Athena

About

Athena is an Australian home loan platform that helps to get better home loans.

Sydney,New South Wales,Australia
101 - 250
https://athena.com.au/

Highlights

Details

Last Funding Type: Seed
Last Funding Money Raised: $3M
Industries: Financial Services,FinTech,Information Technology,Lending
Founded date: Jun 1, 2017
Number Of Employee: 101 - 250
Operating Status: Active
Legal Name: Athena Mortgage Pty Ltd.
Also Known As: Athena Home Loans

They are a team of ex-bankers who are passionate about changing the home loan industry for the better. They saw there was a better way to not only help customers get a home loan but also help them pay it off as soon as possible.

That’s why they create a new home loan business that is built around the customer, not the banks. Athena is led by an executive team with deep experience in financial services and has a track record of delivering innovative customer solutions with outstanding customer experiences.

Funding Rounds

Number of Funding Rounds

Total Funding Amount

5

$43M $160M

Athena has raised a total of $43M $160M in funding over 2 rounds. Their latest funding was raised on May 11, 2021 from a Series D round.

Announced Date	Round	Money Raised	Number of Investors	Lead Investors	Post Valuation
May 11, 2021	Series D	$90M	8	Square Peg Capital	—	Detail
Oct 20, 2019	Series C	$70M	6	AustralianSuper	—	Detail
Nov 26, 2018	Series B	$25M	4	Square Peg Capital	—	Detail
May 8, 2018	Series A	$15M	4	Square Peg Capital	—	Detail
Jun 1, 2017	Seed	$3M	—	—	—	Detail

Investors

Number of Lead Investors

Number of Investors

4

11

Athena is funded by 11 investors. Square Peg Capital and AirTree Ventures are the most recent investors.

Investor Name	Lead Investor	Funding Round
Square Peg Capital	Yes	Series D
AirTree Ventures	—	Series D
Apex Capital Partners	—	Series D
AustralianSuper	—	Series D
Hostplus	—	Series D
Macquarie Bank	—	Series D
Salesforce Ventures	—	Series D
Sunsuper	—	Series D
NAB Ventures	—	Series C
National Australia Bank (NAB)	—	Series B