Eynat Guez

Eynat Guez (; born )

Biography Eynat 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. 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.

Business career Guez 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. In 2016, she founded PAPAYA Global, with Ofer Herman (CTO) and Ruben Drong (CPO). , the company is valued at $3.7 billion. It is the first Israeli unicorn led by a woman.

In 2025 she led an investment at a start up company called Era, co founded by Omri Shtivi and her brother, for the memory of his brother, Idan Shtivi, who was kidnapped and murdered by the Hamas during October 7 attacks.

She is a board member at Hagal Shely, an NGO which uses the power of the sea as a therapeutic tool.

Awards and recognition 2018 – No. 4 among 20 Women in HR Technology by People Matters. 2021 – No. 8 in The Jerusalem Post 50 most influential Jews. 2021 – No. 82 in TheMarker most influential people. 2021 – No. 49 in Calcalist most influential people. 2022 - No. 31 in Forbes Israel Power Women. 2022 – Globes 50 influential women. 2022 – No. 9 on Fortune The 15 Most Powerful Women in Startups. 2022 - Peres Center for Peace & Innovation Medal of Distinction