# Khaled Bitar

> Khaled Bitar is the co-founder and CEO of Avtal, an Austin-based fintech building a white-labeled, AI-powered digital collections platform for third-party debt collection agencies. In March 2026 the company announced $24 million in combined Seed and Series A funding led by S3 Ventures. Before Avtal, Bitar co-founded and ran LeftLane Software, a subprime auto lending platform, led Supply Operations at ServiceChannel (acquired by Fortive for $1.2B), and spent four years as a consultant at Bain & Company. He holds an MBA from The Wharton School and a BBA from the University of Texas at Austin.

- **Role:** Co-Founder and CEO at Avtal
- **Organizations:** Avtal, LeftLane Software, ServiceChannel, Bain & Company
- **Education:** MBA, The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, BBA, University of Texas at Austin
- **Known for:** Co-founded and leads Avtal, which raised $24M in Seed and Series A funding led by S3 Ventures in 2026, Co-founded and served as CEO of LeftLane Software, modernizing subprime auto lending, Led Supply Operations at ServiceChannel prior to its $1.2B acquisition by Fortive

## Career timeline

- **Early career** — Consultant at Bain & Company for four years
- **Later** — Led Supply Operations at ServiceChannel, later acquired by Fortive for $1.2B
- **Prior** — Co-Founded and served as CEO of LeftLane Software, a subprime auto lending platform
- **2021** — Co-Founded Avtal and became CEO (December 2021)
- **2026** — Avtal announced $24M in combined Seed and Series A funding led by S3 Ventures

## Achievements

- Co-founded and leads Avtal, which raised $24M in Seed and Series A funding led by S3 Ventures in 2026
- Co-founded and served as CEO of LeftLane Software, modernizing subprime auto lending
- Led Supply Operations at ServiceChannel prior to its $1.2B acquisition by Fortive
- Assembled a founding team drawn from the CFPB, TrueAccord, InDebted, LiveVox, Square, and PayPal

## Latest updates

- **2026-03** — Avtal announced $24 million in combined Seed and Series A funding led by S3 Ventures with participation from NJP Ventures, to expand engineering and accelerate its collections platform.

## Links

- Website: https://avtal.com
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/khaled-bitar-a900139
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/khaled.bitar.9/

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Last updated: 2026-07-15