# Andrew Wang

> Andrew Wang is the co-founder and CEO of Valon, a New York fintech that rebuilt the plumbing of mortgage servicing from scratch. An engineer-turned-private-credit-investor who left a principal seat at Soros Fund Management, he set out to fix an industry still running on software from the 1960s-80s. Valon became the first new servicer to win Fannie Mae licensing on a proprietary system, now runs tens of billions in mortgages on its platform ValonOS, and raised a $100M Series C in October 2024 led by WestCap with Andreessen Horowitz.

- **Role:** Co-Founder & CEO at Valon
- **Organizations:** Valon, Soros Fund Management, Goldman Sachs, Google, Executive Office of the President (The White House)
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** BA and MS in Computer Science, Harvard University
- **Known for:** Co-founded and leads Valon, servicing roughly 1% of all U.S. homeowners, Built ValonOS, a proprietary system of record for regulated finance, First new servicer to obtain Fannie Mae licensing on a new proprietary system

## Career timeline

- **2011** — Summer intern at the Executive Office of the President, The White House
- **2012** — Software engineering intern at Google
- **2014** — Analyst at Goldman Sachs, beginning in the aviation finance group
- **2015** — Joins Soros Fund Management, eventually Principal focused on private credit and venture
- **2019** — Co-founds Valon in New York with Eric Chiang and Jonathan Hsu
- **2021** — Valon raises $50M Series A led by Andreessen Horowitz; named to Forbes 30 Under 30
- **2024** — Valon raises $100M Series C led by WestCap with a16z; 400% YoY growth, $65B+ serviced
- **2025** — Named a HousingWire Vanguard

## Achievements

- Co-founded and leads Valon, servicing roughly 1% of all U.S. homeowners
- Built ValonOS, a proprietary system of record for regulated finance
- First new servicer to obtain Fannie Mae licensing on a new proprietary system
- Raised over $258M in total funding, including a $100M Series C in October 2024
- Forbes 30 Under 30 honoree
- 2025 HousingWire Vanguard
- Grew Valon to 400% year-over-year growth with operating margins reported above 60%

## Latest updates

- **2024-10** — Valon raised $100M Series C led by WestCap with Andreessen Horowitz; WestCap's Josh Dart joined the board.
- **2025-01** — Named a 2025 HousingWire Vanguard for leadership in mortgage technology.

## Links

- Website: https://valon.ai
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/wangandrewd/
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/wangandrewd

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Last updated: 2026-06-04