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Sadi Khan

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Sadi Khan
CEO & Co-Founder of
Aven (2019)
About

Sadi Khan is Co-Founder and CEO at Aven, a fintech company pioneering home equity-backed credit cards to cut the cost of capital by up to 50% for homeowners. Khan is transforming homeownership into a tool for unlocking financial goals through patented HELOC-backed credit cards.

Before founding

Khan holds a degree in Computer Engineering from the University of Waterloo and has product leadership experience at Facebook and Microsoft. He spent nearly eight years at Facebook as director of special projects and began his engineering career at Microsoft.

Founder Insights

Khan studied the Dodd-Frank Act and consumer protection laws before founding Aven, then assembled a team to build patented technology including remote electronic notarization. He also served as an Advisor at The Thiel Foundation Fellowship, mentoring young visionaries.

Experience

Under Khan's leadership, Aven raised a $142 million Series D, valuing the company at more than $1 billion. Aven has more than doubled its valuation to $2.2 billion following a $110 million Series E funding round.

Scale & Impact

The company's customer base has tripled year-on-year, with more than $3 billion in aggregate credit lines issued and claims to have saved homeowners more than $215 million in interest payments. Aven was founded in 2019 by Sadi Khan, Collin Wikman, and Murtada Shah, former executives at Facebook and Square.

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Sadi Khan

Aven
CEO and Co-Founder
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Sadi Khan

Company(s)

Aven

Industry

Fintech

Year Founded

2019

Stage/Funding

Series E • $252M

Company Location

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About

Sadi Khan is Co-Founder and CEO at Aven, a fintech company pioneering home equity-backed credit cards to cut the cost of capital by up to 50% for homeowners. Khan is transforming homeownership into a tool for unlocking financial goals through patented HELOC-backed credit cards.

Before founding

Khan holds a degree in Computer Engineering from the University of Waterloo and has product leadership experience at Facebook and Microsoft. He spent nearly eight years at Facebook as director of special projects and began his engineering career at Microsoft.

Founder Insights

Khan studied the Dodd-Frank Act and consumer protection laws before founding Aven, then assembled a team to build patented technology including remote electronic notarization. He also served as an Advisor at The Thiel Foundation Fellowship, mentoring young visionaries.

Experience

Under Khan's leadership, Aven raised a $142 million Series D, valuing the company at more than $1 billion. Aven has more than doubled its valuation to $2.2 billion following a $110 million Series E funding round.

Scale & Impact

The company's customer base has tripled year-on-year, with more than $3 billion in aggregate credit lines issued and claims to have saved homeowners more than $215 million in interest payments. Aven was founded in 2019 by Sadi Khan, Collin Wikman, and Murtada Shah, former executives at Facebook and Square.

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