Who founded Papaya Payments?

Papaya Payments was founded by Patrick Kann, Jason Meltzer in 2016.

Who are Papaya Payments's investors?

Papaya Payments's investors include Acrew Capital, Activant Capital, Bessemer Venture Partners, Clocktower Ventures, F-Prime Capital, Fika, Graph Ventures, Idealab and 3 more.

Where is Papaya Payments headquartered?

Papaya Payments is headquartered in Los Angeles, US.

Papaya Payments

Los Angeles, US · Founded 2016 · 89 employees on LinkedIn · 11 known investors

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Papaya provides a platform to help Americans track and pay bills online, aiming to reduce financial anxiety and simplify bill payment management. The company serves consumers across the United States through a centralized payment system.

Consumer Fintech SaaS

Founders & leadership

Papaya Payments was founded in 2016 by Patrick Kann and Jason Meltzer.

Patrick KannCEO & Co-FounderCo-founder at Papaya

Jason Meltzer CTO & Co-FounderJason Meltzer is co-founder of Papaya, a platform that helps Americans pay bills through a centralized payment system.

Investors · 11

Acrew Capitallisted by Acrew CapitalSan Francisco · $1M – $15M

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Activant Capitallisted by Activant CapitalNew York · $100K – $50M

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Bessemer Venture Partnerslisted by Bessemer Venture PartnersSan Francisco · $5M – $100M

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Clocktower Ventureslisted by Clocktower VenturesSanta Monica · $100K – $20M

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F-Prime Capitallisted by F-Prime CapitalCambridge · $3M – $10Mvia David Jegen · led

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Fikalisted by FikaCulver City · $1M – $10M

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Graph Ventureslisted by Graph VenturesNew York · $5K – $5M

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Idealablisted by IdealabPasadena

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Mount Wilson Ventureslisted by Mount Wilson VenturesPasadena

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Sequoia Capitallisted by Sequoia CapitalMenlo Park · $4.4M – $214M

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Insight PartnersreportedNew York · $120M – $350M

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Funding

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Related companies · 5

Papaya GlobalPapaya 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.

PapayaPAPAYA operates a technology platform that converts popular single-player casual games, such as solitaire, into multiplayer, skill-based competitions with matchmaking and large-scale tournaments. It serves mobile gamers in the competitive gaming market.

NuveiNuvei builds payment infrastructure that enables businesses to accept payments, process payouts, issue cards, and manage treasury and foreign exchange needs across 190+ countries. The platform supports 150 currencies, 720+ alternative payment methods, and serves enterprises, digital commerce platforms, and cross-border payment needs.

F-Prime CapitalBeam Therapeutics develops CRISPR base editing technology to create precision genetic medicines for treating human diseases. The company focuses on therapeutic applications using single-letter DNA modifications.

Doxodoxo operates an online bill pay network that lets U.S. consumers manage and pay all their household bills and due dates in one place across more than 120,000 billers and 45 service categories. It also offers doxoDIRECT for billers to receive payments and doxoINSIGHTS, which analyzes aggregated household bill pay data.

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Frequently asked questions

What does Papaya Payments do?: Papaya provides a platform to help Americans track and pay bills online, aiming to reduce financial anxiety and simplify bill payment management. The company serves consumers across the United States through a centralized payment system.
Who founded Papaya Payments?: Papaya Payments was founded by Patrick Kann, Jason Meltzer in 2016.
Who are Papaya Payments's investors?: Papaya Payments's investors include Acrew Capital, Activant Capital, Bessemer Venture Partners, Clocktower Ventures, F-Prime Capital, Fika, Graph Ventures, Idealab and 3 more.
Where is Papaya Payments headquartered?: Papaya Payments is headquartered in Los Angeles, US.