Fintech Athena breaks Aussie VC funding record
Fintech Athena breaks Aussie VC funding record Share Australian mortgage industry fintech disrupter Athena Home Loans has broken the record for the largest capital raise completed entirely from local backers, banking $90 million in funding as its loan book booms. The company, which was founded in 2017 and launched in 2019 by former NAB bankers Nathan Walsh and Michael Starkey, claims to help Australians pay off their home loans faster, by offering low rates with no fees, which are automatically lowered if a person pays off a chunk of their loan faster than expected. Athena Home Loans co-found...