When CEO Nicole Sahin founded Globalization Partners in 2012, the global employer of record market was largely undefined and unchartered. Its closest domestic doppelganger, known as a PEO (professional employer organization), has a U.S. market worth $170+ billion. Sahin quickly bootstrapped Globalization Partners to serve clients in 175 countries, while employing 200 people in 60 countries, resulting in astronomical revenue growth, with projections of $500 million in revenue this year alone.

After years of turning down investment offers, Globalization Partners announced today that it has accepted …