Tech Company Financing Transactions
Avant Funding Round
Avant closed a $325 million Series E financing round on 9/30/2015. Investors included General Atlantic, August Capital and DFJ Growth.
Transaction Overview
Company Name
Announced On
9/30/2015
Transaction Type
Venture Equity
Amount
$325,000,000
Round
Series E
Investors
General Atlantic (Lead Investor) (Jonathan Korngold)
August Capital (John Johnston)
Proceeds Purpose
While Avant currently only offers an unsecured credit product in the US, Canada and UK, it is working on a secured product in the auto space (expected to launch by year-end) and a revolving credit card product.
Company Information
Company Status
Private & Independent
Industry
FinTech
Mailing Address
222 N. LaSalle St. 1700
Chicago, IL 60601
USA
Chicago, IL 60601
USA
Phone
Website
Email Address
Overview
Change the way you borrow with personal loans from Avant (formerly AvantCredit) Applying at Avant is quick, easy and does not affect your FICO score.
Profile
Social Media
Company News
Facebook
YouTube
Management Team
Title
Name
Email & Social
Chief Executive Officer
Al Goldstein
Chief Financial Officer
Suk Shah
Chief Information Officer
Shyama Rose
Chief Marketing Officer
Donald Richman
Chief Operating Officer
Adam Hughes
Chief Technical Officer
Robert Reynolds
Chief Technical Officer
Paul Zhang
Co-Founder
John Sun
VP - Bus. Development
Kevin Lewis
VP - Bus. Development
James Paris
VP - Human Resources
Chris Armsey
VP - Operations
Matthew Bochenek
VP - Product Management
Charles Whittaker
Browse more venture capital transactions:
Prev: 9/30/2015: Symbiont venture capital transaction
Next: 9/30/2015: Whip Networks venture capital transaction
Share this article
News on VC Transactions
Our team works diligently to report on tech company VC transactions. VC investment data records reported here are derived from news reports and company announcements. The data is sourced from VentureDeal.com, an affiliated venture.
Additional Resources for Entrepreneurs