative to conventional credit scoring. This innovative approach enables Petal to offer higher credit limits and lower rates compared to competing credit cards. The company's flagship product, the Petal Visa, is designed to promote responsible spending and credit-building, accompanied by a user-friendly digital application for managing payments. Petal aims to make credit more honest, simple, and accessible, fostering a financial environment that encourages users to succeed.

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.

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.

Petal

Series C in 2020
Petal Card, Inc. is a credit card company focused on providing financial access to individuals without traditional credit histories, such as students and immigrants. Founded in 2015 and based in New York, the company utilizes machine learning to analyze users' digital financial records, allowing for cash flow underwriting as an alternative to conventional credit scoring. This innovative approach enables Petal to offer higher credit limits and lower rates compared to competing credit cards. The company's flagship product, the Petal Visa, is designed to promote responsible spending and credit-building, accompanied by a user-friendly digital application for managing payments. Petal aims to make credit more honest, simple, and accessible, fostering a financial environment that encourages users to succeed.

Petal

Series B in 2019
Petal Card, Inc. is a credit card company focused on providing financial access to individuals without traditional credit histories, such as students and immigrants. Founded in 2015 and based in New York, the company utilizes machine learning to analyze users' digital financial records, allowing for cash flow underwriting as an alternative to conventional credit scoring. This innovative approach enables Petal to offer higher credit limits and lower rates compared to competing credit cards. The company's flagship product, the Petal Visa, is designed to promote responsible spending and credit-building, accompanied by a user-friendly digital application for managing payments. Petal aims to make credit more honest, simple, and accessible, fostering a financial environment that encourages users to succeed.

Petal

Series A in 2018
Petal Card, Inc. is a credit card company focused on providing financial access to individuals without traditional credit histories, such as students and immigrants. Founded in 2015 and based in New York, the company utilizes machine learning to analyze users' digital financial records, allowing for cash flow underwriting as an alternative to conventional credit scoring. This innovative approach enables Petal to offer higher credit limits and lower rates compared to competing credit cards. The company's flagship product, the Petal Visa, is designed to promote responsible spending and credit-building, accompanied by a user-friendly digital application for managing payments. Petal aims to make credit more honest, simple, and accessible, fostering a financial environment that encourages users to succeed.

Petal

Funding Round in 2017
Petal Card, Inc. is a credit card company focused on providing financial access to individuals without traditional credit histories, such as students and immigrants. Founded in 2015 and based in New York, the company utilizes machine learning to analyze users' digital financial records, allowing for cash flow underwriting as an alternative to conventional credit scoring. This innovative approach enables Petal to offer higher credit limits and lower rates compared to competing credit cards. The company's flagship product, the Petal Visa, is designed to promote responsible spending and credit-building, accompanied by a user-friendly digital application for managing payments. Petal aims to make credit more honest, simple, and accessible, fostering a financial environment that encourages users to succeed.
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