VALR

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VALR operates in Crypto / Web3, based in Johannesburg, Africa. SA crypto trading platform VALR raises $1.5m funding round, set to launch 0 By Tom Jackson on March 5, 2019 News , Southern Africa South African startup VALR is set to launch its digital asset trading platform after securing US$1.5 million in a funding round led by the US-based Bittrex. The Johannesburg-based VALR will allow customers to buy, sell, store and transfer cryptocurrencies seamlessly and securely, offering a wide selection of digital assets.

Sub-sector tags: crypto/web3.

No verified homepage on file yet — operating evidence is limited to the public record.

Capital & rounds (filed)filed

VALR has raised $1.5M in disclosed capital across 1 recorded round, aggregated from public filings. Its latest round is modeled as Seed (a $1.0M–$4.0M round).

Largest single filing: $1.5M on 2019-03-05.

Most recent recorded round closed around 2019-03-05.

Valuation (modeled)modeled

Provath models VALR at approximately $62M (range $1.1M–$484M). This is an algorithmic estimate from round sizes and same-niche peers — not a quoted or reported figure.

Read: Fair. Modeled value is 1.01× the median modeled value of Seed Crypto / Web3 companies in 2019–2021 (13 peers) — value vs value, same stage and era. Within the normal band (101% of peer median) for its niche.

Financing rhythm & timingmixed

Last raise 7.3 yr ago; this sector typically re-raises about every 7 months.

Only one round on record and long silent — often defunct, acquired, or gone quiet.

Comparablesmixed

Capital scale ranks ahead of 57% of Crypto / Web3 peers (196 compared).

Modeled value ranks above 73% of those peers.

Closest niche peers: Truffle Blockchain Group, Inc., Revix, NFT Genius Inc., Keynua Inc., Rocketfuel Blockchain, Inc..

Risks & flagsmixed

Financing has been silent well beyond sector cadence — possibly defunct, acquired, or paused.

No clearly named CEO/founder/principal in the surfaced records — key-person evidence is thin.