Papaya Global
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Papaya Global is a workforce payments platform that runs payroll, employer-of-record hiring, contractor management and cross-border payments for companies employing people in more than 160 countries. Founded in 2016 by Eynat Guez, Ofer Herman and Ruben Drong, it treats global payroll as a payments problem and holds its own payment licences after acquiring Azimo in 2022.
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Eynat Guezin𝕏Co-founder & CEOEynat Guez is co-founder and CEO of Papaya Global, a workforce payments platform that handles payroll, employer-of-record hiring, contractor management, and cross-border payments for companies across more than 160 countries.
Investors · 11
Alkeon InnovationNew York
Bessemer Venture PartnersRedwood City · $5M – $100M
ClaltechTel-Aviv
Group 11Beverly Hills · $5M – $20M
Insight PartnersNew York · $120M – $350M
IVP (Institutional Venture Partners)San Francisco · $15M – $75M
New Era Capital PartnersTel Aviv
Scale Venture PartnersSan Francisco · $5M – $25M
TempoCapLondon
Toba CapitalIrvine · $1M – $10M
Tiger Global ManagementreportedNew York · $1M – $100M
Funding
SEC filings, press & company announcements- Undisclosed amountSeries DJan 2026
Bessemer Venture Partners, Insight Partners, Tiger Global
Source ↗ - $100MSeries CMar 2021 · 2 sourcesSource ↗
Source: company announcements and press reports — follow each round's link for the claim.
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- What does Papaya Global do?
- Papaya Global is a workforce payments platform that runs payroll, employer-of-record hiring, contractor management and cross-border payments for companies employing people in more than 160 countries. Founded in 2016 by Eynat Guez, Ofer Herman and Ruben Drong, it treats global payroll as a payments problem and holds its own payment licences after acquiring Azimo in 2022.
- Who founded Papaya Global?
- Papaya Global was founded by Eynat Guez.
- Who are Papaya Global's investors?
- Papaya Global's investors include Alkeon Innovation, Bessemer Venture Partners, Claltech, Group 11, Insight Partners, IVP (Institutional Venture Partners), New Era Capital Partners, Scale Venture Partners and 3 more.