Varda

Venture-backed company · Series D+varda.com
Rounds on record
1
Latest round
Sep 30, 2026
Series D
Latest round size
$251M
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15 additional investors

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What matters now

  1. $251M
    announced

    Announced a Series D or later ($251M round) on 30 Sep 2026.

    A company that just raised has fresh capital, a new board and new vendors to choose.

    FactPress release wires (PR Newswire, GlobeNewswire)For Investors, lenders, service providersFinancing history →
  2. 14 investors
    named

    14 investors on record;

    The investors already on the cap table shape who leads the next round.

    Factfunding announcements, portfolio pages and Form DFor Investors, foundersInvestors →
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Facts
Year of incorporation
unknown
Revenue range (Form D)
unknown
Rounds on record
1
Disclosed raised
$251Msum of rounds with a disclosed amount only
Named investors
14
Financing history
1 round
  1. Sep 30, 2026
    Series D · $251M (disclosed)
    LUX Capital Management, LLC (lead) via Shahin FarshchiNatural Capital (lead)Founders Fund LLC (participant)Khosla Ventures, LLC (participant)Caffeinated Capital Management, LLC (participant)General Catalyst (participant)Giant Step (participant)
    Fact Press release · “Varda Announces $251 Million Series D to Scale Space-Based Pharmaceutical Processing”
Investors on record
18 edges
Ownership and outcomes
none on record
No later owner or exit on record: no private equity sponsor position and no acquisition, listing or IPO report names this company.
Credit relationships
none on record
No lender position matched to this company.
People
0 officers, 0 directors
No officer or director on record.
Timeline
1 event
  1. Sep 30, 2026
    Varda announced Series D of $251,000,000, led by Lux Capital, Natural Capital
    Round announced Fact Press release
Evidence
31 observations
Every observation on this company
  • Description: Oct 1, 2026 Fact no URL
  • Investors named on site: 1 Oct 1, 2026 Fact no URL
  • Listed on portfolio page: Shrug, LLC Oct 1, 2026 Fact Firm website
  • Listed on portfolio page: Oct 1, 2026 Fact no URL
  • Listed on portfolio page: Oct 1, 2026 Fact Firm website
  • Listed on portfolio page: Oct 1, 2026 Fact no URL
  • Listed on portfolio page: Sep 30, 2026 Fact no URL
  • Listed on portfolio page: Sep 30, 2026 Fact no URL
  • Listed on portfolio page: Sep 30, 2026 Fact no URL
  • Listed on portfolio page: Sep 30, 2026 Fact no URL
  • Listed on portfolio page: Sep 16, 2026 Fact no URL
  • Listed on portfolio page: Sep 16, 2026 Fact no URL
  • Listed on portfolio page: Sep 16, 2026 Fact Firm website
  • Listed on portfolio page: Sep 16, 2026 Fact no URL
  • Listed on portfolio page: Sep 16, 2026 Fact no URL
  • Listed on portfolio page: Shrug, LLC Sep 16, 2026 Fact Firm website
  • Listed on portfolio page: Sep 16, 2026 Fact no URL
  • Listed on portfolio page: Sep 16, 2026 Fact Firm website
  • Listed on portfolio page: Sep 16, 2026 Fact no URL
  • Listed on portfolio page: Sep 15, 2026 Fact no URL
  • Listed on portfolio page: Sep 15, 2026 Fact Firm website
  • Listed on portfolio page: Sep 15, 2026 Fact no URL
  • Listed on portfolio page: Sep 13, 2026 Fact no URL
  • Listed on portfolio page: Shrug, LLC Sep 13, 2026 Fact Firm website
  • Listed on portfolio page: Sep 13, 2026 Fact no URL
  • Listed on portfolio page: Sep 13, 2026 Fact no URL
  • Listed on portfolio page: Sep 13, 2026 Fact no URL
  • Listed on portfolio page: Sep 13, 2026 Fact Firm website
  • Round announced: Series D $251,000,000 Sep 30, 2026 Fact Press release
  • Website status: ok Oct 1, 2026 Fact no URL
  • Site title: Oct 1, 2026 Fact no URL

Relationships across DFX

on 1 other DFX graph · 70 capital paths
Across the graphs

Varda is the same institution as 1 record in Private Equity.

Private Equity1

The joined record opens with the product, beside every other relationship on this page.

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Capital chain

Varda sits on 70 traced paths of capital across the graphs.

Allocator to VC fund to manager to company

DFX traced 70 paths of capital through this record

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Investors it fits

25 scored matches, best firstas of
  • score 48.5confidence 90%
    Why: stage fit; activity; cap table
  • score 45.2confidence 90%
    Why: stage fit; activity; cap table
  • score 43.5confidence 90%
    Why: stage fit; activity; cap table

+22 more investors it fits

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Record history

4 identity changes, 2 dated events on the change ledger, latest event first
  • Identifier attached
    2026-10-01
  • Merged in
    2026-10-01
  • Event retracted
    2026-09-30

+3 more changes on this record's ledger

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