Papaya

formerly Papaya Pay

The Only Global Workforce Platform Built for Enterprise Scale

Papaya was founded in 2016, is headquartered in Los Angeles, United States, lists 51–200 employees, and has $65.5M in recorded funding across 4 rounds.

Employees
51–200
Founded
2016
Business Model
B2B2C
Total Funding
$65.5M
Last Round
$50.0M Series BDec 2021
Rounds
4

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About

Papaya Global is a fintech SaaS platform that automates global payroll, workforce payments, and employer-of-record services for enterprises managing employees across 160+ countries. The platform handles end-to-end payroll processing, international payments, contractor management, benefits administration, and local labor law compliance through a single unified interface. Papaya Global integrates with major HRIS systems and provides real-time analytics and compliance reporting, enabling enterprises to pay any worker, anywhere, in any currency with speed and accuracy.

Summary

Papaya is a Fintech company based in Los Angeles, United States, founded in 2016. It lists 51–200 employees. It has raised $65.5M in total across 4 rounds, most recently a $50.0M Series B round in Dec 2021. Investors include Sequoia Capital, Bessemer Venture Partners and Acrew Capital.

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Funding History

Series BSeries BDec 2021
$50.0M

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Funding: Seed through Series B. Amounts, valuations, and investors where available.

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