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Location: United States, Illinois, Chicago
Employees: 201-500
Total raised: $754M
Founded date: 2012
Investors 2
| Date | Name | Website |
| - | Accolade P... | accoladepa... |
| - | RRE Ventur... | rre.com/ |
Funding Rounds 5
| Date | Series | Amount | Investors |
| 03.12.2014 | Series D | $225M | - |
| 21.08.2014 | - | $200M | - |
| 22.07.2014 | Series C | $275M | - |
| 14.08.2013 | - | $20M | - |
| 08.05.2013 | - | $34M | - |
Mentions in press and media 17
| Date | Title | Description |
| 12.12.2014 | AvantCredit Closes $225M in Series D Equity Funding | AvantCredit, a Chicago, Illinois-based online consumer loan provider, closed $225m in Series D equity funding. The Series D round was led by Tiger Global Management and August Capital with participation from DFJ Growth, RRE Ventures, KKR &a... |
| 11.12.2014 | [Update] Lending Club IPO Shows The Profit Potential For Financial Technology Investments | Lending Club’s $5.4 billion initial public offering on the New York Stock Exchange is more than just the largest IPO for a U.S.-based tech company this year, it’s also planting the flag for an entire ecosystem of startup companies engaged i... |
| 03.12.2014 | AvantCredit Announces a $225 Million Series D, Welcomes Peter Thiel On as an Investor | Yesterday, AvantCredit lost the 2014 title as 'Chicago's Most Funded Startup' when Naurex, a biopharmaceutical company, announced an $80 million Series C. (In July, AvantCredit closed a $75M Series C). Well, they wanted their crown back. To... |
| 21.08.2014 | AvantCredit Completes $200M Debt Financing | AvantCredit, a Chicago, IL-based national online provider of consumer loans, completed a $200m debt financing. The round, which came two weeks after the company announced $75m Series C funding from Tiger Global Management and a $200m credit... |
| 21.08.2014 | With a $200 Million Credit Facility, AvantCredit Becomes the Most Funded Chicago Company in 2014 | Today, AvantCredit, the fast growing online provider of consumer loans, announced that it has secured a $200 million credit facility, making it the most funded Chicago-based company in 2014. This $200 million debt financing agreement was le... |
| 23.07.2014 | AvantCredit Receives $275M in Total Financing | AvantCredit, a Chicago, IL-based national online provider of consumer loans, received $275m in total financing. The financing included a $75m Series C funding round was led by Tiger Global Management. A $200m credit facility was led by Vict... |
| 22.07.2014 | AvantCredit, One of Chicago's Fastest Growing Startups, Closes $75 Million Series C | AvantCredit, the fastest growing online provider of consumer loans, announced this morning that it has completed a $75 million Series C round of funding. The round was led by Tiger Global Management - one of most prominent Wall Street finan... |
| 16.08.2013 | Funding roundup - week ending 8/16/13 | Apsalar, Looker, StyleSeek, Arkami, Cyvera, Roombeats, AnsibleWork, Sosh and Fab all raised money Seed Stage Intuitive site search engine Swiftype raised $1.7 million in seed funding from Andreessen Horowitz Seed, NEA, Kleiner Perkins, and ... |
| 14.08.2013 | AvantCredit secures $20M to make financial loans more accessible with big data | We are excited to bring Transform 2022 back in-person July 19 and virtually July 20 - 28. Join AI and data leaders for insightful talks and exciting networking opportunities. Register today! Online lending startup AvantCredit has raised $20... |
| 14.08.2013 | AvantCredit Raises $20M To Grow Its Machine-Powered Online Lending Platform | Online lending startup AvantCredit, which is co-founded by two YC grads who previously worked on a personal finance app but saw greater opportunity in providing loans online to middle class, near-prime lendees, has raised $20 million in a S... |
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