Earnin

Paycheck advance service for employees

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501-1000 employees
  • Fintech
  • B2C
  • B2B
  • Personal finance
  • Payments
  • Financial Services
Evergreen Park, Palo Alto, CA

Company mission

To build a financial system that works for people.

Top investors

42% employee growth in 12 months

Our take

Paying bills is an inevitable part of life, but paying them late or dipping into overdrafts can result in fees. This is the reality for millions of workers who have to wait for their paychecks to arrive – and the problem that companies like EarnIn are trying to solve. By allowing hourly workers access to their pay as it is earned rather than on a fixed date, it hopes to provide all Americans with the ability to deal with immediate costs without going into arrears.

Unlike competitors in this growing space, Earnin charges no mandatory fees, instead gaining revenue through a voluntary tipping system. It also requires no credit checks to access its services, which puts it ahead of the growing number of digital banking solutions. This approach has garnered it a strong user base of business customers who offer Earnin as an employee benefit.

Earnin has managed to continue its steady growth even while the wider tech landscape suffered setbacks, which suggests a wise leadership. It also continues to improve its offering and expand its network of businesses, aiming to give every employee in America control of the money they've earned.

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Freddie

Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle

Benefits

  • Work from home opportunities
  • Health insurance
  • FSA
  • 401k
  • Mental health resources
  • Employee Resource Groups
  • Stipend for growth opportunities
  • Pet friendly office

Funding (last 2 of 4 rounds)

Dec 2018

$125m

SERIES C

Sep 2017

$39m

SERIES B

Total funding: $190.1m

This company has top investors

Leadership

Ram Palaniappan

(Founder & CEO)

Was Senior Operations Manager at Reflect.com, a P&G company. Served as President of UniRush from 2004 to 2012.