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title: "Valia Ventures"
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# Valia Ventures

Valia Ventures is a global venture capital firm that backs founders building tomorrow’s most iconic companies. According to its official site, Valia is a venture capital firm with offices in London, New York, and San Francisco, reflecting its international footprint and focus. The firm invests across both enterprise and consumer sectors. In Africa, Valia Ventures has participated in seed stage funding rounds, consistent with its broader strategy of investing from seed through growth. Based on available investment data, the firm has backed companies in Egypt and Kenya, with a particular focus on creator economy and fintech ventures. Its African portfolio includes Minly in Egypt, which offers personalised celebrity shoutouts, live events, and fan messages, and Umba in Kenya, which provides digital banking services for saving, borrowing, and business payments. Across its markets, Valia Ventures positions itself as a multi stage partner for visionary entrepreneurs. The firm emphasizes helping founders scale into key regions by leveraging its global offices and network, including relationships across the Middle East and North Africa, although specific African portfolio initiatives beyond its disclosed investments are not detailed publicly.

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## Summary

Valia Ventures is a global venture capital firm that backs founders building tomorrow’s most iconic companies. According to its official site, Valia is a venture capital firm with offices in London, New York, and San Francisco, reflecting its international footprint and focus. The firm invests across both enterprise and consumer sectors. In Africa, Valia Ventures has participated in seed stage funding rounds, consistent with its broader strategy of investing from seed through growth. Based on available investment data, the firm has backed companies in Egypt and Kenya, with a particular focus on creator economy and fintech ventures. Its African portfolio includes Minly in Egypt, which offers personalised celebrity shoutouts, live events, and fan messages, and Umba in Kenya, which provides digital banking services for saving, borrowing, and business payments. Across its markets, Valia Ventures positions itself as a multi stage partner for visionary entrepreneurs. The firm emphasizes helping founders scale into key regions by leveraging its global offices and network, including relationships across the Middle East and North Africa, although specific African portfolio initiatives beyond its disclosed investments are not detailed publicly.

## Recorded investments

| Product | URL | Stage | Amount | Date |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Minly | /minly | Seed | 3600000 | 2021-06-01T00:00:00.000Z |
| Umba | /umba | Seed | 2000000 | 2020-12-01T00:00:00.000Z |

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