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כנס POWER OF DIVERSITY - פאנל עם הפנים קדימה - מימין סיון שמרי דהן מעין כהן דנה אלכסנדרוביץ גלי ארנון אסף פלד עינת גז

"On October 7, we realized that we are Israelis first and mobilized to help, no matter what our political views were before"

03.11.24|Maya Nahum Shahal

Eynat Guez, CEO of Papaya Global, was speaking at the Power in Diversity conference held at Microsoft's offices in Tel Aviv; she also added, "As an Israeli company, our social agenda is just as important as our business agenda."

דובי פרנסס Group 11

Group 11 venture fund registers 16% loss in 2023 after markdowns

07.04.24|Almog Azar

According to Group 11's reports, most of the decrease in the value of assets in 2023, amounting to $33.6 million, is due to markdowns of assets. The fund explains the decrease by saying that in the last year none of the fund's holdings IPO'd and none are expected to go public this year either

מתוך פרסומת של פאפאיה גלובל שתוצג ב סופר בול 2024

Israeli unicorn Papaya Global to unveil workforce payments platform with Super Bowl ad

01.02.24|Meir Orbach

The workforce payments fintech said it invested two years and 864,000 engineering workhours building the end-to-end workforce platform that executes workers’ payments

מימין דובי פרנסס ו עינת גז

Dovi Frances threatening to sell Papaya holdings at 90% discount; Co-founder Guez says she’ll buy

29.08.23|Sophie Shulman

Following a public spat with Guez, Frances sent a letter to all Papaya's shareholders offering to sell his 2.8% stake in the company for $12.5 million, which represents a company valuation of around $444 million, 90% less than the $3.7 billion Papaya was valued at in its last funding round

עינת גז מנכ"לית פאפאיה גלובל פאפיה גלובל בהפגנה ברחוב קפלן נגד ההפיכה המשפטית ב21 בינואר

Papaya Global CEO: “We will withdraw all of the company's funds from Israel due to the emerging judicial reform”

26.01.23|Sophie Shulman

Eynat Guez tweeted the decision, explaining that “following Prime Minister Netanyahu's statements that he is determined to pass reforms that will harm democracy and the economy…there is no certainty that we can conduct international economic activity from Israel”

Eynat Guez Adi Tatarko Daphne Koller

Eynat Guez, Adi Tatarko and Daphne Koller named among Fortune’s “most powerful women in startups”

The three Israelis were honored in the list alongside Canva co-founder and CEO Melanie Perkins, as well as Skims founder Kim Kardashian

Eynat Guez Papaya Global 20

“The main challenge was to understand if the knowledge that I have is solid enough to transform into a scalable product.”

Now that Papaya Global is an established company, co-founder and CEO Eynat Guez sees that they have an opportunity to design the global payroll processes of the future and create a new reality for companies and employees.

Eynat Guez ועידת פינטק Ctech וידאו

“In order to manage a more distributed and sophisticated workforce, you need better tools”

27.04.22|James Spiro

Eynat Guez, Co-Founder and CEO at Papaya Global, made the remarks at Calcalist’s FINTech 2022 conference

מגזין יום העצמאות מנכלית פפאיה עינת גז

Papaya Global acquiring cross-border payments service Azimo for $150-200 million

28.03.22|Meir Orbach

This is the first major acquisition made by Papaya, which saw its valuation surge to $3.7 billion last September following its $250 million Series D

קמפיין גיוס עובדים RAPYD ראפיד שלטי חוצות איילון 2

Hunting season: The escalating tech recruitment war

29.10.21|Diana Bahur-Nir

Huge billboards, parties, massive bonuses, viral videos, and vacations. The battle for tech talent has reached “madness” levels but is it all necessary or are there egos at play?

ינון קוסטיקה ממייסדי חברת WIZ

Wiz co-founder: “I’d invest in the Shekel. The Israeli economy is on a historical ascent”

20.10.21|Meir Orbach

Speaking at a Unit 8200 alumni conference, Yinon Costica called upon women to join the high-tech industry, stressing it is no longer the macho industry it used to be

מגזין יום העצמאות מנכלית פפאיה עינת גז

Papaya Global valuation surges to $3.7 billion on back of $250 million Series D

11.09.21|Meir Orbach

The Israeli company’s valuation has increased by 10x since September 2020. "I believe that this is our final funding round before going public, but in today's market everything is fluid," revealed CEO Eynat Guez

מנכ"לית פאפיה עינת גז

Papaya Global raises $100 million making it Israel’s first woman-led unicorn

04.03.21|Meir orbach

CEO and co-founder Eynat Guez closed the deal late in her pregnancy, says she is rejecting flood of SPAC merger offers

פוטו מקומות יוצאי דופן דרינה בית בנהר בוסניה הרצגובינה

What is the Israel Aerospace Industries doing in Bosnia and which company increased its series C to $168 million?

CTech Daily Roundup: Papaya Global raises $40 million to boost global employment platform

מגזין יום העצמאות מנכלית פפאיה עינת גז

Papaya Global raises $40 million to boost global employment platform

30.09.20|Meir Orbach

Papaya didn't reveal the value at which it raised the funds, but it is believed to have more than doubled since its previous round at the end of 2019 and to be in the hundreds of millions of dollars

מימין אלון חורי עינת גז קרן רן איתן בק שבוע הסטארט-אפים פינטק

Covid-19 ushered in fintech’s golden era

14.09.20|Eti Aflalo

The changes brought to the industry by the pandemic were at the center of the Google and Calcalist Startup Week panel

מגזין יום העצמאות מנכלית פפאיה עינת גז

Payroll and workforce management tool Papaya acquires HRIS platform Mensch

05.07.20|James Spiro

The acquisition will result in the first global human resources management system

דובי פרנסס מנהל ושותף ב קרן SGVC

Group 11 Joins Papaya Global as a Strategic Investor

01.06.20|Meir Orbach

“In spite of the world crisis, Papaya has maintained its exceptional growth,” says Group 11’s Dovi Frances

מגזין יום העצמאות מנכלית פפאיה עינת גז

“As the Crisis Entrenches, We’re Showing Companies Where They Can Afford to Make Cuts”

30.04.20|Hagar Ravet

Eynat Guez, CEO and co-founder of Papaya Global, shares insights on Covid-19’s impact on the global wages ecosystem

Logistics and e commerce

Top Israeli Startups 2020: Most Promising Logistics and E-Commerce Companies

28.04.20|Meir Orbach and Hagar Ravet

Calcalist and CTech are highlighting the top Israeli startups that are working to keep the world economy on the rails amid the Covid-19 crisis