AI & Enterprise
Valarian raises $50 million to target sovereign AI market for defence system protection
London-based defence-focused AI infrastructure startup Valarian Technologies has raised $50 million in a Series A funding round to target the sovereign AI market. The investment was led by New Enterprise Associates, its first European defence tech startup deal, with participation from Lightbank, XTX Markets, Sequoia and LitVC. Valarian supplies AI infrastructure for sensitive government and regulated-industry computing environments and offers separate products for commercial clients and defence agencies.