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Faiz Abdulla

Founder & Co-CEO, Rise People

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Faiz Abdulla co-founded the Vancouver-area payroll company Paysavvy in 2011 with his sons Wisam and Tim, and served as its chief executive. Paysavvy later became Rise People, a payroll, benefits and HR platform for Canadian employers, based in Burnaby, British Columbia. He is now the company's founder and co-chief executive alongside Misha Abasov.

Faiz hasn’t spoken on a TechTO, TechVancouver or TechWaterloo stage. This profile is here because Faiz co-founded Rise People, which appears in 1 talk in the archive.

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Rise HR SoftwareMONTECRISTO Magazine
2016
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Spotlight on PaysavvyBC Tech Association
2015

Quick answers

What is Faiz Abdulla's role at Rise People?

Rise People's About Us page, checked 2026-09-19, lists him as "Founder & Co-CEO" alongside Co-CEO Misha Abasov.

Did he found the company?

The BC Tech Association's "Spotlight on Paysavvy", published 2015-05-13, names "the founders Faiz Abdulla (CEO), Wisam Abdulla (COO) and Tim Abdulla (CTO)" and dates the founding to October 26, 2011.

How is he related to the other founders?

BCBusiness reported on 2016-03-03 that Wisam Abdulla launched Paysavvy "along with father Faiz and brother Tim", and that his father focused on the platform's architecture and raising money.

What does Rise People do, and where is it based?

Rise People's About Us page, checked 2026-09-19, describes payroll, benefits and HR software for Canadian businesses and gives a head office at Metrotower 2, 4720 Kingsway, Burnaby, British Columbia.

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