Kickfin

Kickfin is the leading tip management software platform for restaurants, bars, and hospitality groups across the United States. Founded in 2017 and headquartered in Austin, Texas, Kickfin enables restaurant operators to automatically calculate tip pools using real-time point-of-sale data and instantly disburse those tips as digital payments directly to employees' bank accounts — no cash handling, no envelopes, no waiting. The platform integrates with major POS systems including Toast, as well as payroll systems such as ADP Run, Paylocity, and Restaurant365, eliminating the manual spreadsheets and bank runs that burden operators nightly. Kickfin supports complex pooling policies including shift-based, hour-weighted, sales-category, and point-based distributions, as well as separate tracking of auto-gratuities in compliance with the 2025 No Tax on Tips legislation. Every payout is logged in a digital audit trail that simplifies payroll reconciliation and tip dispute resolution. The company serves thousands of restaurant locations across full-service, quick-service, bars, nightclubs, pizza delivery, and stadium/entertainment venue segments, and has been recognized three consecutive years on the Inc. Regionals: Southwest list of fastest-growing private companies.