Athena
About
Pay your load down faster
Athena is here to transform home loans, removing the mortgage handcuffs, and arm home owners with what they need to save themselves. We’re talking helping you make serious savings in time, money and stress.
- Location
- Sydney
- Website
- Visit website
- Founded
- 2017
- Employees
- 101-200
- Funding stage
- Series D
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Snapshot of Athena
Helping Australians pay off home loans faster
Founded in 2017 by former bankers Nathan Walsh and Michael Starkey, Athena is taking on Australia’s Big Four banks with a faster, fairer, digital mortgage platform. The goal: help Australians own their homes sooner.
Why work at Athena
Purpose-led product Athena is radically rethinking home lending by aligning with customers, not banks. No loyalty tax. No gimmicks. Just faster repayments and real savings.
Serious firepower Over AUD $249 million raised from top-tier investors including Square Peg, Salesforce Ventures, and AustralianSuper. AUD $6.1 billion in loans settled and counting.
Smart model, real impact By funding loans with superannuation capital and eliminating legacy bank costs, Athena passes real value to both borrowers and investors.
Backed by a world-class team Founded by fintech veterans, powered by a team of technologists, designers, and former bankers determined to fix what’s broken in lending.
Milestones
- 2017: Founded in Sydney - 2020–2024: Raised multiple rounds, reaching AUD $249 million - 2024: Surpassed AUD $24.8 billion in applications
Vision Athena is out to build a mortgage company that does the right thing by its customers. No branch networks. No legacy systems. Just a digital-first lender helping Australians own their homes faster.