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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Investors · 13
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Funding
SEC filings, press & company announcements$100M disclosed across 1 of 2 rounds · 2021–2026
- Undisclosed amountSeries DJan 2026
Bessemer Venture Partners, Insight Partners, Tiger Global
Source ↗ - $100MSeries CMar 2021 · 2 sourcesSource ↗
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Frequently asked questions
- 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 5 more.
- How much funding has Papaya Global raised?
- Papaya Global has disclosed $100M raised across 1 of its 2 known rounds.










