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About
Macy Mody is Co-Founder and CEO of Papaya. She previously led go-to-market and operations at SafeBase, scaling it from $0 to $10M ARR and through its acquisition, worked on analytics products at HqO, and managed investments at Amex Digital Labs. She holds an undergraduate degree from the University of Michigan and an MBA from Harvard Business School.
Founder/CEO at PapayaYC F26
Intro paths
YC
Macy went through Y Combinator (Fall 2026) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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Their group partner at YC was Andrew Miklas, General Partner at Y Combinator — the partner who ran Papaya's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗
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In turn, Macy can intro founders to Papaya's investors below.
Papaya's investors · 8
Bessemer Venture PartnersRedwood City · $5M – $100M checks · since 2026GreenoaksSan Francisco · $1M – $50M checks · since 2021Group 11Beverly Hills · $5M – $20M checks · since 2021Insight PartnersNew York · $120M – $350M checks · since 2021Scale Venturessince 2021Tiger Global ManagementNew York · $1M – $100M checks · since 2026Workday VenturesSan Francisco · since 2021Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2026
Co-founders at Papaya
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Niyaz PuzhikkunnathFounder/CPO
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Faiz VadakkumpadathFounder
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Macy Mody?
- Macy Mody is Co-Founder and CEO of Papaya. She previously led go-to-market and operations at SafeBase, scaling it from $0 to $10M ARR and through its acquisition, worked on analytics products at HqO, and managed investments at Amex Digital Labs. She holds an undergraduate degree from the University of Michigan and an MBA from Harvard Business School.
- Where does Macy Mody work?
- Macy Mody is Founder/CEO of Papaya.
- What companies did Macy Mody found?
- Macy Mody founded Papaya.