# TJ Milani

> TJ Milani is the New York-area co-founder and CEO of Trovy, a consumer fintech building home-equity financing and tools for homeowners. A Villanova graduate and former SoFi product executive, he was on Figure’s founding team and held finance, product and operating roles there before co-founding Trovy in 2024.

- **Role:** Co-founder and CEO at Trovy
- **Organizations:** Trovy, Figure, Figure Acquisition Corp. I, SoFi, Apollo Global Management, Sandler O’Neill & Partners, BMO Capital Markets
- **Education:** Business Administration, Finance and Real Estate, Villanova University
- **Known for:** Member of Figure’s founding team; served in finance, product and operating leadership roles., Led Figure Equity Solutions as general manager at its December 2021 public launch., Co-founded Trovy, which announced $25 million in total funding in June 2026.

## Career timeline

- **2011** — Completed his studies at Villanova University.
- **Before SoFi** — Held investment banking roles at BMO Capital Markets and Sandler O’Neill & Partners, followed by an associate role at Apollo Global Management.
- **Before 2018** — Worked on new products and strategy at SoFi.
- **2018** — Joined Figure’s founding team, initially working across product and finance.
- **2019** — Spoke about Figure’s residential sale-leaseback product as VP of finance and strategy.
- **2021** — Served as CFO of Figure Acquisition Corp. I and general manager of Figure Equity Solutions.
- **2023** — Discussed the home-equity lending market as Figure Technologies COO and Figure Lending CFO.
- **2024** — Left his operating role at Figure and co-founded Trovy; his CEO role is listed from November.
- **2025** — Trovy launched its first product in June.
- **2026** — Trovy announced a $15 million Series A in June, bringing total funding to $25 million.

## Achievements

- Member of Figure’s founding team; served in finance, product and operating leadership roles.
- Led Figure Equity Solutions as general manager at its December 2021 public launch.
- Co-founded Trovy, which announced $25 million in total funding in June 2026.

## Latest updates

- **2026-09** — Trovy release notes added plan-level FixedPay progress views on September 30; Apple Pay support was announced September 2.
- **2026-09** — Ashley Harris described the HELOC Card and its underwriting in a September 5 written interview; the article reported availability in 27 states.
- **2026-06** — Trovy announced a $15 million Series A led by Left Lane Capital, with Kleiner Perkins, DCM Ventures and Camber Creek participating, bringing total funding to $25 million.

## Links

- Website: https://trovy.com/company
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tj-milani-45817b1a

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Last updated: 2026-10-26