American financial services company
Even is an American financial services company. Founded in 2015, Even is headquartered in Oakland, California and provides payroll and accounting services, including earned wage access.[1]
The app simulates salaried wages for hourly by calculating average monthly earnings, and offering paid advances based on its algorithm while moving surplus earnings into savings accounts.[2]
History
Even was founded in 2014 by Jon Schlossberg and a group of other entrepreneurs. The company raised $1.5 million in seed funding that year, led by tech investor Keith Rabois.[3]
The app entered beta testing in 2015, before becoming available to all users in January 2016.[2]
In 2017, Walmart paid Even an undisclosed amount to begin offering early wage access to its employees.[4]
In July 2018, the company raised $40 million during its Series B round of funding, which was again led by Rabois.[5]
In 2020, PayPal CEO Dan Schulman announced that the company would be partnering with Even to offer the service to its employees.[6]
As of 2020, the app had over 500,000 users.[7]
On March 1, 2021, David Baga became the new CEO of Even, replacing co-founder Jon Schlossberg.[8]
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