Athena

Athena

Sydney, NSW, Australia
3 employees
Alternative Lending
Series D · $200M

About Athena

Athena Home Loans aims to revolutionize the home loan process, providing a high level of service and savings to help customers reach financial freedom faster. Athena offers competitive interest rates and aims to keep these rates low for both new and existing customers, unlike traditional banks that may only offer low rates to new borrowers. The entire loan application and management process is digital. Borrowers can apply online, get approvals quickly, and manage their loans through Athena's digital platform without the need for in-person meetings.

Company details

Team Size3
LocationSydney, NSW, Australia
IndustryAlternative Lending

Funding

Total raised

$200M

Last stage

Series D

Investors

SSquare Peg Capital
AirTree Ventures
AAustralianSuper
Salesforce Ventures
MMacquarie Bank

Founders

Nathan Walsh

Nathan Walsh

Former NAB executive who started his career with BCG before taking senior roles at Citi and NAB in wealth management. At NAB, he founded Nabtrade and built it into a $40 billion platform over 7 years.

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Michael Starkey

Entrepreneurial background as co-founder of iSelect in Australia. Spent 7 years at NAB in personal banking, was a board member of the Australian Payments Council and former director of the New Payments Platform.

What happens next.

No applications, no recruiter spam. Just the intro.

01

Confirm the fit

A few questions to make sure this role is the right shape for you. Two minutes.

02

I pitch you to the company

I write the intro, send it to the founder, and handle the back-and-forth.

03

A meeting lands on your calendar

If they’re a yes, I book the chat. You show up — that’s the whole job-hunt.