# Valley National Bank

> Valley National Bank is a VC fund backing Finance and Financial Services. See 12 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Wayne, United States
- Total investments: 12
- Last investment: Feb 2026
- Lead investor: 42%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/valleybank/
- Website: https://www.valley.com/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ValleyBank/

Valley National Bank is a VC fund in Wayne focused on Finance and Financial Services. Valley National Bancorp, doing business as Valley Bank, is a regional bank holding company headquartered in Wayne, New Jersey.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Finance | 5 | 42% |
| Financial Services | 4 | 33% |
| Real Estate | 3 | 25% |
| Energy | 2 | 17% |
| FinTech | 2 | 17% |

21 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Post-IPO Debt | 5 | 42% |
| Debt Financing | 4 | 33% |
| Series B | 1 | 8% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 9 | 75% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 8% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Gino Martocci | Senior Executive Vice President and President of Commercial Banking | 0 | — |
| Ira Robbins | President & Chief Executive Officer | 0 | — |
| Jen Yager | SVP, AML Compliance | 0 | — |
| Jonas Ng | Senior Vice President and Head of Small Business Banking | 0 | — |
| Luis De La Hoz | FVP Regional Director Community Lending NJ | 0 | — |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Green Thumb Industries | Green Thumb Industries is a national cannabis cultivator, processor, and dispensary operator. | $50M | Post-IPO Debt | Feb 20, 2026 |  |
| Saratoga Investment Corp. | Saratoga Investment Corp. is a specialty finance company that invests primarily in leveraged loans and mezzanine debt issued by U.S. middle-market companies, both through direct lending and through participation in loan syndicates. It has elected to be treated as a business development company under the Investment Company Act of 1940. SaratogaInvestment Corp. is traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol "SAR." Saratoga Investment Corp. includes an SBIC-licensed subsidiary. | $85M | Post-IPO Debt | Nov 06, 2025 |  |
| Pagaya | Pagaya Investments (Pagaya) is a financial technology company reshaping the asset management space using machine learning and big data analytics to manage institutional money. With a focus on fixed income and alternative credit, Pagaya offers a variety of discretionary funds to institutional investors including pension funds, insurance companies,and banks. Pagaya’s unique technology platform — Pagaya Pulse — runs on a suite of artificial intelligence technologies and state-of-the-art algorithms to deliver a consistently high and scalable performance edge. The company was founded in 2016 by seasoned finance and technology professionals with offices in New York and Tel Aviv. | $132M | Post-IPO Debt | Oct 02, 2025 |  |
| Elad National Properties | El-Ad National Properties provides real estate development, management, sales, and administrative operational services. The company’s long-term strategy is to focus and expand the expertise achieved in the income-producing multi-family housing market segment. An online inquiry form is available on the company's website. | $85M | Debt Financing | Sep 19, 2025 |  |
| Directed Capital | Directed Capital is a national commercial asset workout specialist firm | $215M | Debt Financing | Jul 14, 2025 |  |
| Generation Income Properties | Generation Income Properties is a real estate firm that acquires and manages high-quality single-tenant properties. | $750K | Post-IPO Debt | Jun 13, 2025 |  |
| Hercules Capital | Hercules is a non-bank lender to venture capital-backed companies at all stages of development in a broadly diversified variety of technology, life sciences, and sustainable and renewable technology industries.With over a decade of experience in venture debt, Hercules is uniquely positioned to create innovative financing solutions that perfectlyfit within a company's existing capital structure and map to its business objectives. Recognized as the industry leader, Hercules understands the flexibility these types of companies need and has the experience to work closely with them, even through challenging times, to help them reach critical milestones.Hercules' deep sector expertise, geographic presence, and strong capital base have made Hercules the lender of choice for more than 480 innovative companies. | $790M | Post-IPO Debt | Jun 11, 2025 |  |
| Green Thumb Industries | Green Thumb Industries is a national cannabis cultivator, processor, and dispensary operator. | $150M | Post-IPO Debt | Sep 12, 2024 |  |
| Pagaya | Pagaya Investments (Pagaya) is a financial technology company reshaping the asset management space using machine learning and big data analytics to manage institutional money. With a focus on fixed income and alternative credit, Pagaya offers a variety of discretionary funds to institutional investors including pension funds, insurance companies,and banks. Pagaya’s unique technology platform — Pagaya Pulse — runs on a suite of artificial intelligence technologies and state-of-the-art algorithms to deliver a consistently high and scalable performance edge. The company was founded in 2016 by seasoned finance and technology professionals with offices in New York and Tel Aviv. | $280M | Post-IPO Debt | Feb 07, 2024 |  |
| ARM Energy | ARM Energy is an energy marketing and infrastructure firm offering innovative solutions across the energy value chain. It is committed to creating value through an exclusive and diversified information-gathering platform that reduces the cyclical nature of energy by focusing on various segments of the energy value chain. | $160M | Debt Financing | Jun 08, 2023 |  |

10 of 12 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Citizens Bank](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/citizens-bank) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [First Horizon Bank](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/first-horizon-bank) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Israel Discount Bank](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/israel-discount-bank) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Wells Fargo](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/wells-fargo-bank) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- Autobahn Funding Company — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- Banc of California — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Valley National Bank invest in?

Valley National Bank invests primarily in Finance, Financial Services and Real Estate startups, most often at Post-IPO Debt and Debt Financing stage. Most of the 12 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### How do I contact Valley National Bank?

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### Who are the partners at Valley National Bank?

The team at Valley National Bank includes Gino Martocci (Senior Executive Vice President and President of Commercial Banking), Ira Robbins (President & Chief Executive Officer) and Jen Yager (SVP, AML Compliance), among 9 team members tracked by Shizune. The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

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