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Avant secures a $300 million asset-based financing facility led by Aperture Investors to support its continued growth across its platform.

PRIVATEJul 29, 2026•about 16 hours ago

Amount Raised

$300 Million

Round Type

Venture - Series Unknown

ChicagoFinancial ServicesMobileCommerce And ShoppingLending And Investments

Investors

Aperture Investors

Description

Aperture Investors has led a $300 million asset-based financing facility for Avant, a financial technology company. This facility is designed to provide flexible capital for Avant's ongoing growth. This transaction highlights the strong relationship between Aperture and Avant. The partnership aims to bolster Avant's capabilities in the fintech space.

Company Information

Company

Avant

Location

Chicago, Illinois, United States

About

Avant is dedicated to building premier digital banking solutions for the middle class through a combination of technology, analytics and superior customer service. Since 2012, Avant has connected more than 2 million customers to over $7.5 billion in loans and 1 million credit cards. A high growth financial technology company, Avant has been featured in The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, TechCrunch, Fortune, Bloomberg, and has raised over $600 million of equity capital. Do you want to join a rapidly ascending FinTech company and drive its next phase of growth? If so, Avant is looking for you. The financial marketplace continues to evolve every day as Americans demand better, smarter products that help them get ahead in life. We recently expanded our product suite with the release of the Avant Auto Refinancing product and a Mobile Deposits product is on the way—and what comes next all depends on what we put our minds to, together. That's where you come in. We need creative, driven problem-solvers who want to innovate new ideas that meet the needs of our customers. If you're ready to grow your skills, build your career and have fun, get in touch.

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Fundz is a real-time business intelligence platform powered by agentic AI that proactively delivers personalized daily signals — including funding rounds, executive changes, M&A activity, 13F institutional filings, SEC 8-K events, investor activity, and website modifications — based on each user's watchlist and ICP. A trusted data source at firms such as BlackRock, Oracle, Kleiner Perkins, LinkedIn, HubSpot, and Cloudflare, Fundz democratizes the institutional-grade intelligence that previously required a PitchBook or Bloomberg terminal. Features include FundzWatch™ for automated website change detection, Daily Briefing for AI-powered daily briefings, and unified cross-signal alerts across 200,000+ companies. Developers and data teams can access these signals programmatically via the Fundz Funding Data API, with transparent published pricing.

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