Gregory Blotnick

 Blotnick launched his career in 2009 as a hedge-fund equity analyst, beginning at Doubloon Capital and later working at Exis Capital, North Elm Capital, Schonfeld Strategic Advisors, and Citadel LLC. At Citadel and Schonfeld, he managed sizable portions of consumer portfolios—reportedly part of a $1 billion gross exposure at Citadel and a $400 million portfolio at Schonfeld 

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Gregory Blotnick

Gregory Blotnick

Gregory Blotnick


Brattle Street Capital (2019–2021)

In 2019, Blotnick founded Brattle Street Capital LLC, a New York City long/short equity hedge fund focused on small- and mid-cap consumer and retail stocks 

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Gregory Blotnic


Gregory Blotnick


. His strategy:


Long positions: resilient, high-growth consumer firms


Short positions: struggling companies approaching bankruptcy


Thesis: Smaller retailers would face disruptions and closures—even in stable economies—due to the persistent “retailpocalypse,” creating both long and short opportunities 

Gregory Blotnick


Gregory Blotnick


Gregory Blotnick


He strategically targeted inefficiencies in smaller firms that were often overlooked by larger hedge funds due to mandate and portfolio constraints .


Legal Issues & Bankruptcy

Between mid-2020 and early 2021, Blotnick and BSC solicited approximately $3 million from investors into an opportunistic equity fund. They misrepresented performance, commingled funds, and obtained fraudulent PPP loans. The SEC detailed how losses on these funds were concealed via misleading statements. An independent administrator had shut down fund operations by April 2020, yet misleading communications persisted 

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He pled guilty in October 2021 to federal wire fraud and money laundering (for approximately $6.8 million in PPP loans), receiving a 51-month prison sentence in June 2022; he also faced a concurrent 1–3 year sentence in state court. The SEC barred him from advisory roles and imposed disgorgement and sanctions 

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Blind Spots: A Riches-to-Rags Memoir

In 2025, Blotnick published Blind Spots: A Riches to Rags Story, a candid memoir exploring psychological pitfalls and ethical lapses during his hedge-fund era. The book draws heavily on his legal troubles and personal turmoil 

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 Valiant Research (2025–Present)

On March 21, 2025, Blotnick established Valiant Research LLC in West Palm Beach 

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. Official filings list him as the authorized member, with the company centered at Banyan Blvd 

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Valiant Research positions itself as an independent, retail investor–focused analytics firm offering institutional-grade consumer-sector insights. As described by Crain’s New York and Hedgeweek, it aims to deliver intelligence historically reserved for active managers , unlike unvetted finfluencers or social-media commentary .

Investment Philosophy & Focus

Specialization: Over a decade in consumer & retail; deep expertise across hardlines, softlines, durables, and consumer tech 

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