How Many People Work at Avant? Headcount and Employee Trends

Avant is a financial services company with 336 employees. Headcount data shows 8 new hires and 17 employee departures. The workforce is concentrated in the United States, with Chicago representing the largest employment hub.

Engineering is the largest team with 58 employees (about 17% of the company), followed by Finance and Administration with 56 and Business Management with 48. Mid-sized groups include Marketing and Product (36), Sales and Support (31), Operations (26), and Information Technology (26). Additional functions include Risk, Safety, and Compliance (17) and Banking and Wealth Management (12), with 26 employees categorized as Other. Overall, headcount spans technology, finance, operations, customer-facing, and risk functions.

Chicago, IL accounts for 172 employees, the largest share of Avant’s workforce. Other U.S. locations include Knoxville, TN (17) and New York, NY (12), with smaller teams in Austin, Dallas, Portland, and San Francisco (3 each), and Boston and Buffalo (2 each). An additional 119 employees are listed under Other locations, reflecting a distributed presence beyond the named offices. The footprint is U.S.-centric with a primary concentration in Chicago.