Paul Zhang is one of the cofounders of online consumer lending platform Avant. At 28 years old, he’s the only one among the company’s cofounders that still qualify for Tech.Co’s list of top Chicago startup founders under 30. As the CTO of Avant, Zhang has built a platform that will revolutionize the lending industry. Avant has been lauded by the likes of Forbes as one of the next billion-dollar unicorns. In March, the company acquired fellow Y Combinator alum ReadyForZero. Earlier this year, Zhang was featured on Inc.’s ’30 Under 30′.

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