Fact orig-021
newrecordreported Contrary Research dates the founding to July 2023 and places HQ in El Segundo, CA (Contrary is an investor)
Contrary Research's company profile (updated November 2025) gives a founding date of July 2023, headquarters in El Segundo, California, about 45 employees and $150M total funding at that time, and says Valar emerged from stealth in early 2025. The same page discloses that Contrary is an investor in Valar, so it is not independent. Its July 2023 date is consistent with Valar's own 'three years ago' framing in August 2026 (orig-015). Delaware's registry, which would show the incorporation date, sits behind a CAPTCHA and was not read (orig-053).
In plain termsAn investor's research page says Valar was founded in July 2023 and is based in El Segundo, California. Because the publisher invested in Valar, it is not an independent source; the address records are in orig-036.
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