About us

Helping your business ideas
come to life. Together.

We know small businesses are the heart of the economy, and we’re here to make sure you’re not held back by the wrong finance — or no finance at all.

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Mission

To connect every business with the right finance in a single step, creating transactions, growth and prosperity that wouldn’t otherwise exist.

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Our story

Who are we?

Founded in Australia in 2015 by Alex Molloy and Ritchie Cotton, Valiant is an award-winning online platform offering businesses a streamlined solution to accessing finance. Valiant works with 95+ leading lenders to connect customers with the right solution for their needs. After partnering with iconic brands including QANTAS, MYOB and Australia Post, and closing multiple funding rounds, we’re looking towards the future and excited to grow our team.

About our teams

At Valiant, you’ll be working directly with a talented and diverse leadership team (previously McKinsey & Co, Credit Suisse, Blackpeak Capital, Hype, ING, Lendi, King & Wood Mallesons) to grow professionally and work cross-functionally with each department, learning from the best.

Valiant founders Alex Molloy and Ritchie Cotton at a table in the Sydney office

The Valiant culture

Our core values

  • Be customer champions

    Put the customer’s interests before our own and be a vigorous advocate for them to our lender partners.

  • Get SH*T done

    We are experts and professionals with a great mission. Zero patience for messing around.

  • One crew

    Great people work in great teams in great companies. Let’s create a culture we’re proud of.

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Why Valiant

Just one simple application.

Let us do the heavy lifting, comparing the panel and negotiating. You get all the options side by side and choose the one that’s right for you.

Dedicated specialists by your side.

You get a personal specialist who knows which lenders suit your industry and how to structure a deal so it actually works for you.

Your credit score, protected.

Explore with no credit check. See all your options, compare them properly, and choose with confidence.

30,000+ SMEs we've worked with.

Construction, hospitality, manufacturing, healthcare. Whatever your business needs, we know how to get it funded with the right loan.

The Valiant difference

Making business loans easy

Who we fund

Industries we provide for

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Aerial view of a construction site with workers on a reinforced slabConstruction
Set tables in a country dining room with a timber bar and kitchen pass behindHospitality
CNC router cutting sheet material on a factory floorManufacturing
Clothing racks and display tables in a fitted-out fashion boutiqueRetail
Drafting tables and desks in a design studio with rolled plans laid outProfessional Services
Aerial view of semi-trailers on a freeway interchange beside an industrial estateTransport & Logistics
Dental surgery with a treatment chair, overhead lamp and instrument trayHealthcare
Barber's shop with a row of leather chairs at timber mirror stationsPersonal Services

In your corner

Hear from our customers

Caitlin, a Valiant finance broker

Caitlin from Valiant was excellent at assisting us through a refinance process. She took the time to listen and patiently explain the process, and was very responsive with emails and calls. I appreciate your help and look forward to doing business with you in future.

Rated five out of five on Trustpilot
George Bickerton, a Valiant finance broker

I highly recommend this team from Valiant Finance! Especially Kedan for his honesty and hard work in finding the right solution to my problems after being dudded with a lemon car from a crook car yard dealer. Thanks and praise to all the team who were involved in my best financial decisions and approval for a brand new car.

Rated five out of five on Trustpilot
Maisie Fern, a Valiant finance broker

I have dealt with Maisie several times and she is always professional, helpful and incredibly quick. Maisie makes every step of the process easy. I have been through finance applications many times and no one has been close to the level of service provided by Maisie.

Rated five out of five on Trustpilot

Awarded and sorted

Awards & key milestones

Our milestones are a testament to the amazing people behind Valiant.

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