$VALINOR JUST GOT A $25M WHALE BACKING

Valinor, a blockchain private credit startup founded by former Blackstone employees, closed a $25 million seed round led by Castle Island Ventures, with backing from Susquehanna’s crypto division, Maven11, and strategic operators. The raise signals growing institutional conviction that blockchain and smart contracts can compress credit workflows, improve lending efficiency, and scale private credit infrastructure.

This is the kind of early capital that usually attracts more serious liquidity. Watch for expansion in lending volume, hiring, and follow-on institutional partnerships as the market starts pricing real product-market fit.

This matters because smart-contract credit rails are one of the cleanest real-world use cases in crypto right now. If top-tier capital is entering this lane this early, I want exposure before the narrative gets crowded.

Not financial advice. Manage your risk.

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