Edoe Cohen
CEO & Co-Founder at Papaya
Tel Aviv-Yafo, Tel Aviv District, Israel
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Top SchoolEdoe Cohen is a founder and technology-driven CEO with 11 years of experience building consumer-facing products at the intersection of food, sustainability, and software. As CEO and Co‑Founder of Papaya, he launched the world’s first plant-based restaurant platform from NYC with R&D in Tel Aviv, marrying culinary partnerships and limited-release menus to a growing delivery market. Previously he rose through engineering leadership at Zume—helping pioneer cloud kitchens and sustainable packaging—moving from senior engineer to VP of Engineering. Edoe blends hands-on engineering and product instincts (Hack Reactor alumnus and former hacker-in-residence) with formal business training from Kellogg, enabling rapid prototyping and scalable operations. His background includes founding consumer startups and leading teams in both tech and hospitality, reflecting a rare mix of culinary entrepreneurship and systems-level engineering. Colleagues describe him as a pragmatic builder who turns sustainability goals into repeatable, tech-enabled consumer experiences.
11 years of coding experience
14 years of employment as a software developer
Advanced Software-Engineering Immersive Computer Software Engineering, Advanced Software-Engineering Immersive Computer Software Engineering at Hack ReactorB.A. Modern Jewish Studies, B.A. Modern Jewish Studies at The Jewish Theological Seminary (JTS)Kellogg School of ManagementB.A. Political Science, B.A. Political Science at Columbia University
Hebrew, French
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Github Skills (60)
barrage9
semantic9
vue9
nuxt-module9
neumorphism8
vuejs38
vuetify8
vue-component8
typescript8
javascript8
ui-components8
paths7
material-components7
ui-design7
remote-control7
Programming languages (4)
Github contributions (5)
edoecohen/Journey
May 2015 - Oct 2015
Contributions:45 pushes, 17 branches in 4 months
edoecohen/instasearch
Jan 2015 - Oct 2015
Contributions:1 push, 2 branches in 9 months
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