# Avant

> Avant is a VC fund in Chicago backing SaaS, Software and Human Resources. See 1 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Oct 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Chicago, United States
- Total investments: 1
- Last investment: Sep 2026
- Lead investor: 100%
- Last updated: Oct 2026
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/company/avantcredit
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/avant_us
- Website: http://www.avant.com
- Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/AvantCredit

Avant is a VC fund in Chicago focused on SaaS and Software. Avant operates an online marketplace that provides users with access to personal loans to consolidate debt, pay unexpected medical expenses, and for family vacations. Through the use of big data and machine-learning algorithms, the company offers a customized approach to streamline credit options. The company caters to consumers in the UnitedStates and the United Kingdom.Headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, Avant was founded in November 2012.

## Contacts

5 contacts available for Avant. Shizune tracks 9 team members at Avant. Sign up free to unlock them: https://app.shizune.co/sign-up/investor-profiles/find-team-emails/avant-credit?utm_source=investor_profile

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| SaaS | 1 | 100% |
| Software | 1 | 100% |
| Human Resources | 1 | 100% |
| Data Integration | 1 | 100% |
| Enterprise Software | 1 | 100% |

6 industries tracked in total.

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Sheila Bair | Independent Director | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sheila-bair |
| Al Goldstein | Executive Chairman, Founder | 7 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/al-goldstein-ch |
| Grant Miles | Chief Risk Officer | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/grant-miles |
| James Paris | President | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/james-paris |
| Justin Cohen | VP, Head of Banking | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/justin-cohen-3 |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 50skills | 50skills is transforming employee onboarding. It is used by thousands of managers in high-turnover industries ranging from retail, hospitality, ready-made-food, tech and transportation to reduce the timeframe between onboarding and employees actively fulfilling their roles. It accomplishes this by centralizing employee data, eliminatingrepetitive data entry tasks across multiple systems, and integrating with the tools and services employers already use.These are tasks such as creating and e-signing paperwork, triggering and monitoring videos in an LMS system, and creating users in core systems such as payroll and time registration.Please join us @ 50skills.com | $6M | Venture - Series Unknown | Sep 24, 2026 | https://50skills.com |

1 of 1 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [DRD Investments](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/drd-investments) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Frumtak Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/frumtak) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Swiss Post Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/swiss-post-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Avant invest in?

Avant invests primarily in SaaS, Software and Human Resources startups, most often at Venture - Series Unknown stage. Most of the 1 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Iceland. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### How do I contact Avant?

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### Who are the partners at Avant?

The team at Avant includes Sheila Bair (Independent Director), Al Goldstein (Executive Chairman, Founder) and Grant Miles (Chief Risk Officer), among 9 team members tracked by Shizune. The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

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