# Papaya Global: Financial services, New York, United States > Papaya Global: Papaya Global is a fintech SaaS company founded in 2016, specializing in global workforce payroll and cross-border payment solutions. Source: https://millionrounds.com/startup/papaya-global-2 (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) United States · [Financial services startup](https://millionrounds.com/companies) # Papaya Global Papaya Global is a fintech SaaS company founded in 2016, specializing in global workforce payroll and cross-border payment solutions. Funding reported Last round: Series D Financial services New York, United States Company summary - **Founded:** 2017 9 years old - **Team:** 820 201 to 1,000 people - **Funding reported:** $445M in dollars - **Last round:** Series D Sept 2021 How sure we are - ✓ **Listed** We know it exists and what it does - 2 **Funding reported** A company dataset reports a raise - 3 **Observed** A filing or a dated announcement confirms a round No round for Papaya Global has been confirmed by a filing or an announcement yet, so nothing here counts toward an investor's record. [How we decide](https://millionrounds.com/methodology) ## About Papaya Global Papaya Global is a fintech SaaS company founded in 2016, specializing in global workforce payroll and cross-border payment solutions. Headquartered in New York, the company operates in over 160 countries, providing a unified cloud-based platform for businesses to manage payroll, hire, and oversee employees and contractors while ensuring compliance with local labor laws. The core services offered by Papaya Global include global payroll processing, Employer of Record (EOR) solutions, contractor management, and workforce management. Their proprietary technology, Papaya Payroll OS, automates payroll processes, enhancing compliance and security. The company serves a diverse range of clients, including multinational corporations, staffing firms, and industries such as maritime and oil and gas. Papaya Global achieved unicorn status in 2021 and has a valuation of $3.7 billion as of 2024. ## What company datasets say Papaya Global raised Funding, as reported Reported in all **$445M** in dollars Rounds **8** Last round **Series D** Last round date **Sept 2021** Investors listed **17** Valuation **$3.7B, Mar 2026** ## On 5 portfolio pages Investors who name them - [TempoCap](https://millionrounds.com/fund/tempocap) - [Toba Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/toba-capital) - [ZoiBel](https://millionrounds.com/fund/zoibel) - [Conduit](https://millionrounds.com/fund/conduit) - [Alkeon Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/alkeon-capital) Each firm lists Papaya Global on its own website. That is the firm's claim, a weaker thing than a round we watched, but a named source. ## The company, in detail What they build Known for global hr analytics and insights remote workforce payroll global employment services digital payments employer of record embedded payments in hr onboarding automation peo hr compliance enterprises global payroll automation software global hr platform global hr analytics global payments international labor law adherence human resources & staffing Built with from their website Microsoft Azure Monitor GitHub Actions Docker Pandora FMS Wistia Amazon SES Pendo. Google Tag Manager Salesforce Service Cloud Amazon CloudFront +8 more OneTrust Tech Risk & Compliance Tableau WordPress.org Namely HREF Lang AWS Trusted Advisor Atlassian PWA - **Sector:** Financial services - **Industry code:** NAICS 54161, 51321, 56133, 522320, SIC 7375, 7372, 7361, 7389 - **Region:** New York - **Revenue:** $100M a year, as listed - **Full record:** [Every detail in the company directory](https://millionrounds.com/directory/papaya-global) ## Financial services in United States Startups like it - [**Kalshi** New York · founded 2019 *Raised*](https://millionrounds.com/company/kalshi) - [**Temporal** founded 2022 *Raised*](https://millionrounds.com/company/temporal) - [**Vestwell** New York · founded 2016 *Raised*](https://millionrounds.com/company/vestwell) - [**C2FO** Kansas City · founded 2008 *Raised*](https://millionrounds.com/company/c2fo) - [**Yieldstreet** New York · founded 2015 *Raised*](https://millionrounds.com/company/yieldstreet) - [**Flutterwave** San Francisco · founded 2016 *Raised*](https://millionrounds.com/company/flutterwave) - [**Corgi** San Francisco · founded 2024 *Raised*](https://millionrounds.com/company/corgi) - [**Alpaca** San Mateo · founded 2017 *Raised*](https://millionrounds.com/company/alpaca) ## Is this your company? Add your raise, your deck and your story, and put Papaya Global in front of investors. Or tell us what we have wrong. [List your startup](https://millionrounds.com/list-your-startup)[Send a correction](https://millionrounds.com/corrections)