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04 Avant
[ Al Goldstein ]
Chicago , Illinois based loan company Avant was founded in 2012 . Creating tailored loans from advanced data analytics and machine learning , the company has consistently raised funds since graduating from the Y Combinator seed accelerator . CEO Al Goldstein founded the company alongside CTO Paul Zhang and Chief Credit Officer John Sun . Having worked for Deutsche Bank as an investment banker , Goldstein also serves as CEO of Amount , Avant ’ s rebranded bank partnership platform .
AUGUST 2019