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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
Macy went through Y Combinator (Fall 2026) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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 ↗
In turn, Macy can intro founders to Papaya's investors below.
Papaya's investors · 8
Co-founders at Papaya
Experience
- PapayaCo-Founder & CEOcurrent2026 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- SafeBaseVP of Customer Experience2024 — 2025San Francisco, California, United States
- SafeBaseVP of Revenue and Operations2023 — 2024Los Angeles, California, United States
- SafeBaseFounding Team - Director of Strategy and Operations2021 — 2023Los Angeles, California, United States
- HqODirector of Analytics, Product and Business Intelligence2020 — 2021Boston, Massachusetts, United States
- HqODirector of Operations and Strategy2020Boston, Massachusetts, United States
- HqOOperations & Strategy MBA Intern2019 — 2020Boston, Massachusetts, United States
- American ExpressManager, Strategic and Investment Planning - Enterprise Digital & Amex Digital Labs2017 — 2018New York City Metropolitan Area
- American ExpressFinancial Analyst - Global Rewards Finance2015 — 2017New York City Metropolitan Area
- American ExpressFinance Intern - Risk, Information, and Banking Finance2014Greater New York City Area
- internships.comMarketing Intern2012Burbank, CA
Skills & more
- American Express & Harvard Certificate in Leadership Excellence — Harvard Business Publishing
From Macy's professional profile.
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.
- Where did Macy Mody go to school?
- Macy Mody studied at Y Combinator; Harvard Business School (Master of Business Administration - MBA); University of Michigan - Stephen M. Ross School of Business (Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA), Minor Asian Languages and Cultures (Chinese)).
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