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, Peter Thiel’s global parent company based in San Francisco, and is now headquartered near Union Square in New York City. Andrew McCormack and James Fitzgerald are the managing partners of the firm. Peter Thiel serves as its chairman.