# Jason Lee

> Jason Lee is a New York entrepreneur who cofounded DailyPay with Rob Law in 2015 and led it as CEO through 2022. He subsequently founded Salt Labs, an employee rewards company acquired by Chime in June 2024, and became chief of Chime Enterprise. His current personal biography identifies him as founder and CEO of Minim Science. His fintech work centers on access to earned pay and the long-term value of hourly work.

- **Role:** Founder and CEO at Minim Science
- **Organizations:** DailyPay, Salt Labs, Chime, Minim Science, Goldman Sachs, Third Prime, The Alicia and Jason Lee Foundation, SafeSpace, New York Asian Film Festival, PayrollOrg
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** University of Pennsylvania
- **Known for:** Cofounded DailyPay, which reached a valuation above $1 billion during his CEO tenure., Founded Salt Labs, acquired by Chime in June 2024., Led Chime Enterprise during the March 2025 launch of Chime Workplace.

## Career timeline

- **Before 2015** — Spent more than 16 years on Wall Street, including founding and leading Goldman Sachs’ Global Structured Equity Group.
- **2015** — Cofounded DailyPay with Rob Law.
- **2020** — Cofounded the Alicia and Jason Lee Foundation with his wife Alicia.
- **2021** — Led DailyPay during its $500 million financing announcement; its valuation exceeded $1 billion.
- **2022** — DailyPay CEO tenure ended; founded Salt Labs with a team including Rob Law.
- **2023** — Salt Labs announced $10 million pre-seed funding in March and $8 million from Third Prime in December.
- **2024** — Chime acquired Salt Labs on June 26; Lee became chief of Chime Enterprise.
- **2025** — Chime Workplace launched on March 31 with Lee leading the enterprise unit.
- **2025-11** — LinkedIn dates the start of his New York Asian Film Festival / Foundation board role to November 2025.
- **2026-05** — Appeared on PayrollOrg’s PayTalk discussing the connection between banking and payroll.
- **Current biography, checked 2026-10-23** — Personal website identifies him as founder and CEO of Minim Science; appointment date is not stated.

## Achievements

- Cofounded DailyPay, which reached a valuation above $1 billion during his CEO tenure.
- Founded Salt Labs, acquired by Chime in June 2024.
- Led Chime Enterprise during the March 2025 launch of Chime Workplace.
- Named inventor on US patent US11443392B1, issued September 13, 2022.
- Received the 2024 Employee Benefit News Excellence in Benefits recognition, as listed in his biography.

## Latest updates

- **2026-05** — PayrollOrg published a PayTalk conversation with Lee about the convergence of banking and payroll.
- **2025-11** — His LinkedIn profile dates his New York Asian Film Festival / Foundation board service from November 2025.
- **2025-03** — Chime Workplace launched March 31; Lee also published founder advice in Entrepreneur on March 10.

## Links

- Website: https://www.jasonlee.nyc/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jasonleem2/
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/jthesalt
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@jasonleenewyorkcity
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jason.lee.nyc/

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Last updated: 2026-10-23