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Building Valon: Why We’re Just Getting Started

By Jon, Co-Founder of Valon My co-founder Andrew and I met when we were freshmen in high school. We lived near each other, so we’d sit on the bus together every day, talking about everything from homework to startups. Even back then, it was obvious he was built differently. He

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From Investment Banking to Mortgage Innovation: My Journey to Valon

Written by Sophia Cen I’ve always been fascinated by the real estate industry. Even when my early career path took me into investment banking, I knew I’d eventually find a way back to real estate in a more hands-on, problem-solving capacity. When I was an investment banking analyst at Evercore,

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From Banking to Biz Ops

By Greg Vuong and Madhav Sekar, Business Operations at Valon If you looked at our profiles a few years ago, you might’ve guessed the next steps: banking → private equity → maybe business school.  We met as interns at Bank of America, worked side-by-side in investment banking, and eventually both

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From Stanford to Startups: Why Neil Chose to Build at Valon

By Neil Jain, GM of Insurance at Valon When I joined Valon four years ago, I wasn’t planning to work in fintech—and I definitely wasn’t thinking about mortgage servicing. I had just wrapped up a year in Beijing as a Schwarzman Scholar and was debating whether to start something of

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Do the Best Work of Your Career at Valon

By Paul Veevers, Director of Engineering at Valon If I were trying to convince a close friend to join Valon, I wouldn’t sell them, I’d simply share what I’ve experienced. Because the truth is, Valon is a place where you have the opportunity to do the most meaningful work of

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Why I Bet on Valon – and Why You Might Too

By: Alex Dao, Senior Engineering Manager  Before joining Valon, I worked at Google and Facebook, companies that set a strong benchmark for talent. But I hadn’t experienced a team quite like the one at Valon—a group of people who are not only smart, but are also solving a massive problem.

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Valon Announces Series C Capital Raise

Today, I’m thrilled to announce that Valon has raised $100M in a Series C round, led by WestCap with support from both new and returning investors.