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Avant

Avant is changing the way online banking customers borrow money. Utilizing advanced algorithms and machine-learning capabilities, the company offers a unique and highly customized approach to the personal loan process. The combination of technology, analytics and customer service capabilities allows the company to offer an easy-to-use online process for loans to borrowers, all entirely online.

Total funding

~$1730M

HQ 🇺🇸

Chicago, United States

Year founded

1973

Status

Alive

People

Albert Goldstein

Founder

Paul Zhang

Founder, Chief Technology Officer

James Paris

Chief Executive Officer, President

Kevin Friedrich

Chief Financial Officer

Matthew Bochenek

Chief Operating Officer

Bhanu Arora

Chief Product Officer

Jerry Chen

Founder

Raj Singh

Chief Executive Officer

Adam Hughes

President, Chief Operating Officer

David Pickel

Chief Financial Officer

Robert Reynolds

Chief Technology Officer, Senior Vice President

Chris Armsey

Chief People Officer, Senior Vice President

Kevin Lewis

Senior Vice President

Investors

Paycheck Protection Program

August Capital

RRE Ventures

Tiger Global Management

General Atlantic

DFJ Growth Fund

Balyasny Asset Management

Jefferies Financial Group

J.P. Morgan Chase & Co.

Credit Suisse

Peter Thiel

KKR

Victory Park Capital

Undisclosed Angel Investors

Origin Ventures