Valarian, a data management startup started by former Palantir and Amazon employee Max Buchan, has come out of stealth mode. It has just announced another $7 million in funding, bringing its total seed round to $20 million. The startup is laser-focused on delivering safe data management solutions for localities and enterprises alike. Valarian has a big footprint in the U.S. and is positioned for European growth. The program supports the company’s efforts to address the rapidly growing need for strong data protection and management capabilities.

Max Buchan, Valarian’s founder, started the company in 2020. In 2023, the company accelerated even more when co-founder and chief operating officer Josh McLaughlin came on board. Both Buchan and McLaughlin come with tremendous experience from their past roles at CoinShares and Palantir, respectively. McLaughlin's background includes serving as a ranger in the U.S. Army and leading the opening of Palantir's Doha office while working in business development at Palantir in Qatar.

Valarian offers comprehensive data protection and management solutions. Its ACRA platform is particularly good at ingesting privileged governmental communications from key platforms like Signal and WhatsApp. This powerful capability is part of the company’s vision of protecting and managing sensitive data securely and with integrity.

The recent funding will support Valarian's expansion into the defense sector, leveraging its expertise in secure data management to meet the unique needs of this industry. Valarian’s technology provides an innovative and exciting solution to the rapidly growing demand across Europe. This truly puts the company at the center of the growing global data management market.

So Scout Ventures made a brave bet by investing in Valarian. This is the firm’s first investment in a company headquartered outside of the U.S. or Canada and was led by Cody Huggins. This investment recognizes growing confidence in Valarian’s vision to revolutionize the data management industry and support organizations’ need to better manage their data. This investment from Scout Ventures will help enable Valarian’s plans for rapid growth and expansion.

Valarian’s launch is timely as businesses and other organizations not only have more data to deal with, but data is more dynamic and wilder than ever. The company is a leader in high assurance data security. Beyond its usability, what separates it from its competition is its ability to manage highly sensitive governmental communication. Valarian is driven by a powerful executive team and a compelling vision. They are well positioned to capitalize on the increasing market for strong data solutions.