Valon
Valon is a mortgage servicing software company that manages over $100B in mortgages on its platform. The company has raised $197M to date and claims its system reduces servicing costs by 3x while increasing customer satisfaction by 30%.
The growth story
Valon grew from 74 to 575 employees between 2021 and 2026, raising $197M along the way, most recently a Series C in October 2024.
About
Valon provides a unified software platform for mortgage servicing, combining workflows, data, and money movement into a single system. The product targets mortgage servicers who need to manage complex, regulated processes more efficiently than legacy systems allow.
The company has scaled rapidly since its 2019 founding, reaching 575 employees. Its latest funding round, a $197M Series C in October 2024, suggests continued investor confidence in its approach to modernizing mortgage servicing infrastructure.
Founders and leadership
Engineering is Valon's largest function, with 87 employees. The company operates from its New York headquarters and has built a team capable of handling complex financial software development.
The Valon org chart
Michael Zochowski (CEO, Valon Mortgage) leads 44 mapped leaders with 8 direct reports. Click +N to expand a team; names link to the person’s public profile.
Departments, and which ones grew
Headcount by function: Engineering 132 (+47% YoY), Finance 75 (+23% YoY), Business Development 60 (+36% YoY), Information Technology 59 (+111% YoY), Customer Success and Support 39 (0% YoY), Operations 33 (+14% YoY).
Talent flow
Valon recruits heavily from tech giants, with Google, Microsoft, and Goldman Sachs being top sources. Alumni often move to financial services firms like Carrington Mortgage Services and Bank of America, as well as tech companies like Meta and Stripe.
Most common previous employers of Valon staff: Google (20), Microsoft (12), Goldman Sachs (9), Deloitte (9), Uber (8), Facebook (8). Former Valon employees most often moved to Carrington Mortgage Services (7), Meta (4), Carrington Mortgage (3), Bank of America (3), Stripe (3), Palantir Technologies (2).
Alumni worth knowing
The Valon mafia
Valon alumni have founded 11 companies, including Courie AI (25 staff) and Symphony (6 staff). This entrepreneurial activity suggests the company attracts and develops talent capable of launching their own ventures.
11Temuge Enkhbaatar, was Senior Software Engineer until 2021Shobhit Srivastava, was Software Engineer until 2023Alex Padron, was Tech Lead Manager until 2023Ayush Menon, was Software Engineer Intern until 2021Andrew Kang, was Software Engineer until 2024Alexandra Villarreal O'Rourke, was General Counsel (External) until 2024
Jonathan D'Mello, was Head of Design until 2025
Eliott Ephrati, was Software Engineer until 2020
Aaliyah Mwemezi, was Office Coordinator/ Administrative Assistant until 2023Hiring now
Web traffic
Traffic mix: 23% direct, 9% search, 63% social, 0% paid.
What this company is made of
Most common skills at Valon: Microsoft Office (177), Microsoft Excel (164), Leadership (162), Python (Programming Language) (153), Customer Service (130), Java (108), Project Management (106), Public Speaking (105).
Where the team actually sits
Valon people are concentrated in New York, United States (117), California, United States (31), New York City Metropolitan Area (30), United States (16).
Search footprint
Valon attracts about 194 organic search visits a month, traffic worth roughly $0K a month if bought through ads. It gained 79 ranking keywords and lost 28 in the last period.
What employees say
- Compensation
- 3.60 / 5
- Career opportunities
- 3.60 / 5
- Senior management
- 3.50 / 5
- Work-life balance
- 3.10 / 5
Frequently asked
Valon has 575 employees as of September 2026.
Valon has raised $197M in total, most recently a Series C round in October 2024.
Valon was founded in 2019 by Andrew W., Jonathan Hsu, Jonathan Hsu.
Michael Zochowski (CEO, Valon Mortgage) sits at the top of Valon's reporting structure, with 8 direct reports.
The most common previous employers of current Valon staff are Google (20 people), Microsoft (12 people), Goldman Sachs (9 people).
Former Valon employees most often move to Carrington Mortgage Services (7), Meta (4), Carrington Mortgage (3).
At least 11 companies have a founder who previously worked at Valon, including Courie AI, Symphony, Bridger.
Valon attracts about 194 organic search visits a month, worth roughly $0K a month in equivalent ad spend.
The most common skills among Valon staff are Microsoft Office, Microsoft Excel, Leadership, Python (Programming Language), Customer Service.
Valon staff are concentrated in New York, United States (117), California, United States (31), New York City Metropolitan Area (30).
Valon has about 132 people in Engineering, up 47% over the past year, as of September 2026.
Valon has about 75 people in Finance, up 23% over the past year, as of September 2026.
Computed from 292 current and 236 former Valon profiles, as of September 2026. Source: Crustdata.
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