Avant Stock
Online lending platform
About Avant Stock
Avant operates an online marketplace that provides users with access to personal loans to consolidate debt, pay unexpected medical expenses, and for family vacations. Through the use of big data and machine-learning algorithms, the company offers a customized approach to streamline credit options. The company caters to consumers in the United States and the United Kingdom. Headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, Avant was founded in November 2012.
Investors
August Capital
Avant, Turo, Fastly, Mirantis, Tegile Systems, Zulily, Stance, INRIX, Wattpad, FourKites
DFJ Growth
Avant, Katerra, Unity Technologies, Collective Health, Sumo Logic, Human Longevity, Outreach, Mapbox, Ring, DataStax
Draper Fisher Jurvetson
SpaceX, Avant, Katerra, Theranos, Twitter, Box, Coinbase, Good Technology, Prosper Marketplace, Twilio
General Atlantic
AppDynamics, Toutiao, Wish, Avant, Ginkgo Bioworks, Automation Anywhere, Chime, Box, BuzzFeed, CrowdStrike
J.P. Morgan
Avant, Jawbone, AUTO1 Group, FreshDirect, Machine Zone, One Medical, RetailMeNot, ClearMotion, AppDirect, Anki
QED Investors
SoFi, Avant, Nubank, MediaMath, Prosper Marketplace, GreenSky, Optoro, LendUp, Roofstock, CAN Capital
RRE Ventures
Avant, BuzzFeed, Collective Health, Ripple, Wag!, Moda Operandi, Kik, Spaceflight Industries, Bread, Spire Global
Tiger Global Management
Flipkart, JUUL, Grab, Palantir Technologies, Avant, Pure Storage, Databricks, Square, Postmates, ShopClues.com
Funding History
| May 2013 | $9.0M |
|---|---|
| May 2013 | $25.0M |
| August 2013 | $20.0M |
| July 2014 | $75.0M |
| July 2014 | $200M |
| August 2014 | $200M |
| December 2014 | $300M |
| December 2014 | $225M |
| April 2015 | $400M |
| September 2015 | $325M |
Management
Cofounder and Chief Executive Officer
Albert Goldstein
Cofounder and Chief Architect
Paul Zhang
Chief Technology Officer
Robert Reynolds
President and Chief Operating Officer
Adam Hughes
Chief Financial Officer
Suk Shah
Chief Risk Officer
Grant Miles
Press
CrowdFund Insider - Apr, 12 2019
Benzinga - Sep, 24 2018
builtinla - Mar, 27 2018
Nanalyze - Apr, 28 2017
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