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Real estate startup Athena raises $15 million thanks to “wickedly talented” team and thriving startup ecosystem

Athena, a cloud-based digital home-loan startup, has raised $15 million in Series A funding ahead of its launch next month, and co-founder Nathan Walsh says it couldn’t have got to this point without its crack team.
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Athena founders Nathan Walsh (left) and Michael Starkey (right) secured $70 million in Series C funding this year. Source: supplied

Cloud-based digital home-loan platform Athena has raised $15 million in Series A funding ahead of its launch next month, and co-founder Nathan Walsh says the startup couldn’t have got to this point without its “wickedly talented” team.

With a goal of disrupting Australia’s lucrative home loan market, Athena wants to “bypass the banks” and offer would-be home owners with loans that are backed by super funds and which carry lower interest rates.

In June, Athena closed $3 million in its seed funding round.

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