# Avant: Financial Services, Chicago, United States

> Avant: Avant is an online lending platform that offers alternatives to its clients with safe financial products. Based in Chicago, United States. Founded 2012.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/startup/avant-2 (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

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# Avant

Avant is an online lending platform that offers alternatives to its clients with safe financial products.

Funding reported Last round: Debt financing

Financial Services Chicago, United States

Company summary

- **Founded:** 2012 14 years old
- **Team:** 501 201 to 1,000 people
- **Funding reported:** $2.1B in dollars
- **Last round:** Debt financing Dec 2022

How sure we are

- ✓ **Listed** We know it exists and what it does
- 2 **Funding reported** A company dataset reports a raise
- 3 **Observed** A filing or a dated announcement confirms a round

No round for Avant has been confirmed by a filing or an announcement yet, so nothing here counts toward an investor's record. [How we decide](https://millionrounds.com/methodology)

## What company datasets say Avant raised

Funding, as reported

Reported in all **$2.1B** in dollars

Rounds **13**

Last round **Debt financing**

Last round date **Dec 2022**

Investors listed **22**

## Founders and team

From the SEC filings it signed: 7 on the team.

- **Adam W. Hughes** Executive Officer i
- **Albert Goldstein** Executive Officer, Director i
- **Anna W. Fridman** Executive Officer i
- **John W. Sun** Executive Officer i
- **Ryan W. Mclennan** Executive Officer i
- **Suketu W. Shah** Executive Officer i
- **Yipeng W. Zhang** Executive Officer i

On the board, as filed i *Adam W. Jiwan* *Eric W. Carlborg* *James D. Robinson* *John W. Johnston* *Siddharth W. Mehta* *Steven W. Joung*

## On 6 portfolio pages

Investors who name them

- [Hyde Park Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/hyde-park-venture-partners)
- [August Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/august-capital)
- [RRE Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/rre-ventures)
- [archon.capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/archon-capital)
- [Ansa Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ansa-capital)
- [Ascent Capital Advisors](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ascent-capital-advisors)

Each firm lists Avant on its own website. That is the firm's claim, a weaker thing than a round we watched, but a named source.

## How it ended, so far

Exit

Exit Buyer Price When

Acquired [Synopsys](https://millionrounds.com/fund/synopsys) undisclosed Jun 2002

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