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VALR

Johannesburg, South Africa

25 employees

Fintech

Series B · $55M

About VALR

VALR is a South African digital asset trading platform that allows customers to buy, sell, store, and transfer Bitcoin and a wide range of other cryptocurrencies seamlessly and securely. The platform serves both retail and institutional clients, offering spot trading, margin, perpetual futures, OTC services, and peer-to-peer payments via VALR Pay. Its mission is to help build a financial system that recognizes the oneness of humanity.

Company details

Team Size25

LocationJohannesburg, South Africa

IndustryFintech

Funding

Total raised

StandoutYBacked by Y Combinator · P26

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$55M

Last stage

Series B

Investors

Pantera Capital

Coinbase Ventures

AAlameda Research

GGSR

DDistributed Global

Founders

BS

Badi Sudhakaran

Co-Founder and Chief Product Officer of VALR. Previously worked alongside Farzam Ehsani at Rand Merchant Bank.

TB

Theo Bohnen

Co-Founder and Chief Technology Officer of VALR.

Farzam Ehsani

Co-Founder and CEO of VALR. Previously led blockchain initiatives at Rand Merchant Bank's FinTech unit (The Foundery).

What happens next.

No applications, no recruiter spam. Just the intro.

01

Confirm the fit

A few questions to make sure this role is the right shape for you. Two minutes.

02

I pitch you to the company

I write the intro, send it to the founder, and handle the back-and-forth.

03

A meeting lands on your calendar

If they’re a yes, I book the chat. You show up — that’s the whole job-hunt.