Talk:Avant (company)

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Hi there. Full disclosure: I work for Avant and I wanted to share a few articles for your consideration regarding the company.

Avant recently changed its name and migrated its site from avantcredit.com to Avant.com^[1]

Avant has more than 600 employees^[2]

Avant has more than $1 Billion in funding ^[3]

On the subject of growth, Avant acquired of the Company Ready For Zero and has served more than 175,000 customers in 46 US states and the UK^[4]

Avant was #6 on Forbes America's Most Promising Companies list this year^[5]

References

JeanaACohen (talk) 15:34, 2 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]

@JeanaACohen:

Done GoingBatty (talk) 01:05, 18 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]

RFZ[edit]

Note that ReadyForZero's debt management tools were shut down effective November 12, 2016. Please update the Wiki page per the below cited media sources on this news:

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References

Company size inconsistancy[edit]

The summary section claims the company size at about 550, while the article text in "Company establishment" cites 650. I'm looking to see if I can find a citation that clarifies.

Charlesj1968 (talk) 18:15, 15 November 2021 (UTC)[reply]

[1] ttp://tech.co/avantcredit-rebrands-as-avant-acquires-readyforzero-2015-03

[2] ttp://www.chicagotribune.com/bluesky/originals/chi-avant-credit-new-name-bsi-story.html

[3] ttp://dealbook.nytimes.com/2014/12/04/avantcredit-an-online-lender-raises-new-financing/?_r=0

[4] ttp://finovate.com/readyforzero-acquired-by-avant-in-cash-and-stock-deal/

[5] ttp://www.reuters.com/article/2015/01/23/avantcredit-forbes-idUSnPn5ry3Sk+82+PRN20150123

[6] ttp://www.altfi.com/article/2393_avant_kills_off_readyforzero_one_year_after_buying_it

[7] ttp://www.crowdfundinsider.com/2016/11/92251-avant-quietly-shuts-readyforzero-credit-monitoring-debt-management-site/

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