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PeoplePerHour MILITARY

MILITARY AUDIT UPDATED 2026-10-02
Military Score 0.00 /10 E PeoplePerHour - Complicity Index 134
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Direct Defence Contracting & Procurement

No public evidence identified of any contract, tender, framework agreement, or memorandum of understanding between PeoplePerHour and the Israeli Ministry of Defense, the IDF, the Israel Prison Service, the Israel Border Police, or any other Israeli state security body 1, 2, 3. No listing for PeoplePerHour was found in SIBAT (Israel’s Defence Export & Defence Cooperation Directorate) directories or in defence exhibition catalogues, and no trade-press or press-release evidence of defence cooperation between PeoplePerHour and Israeli defence entities was located 4, 5. Targeted searches combining PeoplePerHour with Israeli defence-procurement terminology returned no relevant results 1, 2, 3.

Dual-Use Products & Tactical Variants

PeoplePerHour is an online freelance-services marketplace connecting freelancers with buyers of digital, creative, and business services; it does not manufacture physical products, ruggedised or mil-spec goods, or dual-use hardware 6. No public evidence identified of export licence applications, end-user certificates, or export-control reviews connecting PeoplePerHour to Israeli defence or security end-users 1, 2.

Heavy Machinery, Construction & Infrastructure

PeoplePerHour has no known machinery, vehicle, or construction-equipment product lines, consistent with its identity as a digital services platform 6. No public evidence identified of equipment linked to PeoplePerHour being used in settlement construction, the separation barrier, or military installations, and searches combining PeoplePerHour with West Bank, checkpoint, and military terminology returned no relevant matches 1, 2, 3.

Supply Chain Integration with Defence Primes

No public evidence identified of any supply relationship - as a component supplier, technology provider, or service provider - between PeoplePerHour and Elbit Systems, Israel Aerospace Industries, Rafael Advanced Defense Systems, or IMI/Elbit Land 4, 5. A cross-reference check against the Who Profits profile for Elbit Systems found no PeoplePerHour linkage 4. No public evidence identified of joint development, co-production, or technology-transfer arrangements between PeoplePerHour and any Israeli defence firm.

Logistical Sustainment & Base Services

No public evidence identified of catering, transport, fuel, waste-management, facilities, or telecoms service contracts between PeoplePerHour and any IDF base, training facility, or detention centre in the West Bank, Golan Heights, East Jerusalem, the Negev, or elsewhere 1, 2, 3. Shipping, freight, and port-handling contracts are not applicable to PeoplePerHour’s business model as an online freelance marketplace with no physical logistics operations 6.

Munitions, Weapons Systems & Strategic Platforms

No public evidence identified. This category is not applicable to PeoplePerHour’s business model: the company manufactures no lethal platforms, munitions, or strategic-system components, and no such role surfaced in any search conducted for this audit 6, 1, 2, 3.

Export Licensing, Regulatory & Legal History

No public evidence identified of export licence grant, denial, suspension, or revocation decisions in any jurisdiction concerning PeoplePerHour and Israeli military or security end-users 1, 2. No public evidence identified of arms-embargo or sanctions-compliance investigations or enforcement actions involving PeoplePerHour. No public evidence identified of court proceedings or judicial reviews concerning a defence supply relationship between PeoplePerHour and Israel. As a UK-registered private company, PeoplePerHour has no SEC filing history, and no DSCA/FMS notifications, EU/UK/US export-licence decisions, or OECD National Contact Point complaints naming the company were identified 7, 8.

Civil Society Scrutiny & Documented Investigations

One low-authority secondary source - a boycott-advisory listing site rather than an NGO investigation body - classifies PeoplePerHour as “Boycott Safe,” stating that there is no verified evidence proving PeoplePerHour has ties to Israel; this source cites no underlying documentation or references 9. No public evidence identified of PeoplePerHour being named in the Who Profits company database, the AFSC Investigate database, or (based on secondary indexing rather than direct full-text review) the PAX Companies Arming Israel and Their Financiers report or the Al-Haq Business and Human Rights report 4, 5. No public evidence identified of organised boycott or divestment campaigns targeting PeoplePerHour specifically on defence-sector grounds 9, 4, 5. No public evidence identified of corporate policy statements, contract terminations, or end-use monitoring commitments by PeoplePerHour regarding a defence supply chain.

Controlling principals and group attribution. PeoplePerHour’s historical founders and directors include Xenios Thrasyvoulou (founder and former director, whose directorship ended on 12 November 2025), Simos Kitiris (CTO & Co-Founder), Thrasos Thrasyvoulou (Co-Founder, Cypriot national, born January 1947, formerly held a 25–50% shareholding with Persons-with-Significant-Control status that ceased 19 October 2020), and Ioannis Kitiris (Co-Founder) 7, 8. No public evidence identified of any of these individuals holding defence-board roles, defence-industry directorships, FIDF or reservist-fund donations, equity in Israeli defence primes, or public co-belligerency statements. Index Ventures led PeoplePerHour funding rounds in 2010 and 2012; No public evidence identified linking Index Ventures to investment in Elbit Systems, Rafael, or Israel Aerospace Industries 6. Corporate ownership currently sits with PPH UK Acquisition Ltd (UK company no. 16748544, incorporated 29 September 2025), which holds 75%+ ownership/voting rights in People Per Hour Ltd, having replaced prior parent Talentdesk Holdings Limited (PSC status 19 October 2020 – 12 November 2025) 8, 10. Companies House identifies Taso Du Val as PPH UK Acquisition Ltd’s sole active PSC from 29 September 2025, with at least 75% of shares and votes and director appointment/removal rights; this does not establish Toptal LLC as the UK company’s legal shareholder 11, 10. Sister company TalentDesk.io, a freelancer-management platform also founded and led by Xenios Thrasyvoulou, was checked for group-attribution purposes; No public evidence identified of any defence-sector or Israel-related activity by TalentDesk 12, 13, 14.

Settlement nexus. No public evidence identified of settlement-based resellers, franchisees, or licensees of PeoplePerHour in the West Bank, East Jerusalem, or Golan Heights; PeoplePerHour operates as a direct-access online marketplace with no known physical retail or franchise presence in Israel or the Occupied Palestinian Territories, and no Israel office or subsidiary was identified 6, 1.

Constructive notice. Not applicable - no underlying defence-linked activity was identified for PeoplePerHour against which to assess continuation after the 19 July 2024 ICJ advisory opinion or the November 2024 ICC arrest warrants 1, 2, 3.

Footnotes

  1. https://www.ohchr.org/en/business/bhr-database ↩ ↩2 ↩3 ↩4 ↩5 ↩6 ↩7 ↩8 ↩9

  2. https://www.ohchr.org/sites/default/files/documents/hrbodies/hrcouncil/sessions-regular/session31/database-hrc3136/23-06-30-Update-israeli-settlement-opt-database-hrc3136.pdf ↩ ↩2 ↩3 ↩4 ↩5 ↩6 ↩7 ↩8

  3. https://www.ohchr.org/en/documents/country-reports/ahrc5923-economy-occupation-economy-genocide-report-special-rapporteur ↩ ↩2 ↩3 ↩4 ↩5 ↩6

  4. https://www.whoprofits.org/companies/company/3794 ↩ ↩2 ↩3 ↩4 ↩5

  5. https://investigate.afsc.org/ ↩ ↩2 ↩3 ↩4

  6. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PeoplePerHour ↩ ↩2 ↩3 ↩4 ↩5 ↩6

  7. https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/06369697 ↩ ↩2

  8. https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/06369697/persons-with-significant-control ↩ ↩2 ↩3

  9. https://masjidalaqsa.com/boycott-safe/people-per-hour-israel-bds ↩ ↩2

  10. https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/16748544 ↩ ↩2

  11. https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/16748544/persons-with-significant-control ↩

  12. https://www.whatjobs.com/news/what-happened-to-peopleperhour/ ↩

  13. https://www.talentdesk.io/about ↩

  14. https://support.peopleperhour.com/hc/en-us/community/posts/10073589235473-Does-Anyone-Have-Experience-With-TalentDesk-io-PPH-Sister-Company ↩