Valitana Secures FTV Capital Investment to Modernize Structured Credit

STAMFORD, Conn. – April 23, 2026 – Valitana, a financial technology provider specializing in structured credit, has secured a significant growth equity investment from FTV Capital. The deal provides a major capital infusion intended to accelerate Valitana’s mission to modernize a corner of the financial world that, despite its massive scale, has remained largely underserved by modern technology.

The investment will fuel Valitana's product innovation, advance its artificial intelligence roadmap, and support an ambitious expansion into adjacent markets. For FTV Capital, a growth equity firm with a deep history in financial technology, the move represents a strategic bet on a company poised to become a dominant force in a highly specialized and complex sector.

A Market Ripe for Disruption

The structured credit market is one of the largest and most intricate segments of global fixed income. The market for Collateralized Loan Obligations (CLOs) alone exceeds $1 trillion, with recent data showing record-breaking issuance. The US CLO market saw over $451 billion in total issuance in 2024, including a record $193 billion in new deals, surpassing the previous high set in 2021. The European market has shown similar explosive growth.

Despite this scale, the operational infrastructure supporting the market has lagged significantly. Many institutional investors, hedge funds, and asset managers still depend on a patchwork of fragmented data sources, cumbersome spreadsheets, and manual workflows. This reliance on outdated systems introduces operational friction, obscures risk, and slows down decision-making in a market where speed and accuracy are paramount.

“The structured credit market is defined by complexity and information asymmetry, creating both significant risk and opportunity for investors,” said Alex Belgrade, managing partner at Valitana. “Valitana gives investors the tools to navigate that complexity and act with greater confidence.”

Periods of market volatility, which have become more frequent, often serve as a tailwind for Valitana, highlighting the critical need for robust, real-time analytics and portfolio management tools. The company’s cloud-native platform is designed to replace legacy systems, offering a single source of truth that brings transparency and efficiency to the entire investment lifecycle.

FTV's Strategic Bet on Niche FinTech

FTV Capital’s investment is more than a simple financial transaction; it is a validation of Valitana’s strategy and a reflection of a broader trend in growth equity. Investors are increasingly looking to specialized, B2B fintech companies that solve deep, industry-specific problems. FTV Capital, founded in 1998, has built its reputation on identifying and scaling such companies.

With a portfolio that includes successful exits and current investments in firms like FundApps, Derivative Path, and Agiloft, FTV has a well-established playbook for nurturing capital markets technology businesses. The firm’s differentiated model leverages its deep domain expertise and its Global Partner Network®, a collection of executives from leading global enterprises, to provide strategic guidance and operational support.

“Structured credit is one of the largest and most operationally intensive areas of financial markets, yet it remains underserved by modern technology,” commented Mike Cichowski, a partner at FTV Capital. “Valitana has built a differentiated platform that helps investors surface risk and operate more efficiently, and the company’s rapid growth, profitability and strong customer retention reflect its mission-critical value to customers.”

As part of the investment, Cichowski will join Valitana’s board of directors, bringing FTV’s strategic oversight directly into the company’s boardroom. This partnership aims to leverage FTV’s resources, including its FTV Propel® team of seasoned operators, to accelerate Valitana’s go-to-market strategy and organizational scaling.

Tom Majewski, founder and managing partner at Eagle Point and chairman of Valitana’s board, echoed this sentiment. “We are delighted to have FTV join us as partners in Valitana,” he stated. “We believe FTV’s expertise and strategic perspective will be instrumental as Valitana enters its next phase of growth.”

Fueling an AI-Powered Expansion

The fresh capital will be immediately deployed to fast-track Valitana's key strategic initiatives. A primary focus is the advancement of its AI roadmap. Rather than developing everything in-house, Valitana is pursuing strategic partnerships to bring best-in-class AI capabilities to its clients. Collaborations with firms like martini.ai and Ai SPARK are set to integrate predictive analytics, including probability of default models and forward-looking risk metrics, directly into the Valitana platform.

This AI integration is designed to move clients beyond historical analysis, providing them with sophisticated tools for forecasting performance and identifying potential risks at both the collateral and tranche levels.

Beyond enhancing its core CLO offerings, the investment will also bankroll a significant market expansion. Valitana plans to extend its platform’s capabilities to cover adjacent asset classes, including Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities (CMBS), Asset-Backed Securities (ABS), and Asset-Based Lending (ABL). This move will allow the firm to serve a broader segment of the structured finance ecosystem.

Furthermore, Valitana is launching Vesta, a new product purpose-built for the specialty insurance market. This platform will help Managing General Agents (MGAs), insurers, and reinsurers manage submissions, policies, and risk, demonstrating the versatility of the company's underlying technology architecture.

A Mission-Critical Toolkit for Investors

Founded in 2017 by Alex Belgrade in partnership with Eagle Point Holdings, Valitana was born from a deep, insider understanding of the structured credit market's pain points. Today, the company serves over 90 institutions globally, from hedge funds and asset managers to insurance companies and broker-dealers.

Its offerings are centered on two core products: Analytics, a comprehensive platform for CLO data and analysis, and Vantage, a multi-asset class trade and portfolio management system that automates front- and middle-office workflows. The platforms are consistently recognized by the industry, earning top rankings in the Creditflux CLO Census for best analytics, platform, and portfolio management services.

Client feedback consistently highlights the platform's ability to streamline daily workflows, digest massive amounts of data, and provide real-time insights that enable faster, more informed decision-making. The combination of powerful analytics, an intuitive interface, and responsive support has made Valitana's solutions an indispensable tool for navigating the opportunities and risks within the sophisticated world of structured credit.