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Hypergrowth success story,
0 -> $440M

CLIENT

Money Lion

SERVICES

Frontend Development

Backend Development

Product design

QA Leadership

Business Intelligence

Project management

TECH STACK

React

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Business Intelligence tooling

OVERVIEW

MoneyLion is a leading U.S. fintech company that helps consumers manage, borrow, save, invest, and make smarter financial decisions through a single digital platform. The company combines financial products, personalized recommendations, educational content, and an embedded finance marketplace into one ecosystem.

Founded in 2013, MoneyLion is a leading U.S. fintech platform serving more than 14 million customers and working with over 1,100 enterprise partners. In 2025, the company was acquired by Gen Digital in a transaction valued at approximately $1 billion.

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BUILDING THE FOUNDATION FOR SCALE

Even Financial was founded by veterans of the finance, advertising, and software industries with an ambitious vision: create the infrastructure that connects consumers with the financial products best suited to their needs.

As the company entered a period of rapid growth, leadership needed a partner that could quickly assemble high-performing product teams while maintaining the execution standards expected by a fast-moving startup.

After evaluating more than 80 software development agencies across Southeast Europe, Even Financial selected Cinnamon for our product expertise, engineering capabilities, and ability to operate as a seamless extension of their internal team.

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SCALING WITH PURPOSE

From fintech startup to $440M acquisition

When Even Financial set out to simplify the fragmented U.S. financial services market, they needed more than additional development capacity. They needed a trusted product and engineering partner capable of scaling with them without compromising quality or speed.

Over the course of our partnership, Cinnamon built and embedded a team of 18 product designers, engineers, QA specialists, and project managers who became an extension of Even Financial's organization. Together, we helped support the company's rapid growth, culminating in its $440 million acquisition by MoneyLion.

SCALING WITH THE BUSINESS THROUGH A DEDICATED TEAM OF 18 PROFESSIONALS

Our partnership quickly expanded to a dedicated team of 18 professionals spanning product design, software engineering, quality assurance, and project management.

Rather than operating as an external vendor, the Cinnamon team became deeply integrated into Even Financial's product organization, contributing across multiple initiatives and collaborating closely with internal stakeholders on a daily basis.

As the business scaled, so did our involvement. Together, we helped build and evolve products that ultimately reached approximately 60 million consumers through Even Financial's platform and partner network. Throughout this period, our focus remained the same: delivering reliable execution, maintaining product quality, and helping the client hit the milestones that matter during hypergrowth.

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A PARTNERSHIP THAT CONTINUES

Even Financial's success attracted significant interest from the market, ultimately leading to its acquisition by MoneyLion in a $440 million transaction. Today, the platform operates as Engine by MoneyLion.

Our relationship with the founders didn't end with the acquisition. We continue to work together on new ventures, a testament to the trust we've built over years of close collaboration and shared success.

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Cinnamon has provided excellent engineering and design services, that captured our vision and achieved our goals. Together, we have created a quality user experience with great performance. We very much appreciate Cinnamon's commitment and collaboration.

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Alex Whiteside,

Senior Director of Product & Engineering, MoneyLion

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