Tech Company Financing Transactions

Avant Funding Round

Avant, operating out of Chicago, raised $3.4 million from August Capital and Victory Park Capital.

Transaction Overview

Company Name
Announced On
5/8/2013
Transaction Type
Venture Equity
Amount
$3,400,000
Round
Series A
Investors

August Capital (Lead Investor) (John Johnston)

Victory Park Capital (Brendan Carroll)

Proceeds Purpose
Proceeds purposes were not disclosed.

Company Information

Company Status
Private & Independent
Industry
FinTech
Mailing Address
222 N. LaSalle St. 1700
Chicago, IL 60601
USA
Email Address
Overview
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Profile
Avant LinkedIn Company Profile
Social Media
Avant Company Twitter Account
Company News
Avant News
Facebook
Avant on Facebook
YouTube
Avant on YouTube

Management Team

Title
Name
Email & Social
Chief Executive Officer
Al Goldstein
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Chief Financial Officer
Suk Shah
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Chief Information Officer
Shyama Rose
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Chief Marketing Officer
Donald Richman
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Chief Operating Officer
Adam Hughes
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Chief Technical Officer
Robert Reynolds
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Chief Technical Officer
Paul Zhang
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Co-Founder
John Sun
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VP - Bus. Development
Kevin Lewis
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VP - Bus. Development
James Paris
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VP - Human Resources
Chris Armsey
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VP - Operations
Matthew Bochenek
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VP - Product Management
Charles Whittaker
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