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Avant

Avant is a fintech venture, based in Chicago. Financial backing was provided by Aperture, Ares Management and General Atlantic.

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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.

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Last Transaction

7/29/2026

Financing History

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

        

Company Investors

• Aperture
• Ares Management
• General Atlantic (Jonathan Korngold)
• August Capital (John Johnston)
• RRE Ventures
• DFJ Growth
• JPMorgan Chase Bank
• Tiger Global Management
• Credit Suisse
• Jefferies
• Kohlberg & Company
• Threshold Ventures
• Accolade Partners
• Victory Park Capital (Brendan Carroll)

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