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Paceline

Can a wearables-driven wellness rewards app translate healthy behavior into a viable embedded-finance bundle (card + insurance + marketplace) that monetizes consumers who are 'better risk over time'?

Founded2019
HQSan Francisco, CA
FoundersJoel Lieginger
Total raised$34.5M
IndustryFintech / Consumer wellness rewards
The story

Paceline launched as a freemium wellness-rewards app that tracks wearables and pays users for hitting activity goals, with a stated 'full-stack' ambition to bundle credit card, banking and insurance products around healthy behavior. The Paceline Visa Signature credit card was the headline embedded-finance product, but the current site marks the card as 'Coming Soon' / relaunching, suggesting a reset of the card program (likely a change of issuing partner). In parallel the company has leaned into a points-based marketplace (Pacepoints redemption on partner brands) and a third-party insurance referral (Hooray Health / Zurich) — a lighter, partnership-driven embedded-finance model than the original neobank-style vision.

Last 12 months
2025-05
2025
2026-02
Product timeline
2019
Paceline founded by Joel Lieginger as a wellness platform that financially rewards physical activity.· launch
2020
Raised $5M seed; launched freemium rewards app connecting Apple Watch, Garmin, Fitbit.· funding
2021
Launched the Paceline Visa Signature credit card offering up to 5% cashback on health and wellness when weekly activity goals are met.· card
2025
Introduced Hooray Health accident insurance (underwritten by Zurich American Insurance) for the Paceline community.· insurance
2026
Announced relaunch of the Paceline Card with enhanced cashback and statement-credit benefits; expanded marketplace (Pacepoints redemption).· card
The stack
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