Pebl (Formerly Velocity Global)
What is Pebl? Pebl is the new name of Velocity Global, the Employer of Record company Ben Wright founded in Denver in 2014. It rebranded in September 2025 under CEO Francoise Brougher and now offers EOR, global payroll, benefits, immigration and talent sourcing across 185+ countries. As the legal employer, Pebl issues local contracts, runs […]
Deel
What is Deel? Deel was founded in 2019 in San Francisco by Alex Bouaziz, now CEO, and Shuo Wang, to let companies hire abroad without opening a local entity for every market. It now sells EOR, contractor management, a US PEO, global payroll and HR software to 40,000+ customers, with owned entities and its own […]
Papaya Global
What is Papaya Global? Papaya Global was founded in 2016 by Eynat Guez, Ruben Drong and Ofer Herman to replace the patchwork of separate payroll vendors that multinational companies run country by country. It sells Employer of Record, managed payroll for companies with their own entities, contractor management and workforce payments across 160+ countries. Money […]
Remote EOR
What is Remote EOR? Remote was founded in 2019 by Job van der Voort and Marcelo Lebre to employ people abroad through entities it owns, not through local partners. It sells EOR, global payroll, contractor management, Contractor of Record, a US PEO and equity administration, with EOR in 90+ countries. As the legal employer, Remote […]
Oyster HR
What is Oyster HR? Oyster was founded in January 2020 by Tony Jamous and Jack Mardack so companies could hire in countries where they have no legal entity. It now runs Employer of Record in 120+ countries and contractor management in 180+. Hadi Moussa took over as CEO in January 2026, and Jamous is now […]
Rippling EOR
What is Rippling? Rippling was founded in 2016 by Parker Conrad and Prasanna Sankar to run HR, IT and finance from one employee record. Its EOR is live in 80+ countries, and contractor payments reach 185+. Rippling EOR employs your hires where you have no entity, covering contracts, payroll, taxes and statutory benefits. The same […]
Justworks
What is Justworks? Isaac Oates founded Justworks in New York in 2012 to give small US businesses big-company payroll and benefits. Its EOR, expanded through the 2023 Via acquisition, covers 40+ countries. Justworks becomes the legal employer abroad, running local contracts, payroll, statutory benefits and tax filings. International hires sit in the same dashboard as […]
Rivermate
What is Rivermate? Lucas Botzen founded Rivermate in Amsterdam in 2020, and since April 2026 it has been the EOR brand of the Hightekers group. It absorbed Eos and Serviap to reach 180+ countries. As legal employer, it runs contracts, payroll, taxes and statutory benefits. The difference is service: every account gets a dedicated manager, […]
Remofirst
Remofirst is a global employment platform founded in 2021 by Nurasyl Serik and Volodymyr Fedoriv, both immigrants who ran into the cost of international hiring first-hand. The company built its product around a single idea: charge one flat rate everywhere and win on price. It runs four services from one dashboard, covering EOR employment in […]