Valla is on a mission to make legal support affordable for everyone. Our revolutionary new product helps people to take their employer to tribunal — even if they cannot afford a lawyer. Valla was founded by two senior women from the tech industry who were tired of seeing marginalised people being treated unfairly by their employers and not being able to afford justice.
Location: United Kingdom, Scotland, City of Edinburgh
Employees: 1-10
Total raised: $2.71M
Founded date: 2020
Investors 2
| Date | Name | Website |
| - | Techstart ... | techstart.... |
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Funding Rounds 1
| Date | Series | Amount | Investors |
| 04.06.2025 | - | $2.71M | - |
Mentions in press and media 15
| Date | Title | Description |
| 15.09.2025 | Inspiring Edinburgh Founder Awarded Purple Plaque by Innovate UK | Danae Shell, the founder and CEO of digital legal platform Valla, has been honoured for her work in tech during a special ceremony at Edinburgh Napier University. As part of an initiative to challenge stereotypes in innovation, Shell receiv... |
| 05.08.2025 | Under New Management Women navigating leadership and change in an industry still marked by inequality and tradition. | Tech leadership used to be a boys' club with a secret handshake - an exclusive ritual women weren't part of. Now, women are in the room, sealing deals and closing million-pound rounds with a different kind of grip. Leaders like Lisa Miles-H... |
| 02.07.2025 | Scotland's Green Revolution: Transforming Steel Mills into AI Powerhouses | Scotland is on the brink of a green revolution. The winds of change are blowing through its industrial landscape. A former steel mill, once a symbol of heavy industry, is set to become a beacon of innovation. The Ravenscraig steelworks, a g... |
| 01.07.2025 | DIGIT Deal Roundup | June 2025 | Welcome to the June 2025 edition of the DIGIT Deal Roundup. Cleantech took centre stage last month, with funding flowing to the UK’s only female-led wave energy firm in Aberdeen, fresh backing for a Livingston-based outfit tackling the scou... |
| 04.06.2025 | Valla: A Legal Lifeline for Workers in the UK | In a world where justice often feels like a luxury, Valla emerges as a beacon of hope. This Edinburgh-based legal tech startup has recently secured £2 million in seed funding, a financial boost aimed at democratizing access to employment la... |
| 04.06.2025 | Valla raises $2.7M to make legal recourse more accessible to employees | After a while, Danae Shell got tired of hearing the same story over and over again. “Something bad would happen to someone at work, and the story always ended the same way,” she told TechCrunch... |
| 03.06.2025 | Edinburgh-based LawTech Valla Secures £2M Funding | Legal platform Valla has secured £2 million in seed funding to ‘democratise access to justice for millions across the UK.’ Leading the funding round was Ada Ventures, alongside Active Partners and Portfolio Ventures. Techstart Ventures, who... |
| 02.06.2025 | UK startup Valla raises £2M to increase access to employment law for millions | UK employment rights legaltech platform Valla has secured £2 million in seed funding to democratise access to justice for millions across the UK. Founded by CEO Danae Shell, Valla tackles a staggering national challenge: the 12.4 million wo... |
| 13.03.2024 | Scottish LawTech Firms Join Forces to Offer Workers Access to Legal Help | Edinburgh-based lawtech companies Valla and Amiqus have announced a new partnership, enabling simple and easy access to legal support for hundreds of thousands of workers across the UK. The agreement will see Valla’s legal platform – which ... |
| 11.01.2022 | 15 Scottish Tech Companies to Watch in 2022 | Many Scottish tech companies will have entered 2022 with a new-found sense of optimism and excitement. Despite challenging conditions, the Scottish tech sector performed well in 2021, with several notable acquisitions, expansions and invest... |
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