Avant
Funding History
| Series E · 11/2015 | $2.0B |
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About
Avant operates an online lending platform that uses proprietary underwriting models and machine learning to extend credit to near-prime consumers, a segment historically underserved by traditional banks.
- Founded
- 2012
- Headquarters
- Chicago, Illinois
- Employees
- 250+
- Active Customers
- 2 million+
- Total Customers Served
- 4 million+
Overview
Avant is a Chicago-based financial technology company founded in 2012 that combines data science, machine learning, and a proprietary technology platform to offer personal loans, credit cards, and a personal financial management tool to middle-income American consumers who are often underserved by traditional banks.
The company was founded by Al Goldstein, John Sun, and Paul Zhang, and has grown to serve more than four million cumulative customers, with over two million active customers on its platform as of December 2025.
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