Valia

About The Fund

Valia Investments, also known as Valia Ventures, is a venture capital firm established in 2014, with operations based both in Boston, Massachusetts, and Dubai, United Arab Emirates. This firm is dedicated to fostering growth and innovation by investing in early-stage companies, particularly within the sectors of energy, real estate, education, and retail technology. Their investment portfolio showcases a commitment to backing founders who aspire to build tomorrow's most iconic companies. Featured among their investments are ventures aiming to revolutionize personal health, enhance hotel payment systems, develop carbon-neutral fuel, innovate with robotics in construction, advance probiotics, evolve functional wardrobes, and provide accessible sperm testing and freezing solutions. Valia employs a multi-stage investment strategy, split across three funds with distinct focus areas. The Pre-Seed Fund invests between $50,000 to $250,000 in nascent startups, even before they have developed a product or pitch deck, indicating Valia's willingness to support bold ideas at the very inception of company creation. The Early-Stage Fund targets Seed and Series A rounds with initial checks ranging from $250,000 to $1,000,000, reserving follow-on capital for continuous backing of growing businesses. Moreover, the Opportunity Fund is designed for larger investments in mature companies from Series B onwards and for companies whose models might not align with traditional venture capital strategies. Valia's funds also enable the firm to remain involved with breakout portfolio companies by participating in follow-on rounds. Embracing a generalist and bold approach, Valia Ventures aims to invest in companies that are poised to define new categories of their own, thereby not limiting themselves to any single industry. Beyond their investment activities in the United States, Valia also actively evaluates opportunities in Europe and emerging markets, seeking to collaborate globally with exceptional founders. Prospective companies or founders are encouraged to connect with Valia as early as possible, with the firm's investment process typically taking 2-3 weeks from the first meeting to the investment decision.