Even

Even

Employer-backed earned wage access platform

Overview

Even offers a financial wellness platform for employers and their employees that includes Earned Wage Access (EWA) and budgeting tools. It lets employees access a portion of wages they've already earned before payday through a payroll-integrated app, called Instapay, and enables automatic savings features to help employees manage money more effectively. The service is delivered to employers on a subscription basis, allowing them to offer valuable financial benefits to staff as a way to improve satisfaction and reduce turnover. Unlike generic payroll apps, Even integrates with the employer’s payroll system and focuses specifically on on-demand wages and savings tools within an employer-sponsored program. The company’s goal is to reduce financial stress for workers while helping employers boost retention and engagement by providing accessible, employer-backed financial wellness benefits.

About Even

Simplify's Rating
Why Even is rated
C+
Rated C on Competitive Edge
Rated B on Growth Potential
Rated C on Differentiation

Industries

Enterprise Software

Fintech

Financial Services

Company Size

51-200

Company Stage

Series B

Total Funding

$52M

Headquarters

Oakland, California

Founded

2014

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Simplify's Take

What believers are saying

  • Gig economy demand boosts Even's employer adoption rapidly.
  • Healthtech partnerships like StanPlus expand Even's integrations.
  • Proven retention gains attract Fortune 500 employer subscriptions.

What critics are saying

  • Walmart integrates Even into neobank, undercutting subscriptions now.
  • CFPB 2024 rules classify Instapay as credit, capping fees immediately.
  • DailyPay's 1000+ clients commoditize payroll APIs, sparking price wars.

What makes Even unique

  • Even provides fee-free Instapay for immediate earned wage access.
  • Even integrates automatic savings plans into payroll systems.
  • Even reduces employee turnover via financial wellness tools.

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Funding

Total Funding

$52M

Meets

Industry Average

Funded Over

4 Rounds

Notable Investors:
Series B funding is typically for startups that have proven their business model and need more funding to expand rapidly—often by entering new markets or adding more products. Investors are usually venture capital firms that specialize in later-stage investments.
Series B Funding Comparison
Above Average

Industry standards

$35M
$40M
Even
$45M
Linktree
$65M
Substack
$100M
ClickUp

Benefits

We are Remote Equal: Whether you WFH or can’t wait to get back to our Offices, we’ve invested in ensuring the quality of your experience will be the same.

If you WFH, we will help you get the equipment you need to make it sustainable.

$100/month Health & Wellness stipend for the gym, massages, or whatever makes you feel good.

$500 annual Financial stipend to use for financial planning and getting legal advice.

$5,000 annual Education stipend for your professional development.

Huge variety of Healthcare plans and carriers for Medical, Dental, and Vision insurance to choose from, including plans with FSAs and HSAs.

Short- and Long-Term Disability insurance.

Basic Life insurance.

401(k) with 50% match from Even, up to 6% of your salary.

PTO policies: Unlimited for Salaried employees, and starting at 120 hours of vacation leave, 72 hours of sick and safe leave, and paid holidays for Hourly employees.

Parental Leave: 4.5 months for birthing parents, 3 months for non-birthing parents.

Education: You can take up to 5 days of paid time off each year to attend a course or to work on an individual project related to your stipend.

Sabbatical Leave: You can take 3 months of paid leave after 5 years of working at Even!

Company News

PYMNTS
Aug 10th, 2023
What If: Walmart Succeeds as a Neobank?

Walmart's made some inroads in the space, having bought Even Responsible Finance and One Finance.

Yahoo Finance
Jun 30th, 2023
Easy Crypto Raises $11.7M, Sets Record for New Zealand

Easy Crypto believes that the success of the funding round “demonstrates increasing confidence in the role of cryptocurrency in the financial ecosystem.”

The Trend Magazine
May 4th, 2023
EVEN Raises $2.2 Million to Build Equity for Artists and Fans within the Music Industry

EVEN has raised a $2.2 Million seed round led by CSA partners with participation from a diverse group of investors including gener8tor, VC414, gAngels, Daniel Rotman, Adie Akuffo-Afful, Donte Murry, and Ogo.

PR Newswire
Sep 27th, 2022
Pinwheel Announces Earnings Stream To Provide Real-Time Consumer Earnings Data With Persistent Connectivity To Payroll And Time And Attendance (Ta) Platforms

With Earnings Stream, fintechs and financial institutions can seamlessly support new products, such as enabling cash flow underwriting and simplifying earned wage access (EWA), to alleviate the financial stress of traditional underwriting and traditional pay periods, ultimately creating a fairer financial system. Pinwheel's up-leveled insights – projected earnings or accrued earnings – are powered by consumer-permissioned, real-time data connectivity. NEW YORK, Sept. 27, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Pinwheel, the market-leading provider of income and employment data engineered for next-generation fintech innovation, announced the launch of Pinwheel Earnings Stream. Pinwheel's latest product provides an unprecedented level of persistent, up-to-date historical, current, and projected income data

Telangana Publications Pvt. Ltd
Mar 3rd, 2022
StanPlus partners with Even Responsible Finance, Inc.

Hyderabad: Hyderabad-based emergency medical response company StanPlus has announced its partnership with Even, a healthtech company and healthcare provider, to provide emergency medical transportation services.

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