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Eynat Guez (Hebrew: עינת גז; born 1979 or 1980[1]) is an Israeli technology entrepreneur and executive. She is the CEO and co-founder of Papaya Global, a payroll and payments provider.[2]
Eynat Guez | |
|---|---|
 Speaking at the 2022 World Economic Forum | |
| Born | 1979 or 1980 (age 44–45) |
| Nationality | Israeli |
| Education | Open University of Israel |
| Occupation | Business executive |
Biography
editEynat Guez was born in France, the second of three children. She immigrated with her family to Israel when she was four years old. The family settled in Netanya. In her youth, she was a journalist for TV shows on Channel 2 and Israeli Educational Television and the newspaper Ma'ariv La'noar, and was a competitive swimmer.[3] She served in the Israel Defense Forces as an F-16 Squadron adjutant.
Guez holds a BA in political science and Business administration from the Open University of Israel.[3] She lives in Emek Hefer with her husband and three children.[4][1]
Business career
editGuez served for seven years as a COO of LR Group, a holding company that built infrastructures and established projects in Africa. In 2008, after seven years in LR Group, she quit her job. Early 2009, she founded Relocation Source, her first company, which supports corporate relocation and worldwide mobility needs and still exists today.[3] Four years later, she established a second company, Expert Source, which assisted companies expanding into East Asia.[5] In 2016, she founded Papaya Global, with Ofer Herman (CTO) and Ruben Drong (CPO). As of September 2021[update], the company is valued at $3.7 billion.[6][7] It is the first Israeli unicorn led by a woman.[8]
In 2023, in order to prevent a negative publication by Business Insider, Guez falsely stated to the newspaper that she had relatives among the Israelis kidnapped by Hamas and that security forces instructed her to stay out of the media. She subsequently appeared in other media. [9]
Awards and recognition
edit- 2018 – No. 4 among 20 Women in HR Technology by People Matters.[10]
- 2021 – No. 8 in The Jerusalem Post's 50 most influential Jews.[11]
- 2021 – No. 82 in TheMarker's most influential people.[12]
- 2021 – No. 49 in Calcalist's most influential people.[13]
- 2022 - No. 31 in Forbes Israel's Power Women.[14]
- 2022 – Globes' 50 influential women.[15]
- 2022 – Fintech's top 10 founder-CEOs, Fintech Magazine.[16]
- 2022 – No. 9 on Fortune's The 15 Most Powerful Women in Startups.[17]
- 2022 - Peres Center for Peace & Innovation Medal of Distinction[18]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b Stub, Zev (12 September 2021). "Meet the only woman who heads a hi-tech unicorn in Israel: Eynat Guez". The Jerusalem Post.
- ^ "This Israeli Tech Firm Is Making Sure Workers Worldwide Get Paid Despite Coronavirus", Haaretz, 30 September 2020.
- ^ a b c "From zero to 1.2 billion dollars in five years: The unbelievable story of Eynat Guez". Haaretz, 5 March 2021.
- ^ "I Make Tons Of Mistakes On A Day To Day Basis And This Is Part Of Growing And Scaling."
- ^ "Good ideas arrives when we are sumbimssive", Globes, 6 December 2016.
- ^ "Papaya Global raises $250m at $3.7b valuation", Globes, 11 September 2021.
- ^ team, company's site
- ^ "Eynat Guez's Papaya Global - the first Israeli unicorn led by a female entrepreneur", Calcalist, 3 April 2021.
- ^ https://mobile.mako.co.il/news-money/2024_q1/Article-7d0fb005a9a7d81027.htm Businesswoman tried to block negative publication, "My family is kidnapped", Amit Segal, Channel 12 News
- ^ "Women in HR Technology", People Matters, 2 January 2018.
- ^ "The Jerusalem Post's 50 most influential Jews", The Jerusalem Post, 6 September 2021.
- ^ "TheMarker's 100 most influential people", TheMarker, 29 August 2021.
- ^ "Calcalist's most influential people", Calcalist, 2021.
- ^ "Forbes' Power Women", Forbes Israel, 30 June 2022.
- ^ "Globes' 50 influential women", Globes, 24 March 2022.
- ^ "From bootstraps to jetpacks: fintech's top 10 founder-CEOs", FinTech Magazine, 3 October 2022.
- ^ "The 15 Most Powerful Women in Startups", Fortune, 6 October 2022
- ^ "2022 Awardees - Peres Center Medal of Distinction". Peres Center for Peace. Retrieved 11 March 2024.