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Lean Financial

Fintech offering earned wage access / on-demand pay and cash advances to flex and gig workers via employer marketplaces; acquired by When I Work.

San Diego, CaliforniaFounded 2020Seed

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Lean Financial (Lean) was a San Diego fintech building financial products for the flex/gig workforce — instant on-demand pay and a $1,000 cash-advance product (SpendAdvance) delivered through employer and marketplace partners, scaling past $50M in annualised payment volume. Founded in 2020; $4.5M seed. Acquired by workforce-management platform When I Work in 2023.

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