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| 24.03.2026 | Fintech Unicorns: How Over 300 Companies Achieved Billion-Dollar Valuations | Share
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More than 300 fintech companies worldwide have reached valuations of $1 billion or more’ Global Unicorn Tracker. In 2015, there were fewer than 20 fintech unicorns. The number tripled between 2019 and 2021 alon... |
| 02.03.2026 | Avant: $200 Million Personal Loan Securitization Earns Inaugural AAA Ratings From Fitch And KBRA | Avant, a financial technology company focused on personal loans and credit cards, announced it has closed a $200 million personal loan securitization that earned AAA ratings from both Fitch Ratings and Kroll Bond Rating Agency (KBRA) for th... |
| 08.09.2025 | Safe Debt Consolidation in 2025: Avoid Scams and Protect Your Finances | Share
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Debt management has become more crucial than ever in 2025. With rising interest rates, growing household expenses, and fluctuating credit conditions, millions of people are exploring ways to consol... |
| 09.04.2025 | Fusion Connect Earns Prestigious Silver Stevie for CX Excellence | Fusion Connect, a Morgan Stanley company and a proven leader in cloud communications services, has earned the prestigious Silver Stevie Award for Commitment to Excellence in Customer Experience. This achievement reflects Fusion Connect’s bo... |
| 13.11.2024 | The Rise of Sustainable Beauty and Energy: A New Era of Eco-Conscious Innovation | In a world grappling with climate change and environmental degradation, innovation is the lifeboat. Two recent developments highlight this trend: Avant's clean beauty revolution and Jackery's sustainable energy initiatives. Both companies a... |
| 13.11.2024 | Clean Beauty: Asian Biotech Company Launches Ethical Skincare Ingredients Made From Cultivated Marine Cells | 4 Mins Read Southeast Asian marine biotech company Avant has rolled out a range of skincare actives made by cultivated fish cells.
To modernise and futureproof the ways we currently produce peptides, cellular agriculture startup Avant has u... |
| 04.09.2024 | Fora Financial Appoints Michael Air as Chief Technology Officer | Michael Air
New hire reinforces the company's dedication to advancing tech-driven working capital solutions for businesses.
NEW YORK, Sept. 4, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Fora Financial, a leading fintech lender for businesses, is excited to... |
| 26.07.2024 | The Voice Revolution: How AI is Transforming Communication in Business and IoT | In the world of technology, voice is becoming the new frontier. Companies are racing to harness the power of voice AI, reshaping how businesses interact with customers and how devices communicate with users. The recent partnerships and inno... |
| 26.07.2024 | The Dawn of Decentralized AI: A New Era for Web3 Applications | The digital landscape is shifting. The rise of decentralized artificial intelligence (AI) is not just a trend; it’s a revolution. Two recent developments highlight this shift: Lumerin's Morpheus public testnet and John Snow Labs' no-code AI... |
| 26.07.2024 | AVANT and PolyAI Partner to Provide Advanced Voice AI Solutions to Call Centers | AVANT, a platform for IT decision-making and the nation’s premier Technology Services Distributor, today announced a strategic partnership with PolyAI, a pioneer in voice AI and lifelike automation solutions for the contact center. This par... |
| 26.07.2024 | Lumerin Launches Morpheus Public Testnet for Decentralized AI Compute | Public Testnet is a Key Step Using AI to Improve and Grow Web3 Apps
Lumerin, a protocol and foundational layer technology using smart contracts to control how P2P data streams are accessed, routed, and transacted, today announced that the M... |
| 26.07.2024 | AVANT and PolyAI Announce Strategic Partnership | AVANT, a platform for IT decision-making and the nation’s premier Technology Services Distributor, today announced a strategic partnership with PolyAI, a pioneer in voice AI and lifelike automation solutions for the contact center. This par... |
| 25.07.2024 | SensiML Integrates Cutting-Edge Generative AI Voice Technology in its ML DataOps Software for the IoT Edge | SensiML Data Studio Democratizes Voice Recognition on Tiny Devices with New Text-to-Speech Synthetic Dataset Generation Feature
SensiML Corporation, a leader in AI software for IoT and a subsidiary of QuickLogic , today released a new gener... |
| 25.07.2024 | Predactiv Appoints Media and Programmatic Veteran Courtney Stuart as SVP, Audience & Platform Sales | Predactiv, a leading data technology company offering an innovative, AI-powered platform that enables clients to monetize and maximize the value of data assets, today announced the hire of Courtney Stuart, as Senior Vice President of Audien... |
| 18.04.2024 | Boost Your Website’s Income with Leading Loan Affiliate Programs in USA | Among various niches, the finance sector, particularly through loan affiliate programs, offers substantial earning potential. Whether you’re a seasoned blogger, a social media influencer, or simply looking to diversify your online income st... |
| 27.04.2023 | 15 Actionable Tips To Improve Your Credit Score | getty |
| 07.12.2022 | Avant Secures $250M From Ares Management | Avant, a Chicago, IL-based credit financial technology company, secured $250m of corporate debt and redeemable preferred equity from Ares Management Alternative Credit funds.
The company intends to use the funds to further fuel its credit p... |
| 03.07.2022 | Tracking Klarna’s plunging valuation | Welcome to The Interchange! If you received this in your inbox, thank you for signing up and your vote of confidence. If you’re reading this as a post on our site, sign up here so you can receive it directly in the future. Every week, I’ll ... |
| 26.10.2021 | AVANT Announces Strategic Growth Investment from Pamlico Capital | AVANT, a platform for IT decision-making and the nation’s premier distributor for next generation technology, announced a strategic growth investment from Pamlico Capital. The investment will drive further expansion and scale for our busine... |
| 22.06.2021 | Avant's Credit Card Surpasses 600,000 Customer Milestone | |
| 09.06.2021 | Avant Closes First Personal Loan Securitization of 2021 | |
| 24.05.2021 | Avant Names Matt Bochenek CEO | |
| 08.04.2021 | Avant broadens its digital banking capabilities with challenger acquisition | The US-based online lender is acquiring Zero Financial and its challenger brand, Level, in a mixed cash-stock transaction, per TechCrunch. No other financial terms have been disclosed. The deal will enable Avant to offer a comprehensive sui... |
| 07.04.2021 | U.S. Fintech Avant Acquires Zero Financial & Level | U.S. fintech Avant announced on Wednesday it has completed the acquisition of Zero Financial and neobank Level. Avant reported the acquisition of Level will allow it to expand its reach by offering digital banking experiences to its America... |
| 07.04.2021 | Avant Acquires Zero Financial, Inc. and its Neobank, Level | |
| 07.04.2021 | Avant doubles down on digital banking with Zero Financial acquisition | Avant, an online lender that has raised over $600 million in equity, announced today that it has acquired Zero Financial and its neobank brand, Level, to further its mission of becoming a digital bank for the masses.
Founded in 2012, Chicag... |
| 26.01.2021 | Avant Reaches 1.5 Million Customers | |
| 31.12.2020 | The top 12 VC funding rounds raised by Chicago startups in 2020 | Despite the economic challenges presented over the course of the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020, Chicago startups were still raising venture capital.
While the year's total venture numbers are still being tallied, Inno wanted to bring you the to... |
| 02.12.2020 | Avant spinoff Amount raises $81M to build lending tech for banks | Amount, a fintech startup that spun out of Chicago lending company Avant earlier this year, has raised $81 million as it grows as an independent business.
The $81 million Series C round was led by Goldman Sachs Growth with participation fro... |
| 14.04.2020 | An installment loan is a fixed amount of money you borrow and pay back over time, and it could be a good option if you need cash | Mortgages, auto loans, personal loans, and student loans are a few common examples of installment loans. Roberto Westbrook / Getty Images
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| 11.03.2020 | How 21st century fintech apps have changed the way we handle money | This is not your mother's way of handling finances
[Editor's note: Future of Behavioral and Mental Health with BetterHelp, Headspace, Ginger.io, Providence Hospitals, UnitedHealthcare Optum, Khosla Ventures, Oak HC/FT and more has become 3 ... |
| 11.10.2019 | VCs invested almost $40 billion in fintech last year. 4 major leaders describe the steps they've taken to grow their businesses after being flushed with cash. | Advertisement
The fintech industry continues to grow, with the sector raising a record $39.57 billion globally in 2018, according to research conducted by data provider CB Insights and reported by Reuters.
With the fintech market projected ... |
| 27.06.2019 | Chicago Tech Funding Tops $100M in June | This is our roundup of Chicago tech and startup companies that received venture capital investments during the month of June. If we missed one, let us know at info@chicagoinno.com.
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| 12.06.2019 | Blockchain Startup Born out of Avant Lands $23M | Spring Labs, a blockchain startup that was created by members of the founding team of Chicago fintech startup Avant, has landed $23 million from a handful of notable investors.
Spring Labs announced Wednesday that the $23 million Series A r... |
| 06.05.2019 | Immigrant Entrepreneurs Prove It Doesn't Matter Where You Were Born | Adam Neumann, co-founder and CEO of WeWork, is one of many immigrants from Israel who have started... [+] highly successful companies in the United States. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan) |
| 08.03.2018 | Chicago’s strongest startup sector is online marketplaces
The foundations for today’s marketplace platforms
Success breeds success | As an investment leader in Chicago, I get asked about startup trends on a regular basis. Most often the question I’m asked is, “What is the strongest startup sector in Chicago?” |
| 08.03.2018 | Chicago’s strongest startup sector is online marketplaces like Groupon and OpenTable | As an investment leader in Chicago, I get asked about startup trends on a regular basis. Most often the question I’m asked is, “What is the strongest startup sector in Chicago?”
It’s a hard question because one of Chicago’s core advantages ... |
| 08.03.2018 | Chicago’s strongest startup sector is online marketplaces like Groupon and OpenTable | 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!
As an investment leader in Chicago, I get asked a... |
| 17.11.2017 | Former Capital One Executive Troy Jamison Named First Chief Risk Officer at Victory Park Capital | Victory Park Capital (VPC), a Chicago-based investment firm focused on private middle-market debt and equity investments, announced on Wednesday it has appointed formed Capital One executive, Troy Jamison as its first Chief Risk Officer.
Ja... |
| 27.04.2017 | Chicago’s Origin Ventures just raised $80 million for its fourth fund | Origin Ventures, an early-stage, 18-year-old venture firm based in Chicago, has closed its fourth fund with $80 million in commitments.
The fund is twice as big as the firm’s third fund, which closed in 2013. The sum is even more meaningful... |
| 27.04.2017 | Reflection on our New Fund | Bruce, Steve, Brent, and I are excited to announce we have closed our fourth fund, exceeding our target with an $80M fund focused on series A investments in software, marketplaces and content startups. |
| 06.04.2017 | Top 10 Fintech Lending Companies and Their Worth | Share
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According to the findings of Transparency market research, the value of fintech lending will command between $150 billion and $490 billion. There are many fintech companies that are driving this growth. Here ar... |
| 28.10.2016 | The Fintech 100 – Announcing The World’s Leading Fintech Innovators For 2016 | Fintech Innovators, a collaboration between fintech investment firm, H2 Ventures and KPMG Fintech, announced its list of the world’s leading fintech innovators, the 2016 Fintech 100.
The annual list includes the leading 50 Established finte... |
| 29.08.2016 | 27 Most Valued World Fintech Unicorns, 8 From China | Business Insider Singapore, CBInsights, Funderbeam, and Crunchbase together have created the world’s fintech unicorns – fintech start-ups valued at over $1 billion.
Fintech Unicorns Worth $1 billion 27. Rong360, Chinese Financial Comparison... |
| 17.06.2016 | Where the Alternative Finance Market Is Headed
An Overview of Alternative Finance in the Americas
The Financial Crisis and Regulation Changed the Landscape
Banks Aren’t Going Anywhere
Consolidatio... | As technology continues to disrupt, transform, and enhance established industries like finance, education, and healthcare, we have tracked the resulting intersections and developments to better understand the different market landscapes. |
| 10.06.2016 | How to Raise Venture Capital
Key Takeaways | We launched the second program in our Entrepreneurial Education Series, “How to Raise Venture Capital,” on June 8th with our partner 1871. |
| 25.05.2016 | A lending case involving top VCs moves toward a trial | Elevate, a venture-backed company that uses big data to assess loan applications from people with low credit scores, has been called out as a predatory lender, including in Fortune last year. One reason among others is that the APR on some ... |
| 17.05.2016 | For online lenders, it’s suddenly touch-and-go | A year ago, privately held online lenders like Prosper, SoFi and Avant looked all but certain to go public at the same unicorn valuations their venture investors had assigned them — if not higher. They were seemingly reshaping the student, ... |
| 12.05.2016 | Get the Information You Need to Raise Venture Capital | Join Hyde Park Angels at 1871 on Wednesday, June 8 from 6:00 pm — 8:00 pm to learn from the seasoned entrepreneurs and investors behind heading up the Midwest’s biggest startups and venture firms, including Avant, CME Ventures, Drive Capita... |
| 18.04.2016 | Avant Acqui-hires StudyCloud and TempoIQ | Avant, a Chicago, IL-based online lending platform, acqui-hired StudyCloud and TempoIQ, two local technology startups.
The amount of the deal was not disclosed.
TempoIQ was an Internet of Things application platform provider while StudyCLou... |
| 22.03.2016 | Avant Launches Direct to Consumer Auto Refinance Loans | Avant, a Chicago, IL-based online lending platform, has launched its latest financial product, direct to consumer auto refinance loans.
Available directly to consumers through the Avant website, this product cuts out the middle-man offering... |
| 01.03.2016 | Avant Surpasses $3 Billion in Loan Originations | Avant, a Chicago, IL-based marketplace lending platform, has surpassed $3 billion in loan originations since launching in November 2012.
Nearly $2 billion in loans were originated through the platform in 2015 alone and the company projects ... |
| 21.01.2016 | [Infographic] An inside look at Millennial credit profiles | Only 3% of Millennials have taken out a mortgage, while 24% have taken out student loans and 27% have opened credit card accounts.
So where is all their cash going? After all, this is the largest generation, with 92 million Millennials.
An ... |
| 19.01.2016 | 50 лучших финтехстартапов по версии Forbes | Часть 1. Кредитование
Список объединил очень разные компании. Самая старая компания списка Xignite (поставщик данных) была основана в 2003 году, а самые молодые компании списка R3CEV и Chain (обе — разработчики блокчейн-решений) появились в... |
| 02.12.2015 | Announcing This Year's 50 on Fire Winners | Tonight, we unveiled the 50 on Fire, a collection of companies, CEOs, startups, and entrepreneurs that are driving the city's innovation economy forward.
From Avant, one of Chicago's four Unicorns, to Todd Connor, Executive Director of the ... |
| 16.11.2015 | Investments in smaller U.S. tech hubs rose 36% in 2014 | NY, California and Boston still make up 75% of investments, but the rest of the country is rising
We are hosting our second annual Post Seed (#postseedconf) event on Dec. 1 at Ruby Skye in San Francisco. The event - which we expect to draw ... |
| 03.11.2015 | Avant Closes $325M Series E Equity Financing Round | Avant, a Chicago, IL-based marketplace lending platform, closed a $325m Series E equity financing round.
The round, which brought total equity raised to over $650m (with debt raised at $1.1 billion), was led by global growth equity firm Gen... |
| 07.10.2015 | How Staying in Front of the Pack Helped the 'Forward Thinkers' Nab a Spot on Entrepreneur360 | October 7, 2015 3 min read
Through surveys and available data, we've examined hundreds of small businesses and come away with six archetypal sets of practices and characteristics that we believe are representative of most growth companies o... |
| 30.09.2015 | Daily funding roundup - September 30, 2015 | Avant scored $325M; NewStore raised $38M; PerfectServe landed $21M
Molio, Inc., a Salt Lake City-based creative and media agency focused on building brands through YouTube, raised a $1 million credit facility. Square 1 Bank provided the fin... |
| 30.09.2015 | Avant Announces $325 Million Series E Funding Round and Strategic Partnership with General Atlantic | General Atlantic to Lead Equity Funding to Fuel Growth of Marketplace Lending Platform |
| 20.08.2015 | Avant Receives $339M in two Debt Financing Deals | Avant, a Chicago, Il-based marketplace lending platform, received $339 million in two debt financing deals.
The financing transaction with Jefferies LLC, will provide Avant with $139 million in debt financing.
The company also closed a $200... |
| 19.08.2015 | New Money: These Chicago Startups Raised Millions This Week | New Money is a roundup of all the funding deals raised by Chicago-area tech companies this week. As more news comes out, this post will be updated.
SpotHero
Deal: $20 million Series B
Investors: The round was led by Insight Venture Partners... |
| 07.08.2015 | These Are Your 10 Winners of the Coolest Companies Competition! | At Chicago Fest, our summer celebration for the entrepreneurs, workers, students, and thinkers that are driving the city's innovation economy forward, we announced the 10 winners of the Coolest Companies Competition.
For this friendly chall... |
| 09.06.2015 | 10 Chicago Startups We're Watching This Summer | It's been a busy 2015 so far with tons of Chicago startups launching products, raising money, and continuing to grow and disrupt industries.
To get a sense for who's been making moves and who we're keeping our eye on this summer, we've put ... |
| 14.04.2015 | Ascend raises $1.5M to launch loans where you can bet on yourself | A San Francisco startup is the latest to join the trend of companies offering you an opportunity to bet on your own risk-worthiness.
Today, Ascend Consumer Financial announced a $1.5 million seed round and the launch of its inaugural produc... |
| 14.04.2015 | Ascend raises $1.5M to launch loans where you can bet on yourself | 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!
A San Francisco startup is the latest to join the... |
| 13.04.2015 | Avant Lands Another $400M to Launch Loan Program for Institutional Investors | Avant, Chicago's most funded startup last year, announced it has secured yet another large investment to create a program for institutional investors to purchase loans originated by the Avant technology platform.
With a $400 million financi... |
| 13.04.2015 | Avant Launches Avant Institutional Marketplace | Avant (formerly AvantCredit), a Chicago, IL-based online lending platform, has launched Avant Institutional Marketplace, a program which enables institutional investors to purchase loans originated by the Avant technology platform.
The $400... |
| 31.03.2015 | Online Lender Avant Acquires Debt Management Service ReadyForZero | Online lending platform Avant has acquired ReadyForZero, a Y Combinator-backed startup that helps consumers better manage their personal debit and credit using online financial software, the companies are announcing this morning. Financial ... |
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