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Avant
Online lending platform that is the leading provider of credit alternatives to middle income consumers in the US & UK
At a glance
- Founded
- 2012
- Headquarters
- Chicago, United States
- Sector
- Fintech
- Power Law
- Unicorn$1–10B valuation tierThoroughbred$100M+ revenue
Research & analysis
Latest news
Press, funding announcements and product moves mentioning Avant.
Investors
From Dealroom's funding and investor records, grouped by the round each investor first entered.
Series A2 investors entered at this stage
- VCVictory Park Capital
August Capital
Series B and later12 investors entered at this stage
- BMBalyasny Asset Management
RRE Ventures- MVMark Vadon
- PCPamlico Capital
Tiger Global- AMAres Management
Peter Thiel
General Atlantic
DFJ Growth
KKR- SBSean Bill
QED Investors
Source: Dealroom Talent Intelligence.
Alumni founders
Former Avant employees who went on to found companies, sorted by Dealroom signal score.
Sebastian VillarrealMexico
FFFuture FinanceEst. 2013
Adam JiwanIreland
Raj SinghUnited Kingdom
Ryan NaughtonUnited StatesGlobal footprint
team presence
across markets
Market sentiment
An AI-synthesised read of the highest-engagement posts about Avant on X, ranked by likes and reposts, corporate channels excluded.
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