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Sunny Day Fund

6003 Madison Overlook Court, Falls Church, Virginia, 22041, United States

Overview

Sunny Day Fund provides employer-sponsored emergency savings accounts where employers match employee contributions and funds are immediately accessible. The platform incentivizes employees to keep saving by increasing matched dollar amounts as balances grow, discouraging non-emergency withdrawals. Sunny Day Fund targets employers with employees earning $30,000–$75,000 annually, including manufacturers, retailers, and hospital systems. Early results show 50%–65% voluntary participation and frontline employees saving about $50 per bi-weekly paycheck on average. In one warehousing employer, participants experienced a 25% lower turnover rate through the Great Resignation. After a 50-employee pilot in 2020, the company now works with dozens of companies and serves thousands of employees. Founder Sid Pailla built the platform to bridge the benefits gap for smaller employers and improve employee financial wellbeing.

Total raised
$3M
Funding rounds
1
Latest round
Equity
Latest activity
Jun 2022

Industries

  • Employee Benefits
  • Enterprise Software
  • Financial Services
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Recent funding

  1. Equity

    Jun 2022

    $3M

Team