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Valar Ventures is a US-based venture capital fund founded by Andrew McCormack, James Fitzgerald and Peter Thiel. The company has invested primarily in technology startups outside of the United States and has backed companies in countries spanning the globe, including Australia, New Zealand, Brazil, Canada, and the UK. The firm originally spun out of Thiel Capital,〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.thielcapital.com/ )〕 Peter Thiel's global parent company based in San Francisco, and is now headquartered near Union Square in New York City.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://therealdeal.com/blog/2013/11/21/paypals-peter-thiel-brings-venture-capital-firm-to-nyc/ )〕 Andrew McCormack and James Fitzgerald are the managing partners of the firm. Peter Thiel serves as its chairman. ==Investments== Valar was notably the first US-based venture fund to invest in Xero. The fund made its initial investment in Xero in October 2010 at a company valuation of approximately $98 million. Since then, the firm has spearheaded successive rounds of investment in Xero as the company's market cap has grown to more than $4 billion as of February 2014. Valar initially raised approximately $32 million for a New Zealand-specific fund in 2010. More recently, Valar has raised and made investments through additional funds, including investments in the following: * Breather * Canopy Labs * ContaAzul〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=https://maandate.com/done-deals/ribbit-capital-invests-in-contaazul )〕 * Descomplica * Granify * Oppa * ScriptRock * TransferWise * Vend *Xero 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Valar Ventures」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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