Built for tomorrow's trading challenges

Our Company

Founded in 2021, Valstro was started by industry experts with the motivation to create something no one else thought was possible: the first industrial-strength, cloud native OMS. This solution is built for tomorrow’s challenges, not yesterday’s problems. Valstro is more than a platform; we’re a team of specialists, problem-solvers and innovators who believe in building technology that makes a real impact on institutional finance.

Coming together with a shared goal, we bring you a modern, flexible and resilient solution that provides the well-known functionality of an OMS, combined with next-gen technology and a truly customer-centric approach from implementation to data accessibility.

Team

Our leadership team has seen clients’ problems with legacy technology first hand. We leverage decades of expertise and hands-on experience to address industry challenges and limitations head-on.

Steve has over 35 years of experience leading global sales organizations in capital markets technology. At Valstro, he draws on decades of experience to shape the company’s vision, go-to-market plans, and drive Valstro's global growth strategy.

Steve Barrow

Co-founder & Chief Executive Officer

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Tony brings 25+ years of experience building trading platforms as a leader of global engineering and delivery teams. At Valstro, he is responsible for product and technology, meeting the performance and demands of today’s institutional trading desks.

Tony Wildey

Chief Technology Officer

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Eric has 10+ years of experience in financial strategy, planning and operations across asset management and banking. At Valstro, he leads operational and financial functions, driving structure, scalability, and compliance.

Eric Kofman

Director of Finance and Operations

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Hannah brings 10+ years of experience in building People and Talent functions from the ground up at early-stage startups. At Valstro, she leads human resources and recruitment, partnering closely with leadership to create an environment where high-performing teams can thrive.

Hannah Liberman

Head of Human Resources & People

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Stuart has 20+ years of experience designing, delivering, and scaling trading and market infrastructure platforms. At Valstro, he oversees platform architecture, focusing on performance, reliability, and scalability, meeting the evolving demands of modern institutional trading.

Stuart Wallace

VP Architecture & Infrastructure

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Merissa brings 20+ years of fintech experience, delivering trading technology and regulatory solutions. At Valstro, she leads cross-functional product delivery and testing teams, aligning technical execution with commercial goals.

Merissa Billingsley

VP Product Delivery

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Avinash has over 20 years of experience in financial technology across client delivery and product management. At Valstro, he is responsible for product vision, direction, and serving as the voice of the customer to ensure strategic priorities align with market demands.

Avinash Begathody

VP Product Strategy

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Aaron has 20+ years of experience building high-performance financial trading platforms and network connectivity solutions. At Valstro, he leads the engineering team, defines development strategy, and drives innovation across the organization.

Aaron Bate

VP Engineering

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Investors

Valstro is independent, with the freedom to shape our own direction and make decisions that are right for your business. We are proud to have the backing of investors who believe in our long-term vision and innovative approach.

Portage Ventures

Portage is a global investment platform focused on fintech and financial services. Our team partners with ambitious companies across all stages, providing flexible capital and deliver a global network of investors, commercial partners, advisors and value creation experts. With deep industry knowledge and entrepreneurial experience, Portage is committed to supporting the leaders who are reshaping financial services.

Motive Partners

Founded in 2015, Motive Partners is a specialist private equity platform, combining Investors, Operators and Innovators, to build, back and buy the technology companies that enable the financial economy.

EJF Investments

EJF Ventures is focused on investing in early-stage fintech companies with an emphasis on core banking technology, capital markets and wealth management infrastructure, and blockchain infrastructure. We look to provide strategic guidance to disruptive companies that are reshaping the legacy financial system for the digital ecosystem of the future.

Building better technology, together

We’re building something BIG – where trust, transparency and innovation come together to drive the future of finance forward.

At Valstro, we foster a culture where:

Everyone is working toward a shared goal

The work is challenging, exciting, and rewarding

Where all voices are heard, all ideas are explored and innovation comes from everywhere

Flexibility, transparency, and support are core parts of how we work.

Join the team

At Valstro you’ll experience a team that’s serious about solving problems, leans on each other’s expertise, and is genuinely excited about what’s ahead. Valstro offers comprehensive benefits packages as well as other perks to help our team grow and thrive.