# Yuval Tal

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**Yuval Tal** (Hebrew: יובל טל; born August 1965) is an [Israeli](/source/Israel) entrepreneur. He founded BorderFree in 1999 and [Payoneer](/source/Payoneer) in 2005, later joined Team8 as a [fintech](/source/Fintech) [managing partner](/source/Managing_partner), and co-founded Linguana in 2023.[1][2][3]

## Early life and education

Tal was born in 1965 in Israel. He earned a B.Sc. in [mechanical engineering](/source/Mechanical_engineering) and an M.Sc. in [biomedical engineering](/source/Biomedical_engineering) from [Tel Aviv University](/source/Tel_Aviv_University).[4]

## Career

In 1999, Tal founded Borderfree (initially known as E4X), a cross-border e-commerce and payments company.[1] He served as the company's [CEO](/source/CEO) from 1999 to 2005.[4] Borderfree went public on the NASDAQ (BRDR) in 2014 and was later acquired by Global-e.[5]

Tal founded [Payoneer](/source/Payoneer) in 2005, and served as its CEO until 2010, later becoming the company's president.[6] In 2021, Payoneer went public following a SPAC merger.[7]

In 2020, Yuval Tal joined Team8 as the [Fintech](/source/Fintech) [Managing Partner](/source/Managing_Partner), later becoming an [Operating Partner](/source/Operating_partner).[4] In 2023, Tal co-founded Linguana with Oded Shafran, a company focused on global distribution and monetisation for creators, including multilingual video localisation.[3][8][9]

## References

1. Shamah, David (2014-02-17). ["Israeli start-up BorderFree files for IPO"](http://www.timesofisrael.com/israeli-start-up-borderfree-files-for-ipo/). *The Times of Israel*. [ISSN 0040-7909](https://www.worldcat.org/issn/0040-7909). Retrieved 2026-03-06.

1. Hu, Krystal (2021-06-28). ["Online payment company Payoneer goes public after SPAC merger"](https://www.reuters.com/technology/online-payment-company-payoneer-goes-public-after-spac-merger-2021-06-28/). *Reuters*. [Archived](http://web.archive.org/web/20250722131636/https://www.reuters.com/technology/online-payment-company-payoneer-goes-public-after-spac-merger-2021-06-28/) 2025-07-22 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2026-03-06.

1. Edwards, Alex (2025-04-10). ["AI Dubbing Startup Linguana Raises USD 8.5M to Scale Multilingual YouTube Channels"](https://slator.com/ai-dubbing-startup-linguana-raises-usd-8m-scale-multilingual-youtube-channels/). *Slator*. Retrieved 2026-03-06.

1. ["Yuval Tal - Operating Partner"](https://team8.vc/team/yuval-tal/). *Team8*. Retrieved 2026-03-06.

1. Habib-Valdhorn, Shiri (2022-06-21). ["E-commerce platform Global-e buys Borderfree for $100m"](https://en.globes.co.il/en/article-e-commerce-platform-globale-buys-borderfree-for-100m-1001415776). *Globes*. Retrieved 2026-03-06.

1. ["2018 CNBC Disruptor 50 - 13. Payoneer"](https://www.cnbc.com/2018/05/22/payoneer-2018-disruptor-50.html). *CNBC*. 2018-05-22. Retrieved 2026-03-06.

1. León, Riley de (2021-06-28). ["Payoneer begins trading on Nasdaq, closes lower following SPAC merger completion"](https://www.cnbc.com/2021/06/28/payoneer-begins-trading-on-nasdaq-following-spac-merger-completion.html). *CNBC*. Retrieved 2026-03-06.

1. Weiss, Geoff (2025-04-03). ["This startup uses AI to help YouTubers create a portfolio of international channels. Read its pitch deck."](https://www.businessinsider.com/linguana-ai-translation-startup-youtubers-seed-funding-pitch-deck-2025-4). *Business Insider*. Retrieved 2026-03-06.

1. Gutelle, Sam (2025-04-02). ["A startup that dubs videos to help creators reach their "global potential" has raised $8.5 million"](https://www.tubefilter.com/2025/04/02/linguana-language-dubbing-startup-creators-seed-round/). *Tubefilter*. Retrieved 2026-03-06.

## External links

- [Biography, personal web site](https://web.archive.org/web/20110617060441/http://www.yuvaltal.org/) (archive)

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