£5.0M
The funding round was led by Valar Ventures, Viola Fintech and Shapers to support the expansion of the platform to other top banks.
"Today marks a transformative step for small business financial management,"
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Valar Ventures
Venture CapitalValar Ventures is a venture capital firm that backed the Series B round for Shares.
Portfolio
4
companies
By category
- Blockchain£25.9M
- FinTech£15.4M
By location
- Vienna£25.9M
- London£10.4M
- United Kingdom£5.0M
Portfolio companies
AbbeyCross
AbbeyCross builds trading and compliance marketplaces for emerging market currencies.
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Atoa Payments
Atoa Payments provides an alternative in-store payment method for small businesses.
Ember
Ember simplifies accounting and tax management for self-employed professionals through an automated platform.
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One Trading
One Trading operates a regulated digital asset exchange for retail and institutional clients.
Team
James Fitzgerald
Founding Partner
James is a founding partner at Valar Ventures. He previously served as chief operating officer at Thiel Capital and general counsel at Clarium Capital Management.
LinkedInRecent investments
£5.2M
Valar Ventures led the seed financing alongside participants BNY Mellon, Third Prime and Gaingels to support product development.
"We’re proud to support AbbeyCross in their seed funding round. Their mission to improve execution quality and transparency for Emerging Markets is aligned to our desire to continue improving the FX market for our clients. It reflects our commitment to emerging technology partnerships that accelerate market structure enhancements and enable us to better serve our clients. We look forward to working with the AbbeyCross team and other market participants to unlock this potential."
€30.0M
The financing round was led by Peter Thiel's Valar Ventures to support the platform's separation from Bitpanda and its development as an independent exchange.
"given its potential, we also knew and planned that its success would naturally make it evolve to become its own business."
£5.2M
Valar Ventures led the seed round with participation from Passion Capital and Leo Capital.
"For businesses on the high street, every penny counts. Businesses need fairer solutions that improve cash flow and keep prices down for their customers. Open banking payments with Atoa could make a significant impact to their bottom line."
