Tagged: valar ventures

October 22, 2021 @ 9:19 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

XanPool, a payments infrastructure developer that operates in more than 13 countries in the Asia Pacific region, has acquired $27 million in capital via a Series A round that was led by Valar Ventures, along with contributions from investors such as CMT Digital, as well… Read More

September 4, 2021 @ 3:49 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Point Card, the “high-reward” debit card, reveals that it has finalized a Series B round that was led by Peter Thiel‘s Valar Ventures. Other investors in Point Card’s latest investment round include Breyer Capital, YC Continuity, and Human Capital. Point completed a $10.5 million Series… Read More

August 18, 2021 @ 7:45 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The beginning of 2021 marked a key milestone moment for Bitpanda, as the digital investment platform achieved Unicorn status. Bitpanda notably became the very first Austrian firm to exceed the billion-dollar valuation mark. It took them around 7 years to go from 0 to a… Read More

August 3, 2021 @ 11:36 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

Cryptocurrency wealth platform Vauld has completed a $25 million Series A round led by Valar Ventures, a VC firm cofounded by Peter Thiel. Pantera Capital, Coinbase Ventures, CMT Digital, Gumi Cryptos, Robert Leshner and Cadenza Capital also participated. The funding will be used to hire… Read More

July 15, 2021 @ 8:36 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Singapore-based Syfe, a digital or online wealth management company, has secured SGD 40 million through a Series B round. Syfe‘s investment round has been led by US-headquartered Valar Ventures, the VC fund co-founded by Peter Thiel, which led Syfe’s Series A round and was the… Read More

March 16, 2021 @ 8:10 am By JD Alois  |  

Digital investment platform Bitpanda has raised $170 million in a Series B funding giving the company a $1.2 billion valuation making it Austria’s first unicorn. The Vienna-based company says the round is one of the largest Series B investments ever in Europe. The round was… Read More

September 23, 2020 @ 9:29 pm By JD Alois  |  

Singapore based Digital wealth manager Syfe has closed on a SG$ 25.2 million (USD $18.6 million) Series A funding round led by Valar Ventures. Other investors in the round include Presight Capital, and existing investor Unbound, the UK-based investment firm that led Syfe’s seed funding… Read More

June 23, 2020 @ 9:12 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Oakland, California based Fintech firm Even aims to improve the financial wellbeing of workers and also wants to help people become better money managers. PayPal Ventures, Valar Ventures, Founders Fund, and Marc Benioff have recently made investments in Even. Even claims it’s the only Fintech… Read More

January 9, 2020 @ 6:55 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Qonto, a neo-bank for business account holders that was established in France in 2017, has expanded its operations into Germany, Italy, and Spain. Notably, Qonto was the recipient of the first investment by billionaire Peter Thiel’s Valar Ventures in France during its Series A funding… Read More

January 29, 2019 @ 2:37 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Petal, a credit card startup pioneering “Cashflow Underwriting” as an alternative to traditional credit scoring, secured $30 million through its Series B funding round, which was reportedly led by Peter Thiel’s Valar Ventures. This news comes just one year after Valar Venture led Petal’s $13 million… Read More

January 10, 2018 @ 4:15 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Petal, a credit card startup pioneering “Cashflow Underwriting” as an alternative to traditional credit scoring, announced on Wednesday it raised $13 million through Series A financing round, which was led by Peter Thiel’s Valar Ventures. Founded in 2016, the fintech company is looking to build a… Read More