Valia is a venture capital firm backing founders building tomorrow’s most iconic companies.

Featured Companies

Superpower
A new era of personal health.

Selfbook
The future of hotel payments.

Valar Atomics
Carbon-neutral fuel for the new atomic age.

Built Robotics
Robots that build the world.

Seed
The evolution of probiotics.

John Elliott
Creating the building blocks for a functional wardrobe.

Legacy
Sperm testing and freezing from home.

Fund Strategies

Pre-Seed Fund

Investing $50,000 — $250,000 first checks in strong teams at the formation stages of company building. Nothing is too early for this fund — be it pre-revenue, pre-product, or even pre-pitch deck, we’re comfortable making bold early investments in standout teams.

Early-Stage Fund

Investing $250,000 — $1,000,000 first checks in Seed and Series A rounds. We reserve follow-on capital, so we’re continuing to back founders as their businesses grow. This fund makes new investments, in addition to follow-on investments from our Pre-Seed Fund.

Opportunity Fund

Investing larger checks in mature companies (Series B onwards) and companies that aren’t suited to the traditional venture capital fund model. Through the Opportunity Fund, we also continue to support our breakout portfolio companies from our Pre-Seed and Early-Stage funds when they raise follow-on rounds.

Investment Approach

Bold

Big ideas don’t scare us — to the contrary, we’re energized by investing early in founders with huge visions. That’s why we start investing at Pre-Seed, Seed, and Series A — and continue to support companies as their ideas shift and grow.

Generalist

Tomorrow’s most iconic companies will defy categorization and create sectors of their own — that’s why we stay open-minded in our approach and are getting behind founding teams building at the edge of more than one category.

Multi-Stage

We’re investing in our portfolio companies across their lifecycle. Our three sequential funds are designed to make Valia a long-term partner to founders as their funding needs expand.

Offices

London

2 Television Centre
101 Wood Lane
London, W12 7FR

New York

875 Washington St
Meatpacking District
New York, NY 10014

San Francisco

595 Pacific Avenue
Jackson Square
San Francisco, CA 94133

FAQs

Do you invest in companies outside of the US?

Yes —although the majority of our portfolio is based in the US, we are actively looking at investments in Europe and emerging markets. Great founders exist globally, and we want to work with them regardless of their geography.

When is the best time to reach out to you?

As early as possible.

How long is your investment process?

In early-stage rounds, we aim to go from the first meeting to investment decision in 2-3 weeks. There are scenarios where we move much faster, but we believe in the importance of diligence as we’re committing to being a long-term partner to our founders.

How should I get in touch?

We love referrals from those we trust, but you can also reach out to our team directly and know that we do our best to review every opportunity that comes our way.