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7shifts

“Can a restaurant scheduling platform become the complete financial and workforce OS for hourly restaurant teams by embedding payroll, earned wage access, and tip management?”

HQSaskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
FoundersJordan Boesch
IndustryVertical SaaS / Restaurants

The story

7shifts started as a restaurant employee scheduling tool, targeting a narrow but painful operational problem for hourly-workforce operators. Over time, it expanded into a full workforce management suite—adding time clocking, labor compliance, team communications, and hiring. The decisive embedded-finance pivot came with the launch of 7shifts Payroll (powered by Check) and On-Demand Pay (powered by Clair), transforming the platform from a scheduling point solution into the financial and operational OS for restaurant teams. The company now positions itself as covering the entire employee lifecycle: Hire → Train → Schedule → Pay → Retain.

Last 12 months

2026-05

7shifts launched On-Demand Pay for Tips, a new product powered by Clair, allowing restaurant employees to access earned tips shortly after a shift rather than waiting for the traditional pay cycle.

Product timeline

2014

Jordan Boesch founded 7shifts after witnessing scheduling challenges at his family's sandwich shop, launching a restaurant scheduling SaaS platform.· pivot

2022

Launched 7shifts Payroll powered by Check, expanding from scheduling into full payroll processing for restaurant teams.· banking

2023

Launched Tip Management and Tip Pooling features, integrating tip calculation and distribution into the workforce platform.· banking

2024

Introduced On-Demand Pay powered by Clair, giving restaurant employees earned wage access directly within the 7shifts app.· lending

2026

Launched On-Demand Pay for Tips via Clair, extending earned wage access to cover tip payouts shortly after each shift.· banking

The stack

Payroll

Check

Accounting

QuickBooks Online

Accounting gap: minor