Avant

Lowering the costs and barriers of borrowing

Hybrid

Some members of the team work remotely, while others are co-located in one or more offices.

💼Marketplace

👥501-1,000

📍Chicago, Illinois, United States

Avant

About Avant

Avant makes premier financial solutions accessible to everyday consumers by blending cutting-edge technology, creative analytics, and superior customer service. Since 2012, we've connected over 1.5 million customers to over $7.5 billion in loans and 1 million credit cards, and we’ve cultivated a work culture that we’re incredibly proud of. As we’ve evolved, we’ve maintained our ability to be nimble, to help each other work smarter, and to keep learning and trying new things. A high growth financial technology company, Avant has been featured in The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, TechCrunch, Fortune, and Bloomberg, and we've raised over $600 million of equity capital. Visit www.Avant.com for more information, and check out our employee blog to see what it's like to be an Avantee.

What Avant is building

Avant offers a premier lending and credit platform, marketed direct to consumers in the United States. With about 1.5 million customers active on our platform currently, we have a lot of room for growth. We're working on transforming our digital platform, building a financial system that helps our customers improve their financial picture and move that aspect of their lives forward. In addition to loans and credit cards, we're working to build a best in class mobile banking product. The ability to offer deposit services in addition to our current services will position us for significant growth in the Fintech space.

Technologies used at Avant

Back-end (6)

AWS

Python

Ruby

Docker

SQL

Company culture

We value, support, and help each other grow.

We are committed to active inclusion and diversity.

Funding rounds

Total Funding

$1.6B

Last funding round type

Venture - Series Unknown

Company type

For Profit

Avant news and updates

Avant, Inc. launched Avant Banking on Dec 1st 21'.

Last December, Avant expanded its product portfolio by launching Avant Banking.

Dec 8, 2022 | retailbankerinternational.com

Avant, Inc. receives financing of $250M

Ares Management Alternative Credit has invested $250 million of corporate debt and redeemable preferred equity in Avant, a VC-backed fintech company that provides credit to US consumers who are considered non-prime.

Dec 8, 2022 | pitchbook.com

Avant, Inc. hired Ryan Lawrence as General Counsel on Nov 22nd 22'.

Avant, a credit-first financial technology company * that provides access to innovative financial solutions to underserved non-prime customers, today announced its appointment of Ryan Lawrence as General Counsel.

Nov 22, 2022 | wsiltv.com

Avant, Inc. recognized as #6 on the Forbes America's Most Promising Companies on Jan 1st 15'.

Avant was named #6 on the Forbes America's Most Promising Companies list in 2015.

Nov 18, 2022 | fortunly.com

Fridman leaves Avant, Inc. as co-founder and general counsel

Fridman, who is an attorney and served as Avant’s general counsel, is co-founder and general counsel of Los Angeles-based Spring Labs, a blockchain-based data network for financial institutions.

Jan 1, 2022 | therealdeal.com

Avant, Inc. launches Nymax BIO formula

Avant has launched Nymax™ BIO formula, a series of bio-based polyamides that help customers achieve their sustainable development goals.

Jan 1, 2022 | polynk.com

Kristin Molinaroli at Avant, Inc. recognized as consultancy firm for Fortune 500 firms on Apr 5th 06'.

Kristin Molinaroli started Avant 16 years ago as a consultancy firm for Fortune 500 firms and hot startups alike.

Jan 1, 2022 | creativetreets.com

Avant, Inc. acquires PlanetOne Communications, Inc.

Avant, which is backed by Pamlico Capital, has acquired PlanetOne, a Scottsdale, Arizona-based provider of tech sourcing solutions.

Jan 1, 2022 | pehub.com

NQPHN Director of Mental Health Gillian Yearsley partners with Avant, Inc.

Northern Queensland Primary Health Network (NQPHN), in partnership with Avant, hosted the event on Thursday 28 April for 41 primary healthcare professionals, providing an opportunity to learn and discuss a range of current regional medico-legal topics.

Jan 1, 2022 | nqphn.com.au

Avant, Inc. acquired Zero Financial on May 19th 21'.

Before that, she served as Senior Vice President at Zero Financial, which was acquired by Avant, where she built the Operations and Customer Support Center infrastructure and led the teams aimed at supporting disruptive products in the banking industry.

Jan 1, 2022 | prnewswire.com

Avant, Inc. launched Amount as B2B service on Jun 22nd 15'.

The fintech is a spinoff of Avant, an early online consumer lending business, which launched Amount as its B2B service around seven years ago.

Jan 1, 2022 | tearsheet.co

Avant, Inc. partners with Cognivue, Inc.

Avant will be partnering with Cognivue on a project that involves implementing the cognitive performance screening tool, Cognivue Clarity, in 20 to 30 Community Pharmacy Enhanced Services Network pharmacy sites across the U.S. to increase access to digital screening.

Jan 1, 2022 | healio.com