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Valarian

Control architecture that runs sensitive AI and high-consequence workloads in customer-controlled, compartmentalised environments, including on hyperscaler clouds.

Proof of life. Raised a $50M Series A led by New Enterprise Associates, July 2026

About Valarian

Valarian's ACRA platform extends Kubernetes so governments and regulated companies can run AI and other sensitive workloads inside a boundary they control.

Open-weight models run within that boundary, while frontier models are reached through routes the customer can cut at any time.

Tool and data connections are default-deny and declared per workload, the customer holds the keys, and access is auditable end to end.

It runs on AWS, Azure, Google Cloud, on-premises, and air-gapped estates, with separate Enterprise and Defence tracks for regulated firms and national defence programmes.

Investors

New Enterprise AssociatesLightbankXTX MarketsSequelLitVC
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