{
  "id": 12171463,
  "title": "Valon, which makes software to help US mortgage companies cut red tape and costs, raised a $150M Series D from Ribbit, a16z, and others at a $2.3B valuation (Zoya Hasan/Forbes)",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/05/valon-which-makes-software-to-help-us-mortgage-companies-cut-red-tape",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-10-05T14:25:01.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Techmeme",
    "slug": "techmeme",
    "url": "http://www.forbes.com/sites/zoyahasan/2026/10/05/fintech-unicorn-valon-hit-a-2-billion-valuation-to-bring-ai-to-americas-13-trillion-mortgage-market/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The U.S. mortgage market is massive, but its payment systems are antiquated and often analog. Valon raised a $150 million Series D …",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}