Paraform
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Total raised
$88.6M
3 rounds on record
Latest round
$65M
Venture round · Mar 2026 · 6 mo ago
Team
56
US Form 5500 (plan participants) · Dec 2025
Hiring now
14
+5 posted in 30 days
Backers
3
Felicis, Scale Venture Partners
The money's age
Fresh money
6 months since the last round · and hiring
Momentum
49/100
hiring for its size, in the news, fresh money
Last sign of life
this month
a posting or a news item
The story so fareach stage dated by its source: the company's releases, the press, registers, filings
Jul 31
First sales or marketing role Supply Support Specialist
Jul 29
First executive search Director, Growth Management (Supply)
Mar 20
Raised a round Venture round $65M · led by Scale Venture Partners · Pulse 2.0
Jun 24, 2025
Raised a round Series A $20M · led by Felicis · Pulse 2.0
Apr 15, 2024
Raised a round Seed $3.6M · TechCrunch
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Funding rounds
| Round | Date | Amount | Investors | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Venture round | Mar 2026 | $65M | Scale Venture Partners lead | Pulse 2.0 |
| Series A | Jun 2025 | $20M | Felicis lead, BOND, DST Global, Liquid 2 Ventures | Pulse 2.0 |
| Seed | Apr 2024 | $3.6M | — | TechCrunch |
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Overview
Paraform is a marketplace and AI-driven talent platform designed for high-growth startups, scale-ups, and technology enterprises, headquartered in San Francisco, California. Founded by Lachy Groom, Johnathan Zhou, and Kevin Jin, the platform connects companies directly with a global network of over 10,000 vetted independent recruiters and boutique search agencies.
News
Paraform Surpasses $100 Million ARR: Redesigning the Recruitment Market with AI and Expert Recruiters人材タイムズ
AI recruitment platform Paraform announced in July 2026 that it has surpassed $100 million in annual recurring revenue (ARR) approximately two years after its founding. The company has doubled its revenue in the last six months and is supporting hiring fo
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Paraform、年換算売上1億ドル突破 AI専門リクルーターで採用市場を再設計人材タイムズ
AI採用プラットフォームのParaformは2026年7月、創業から約2年で年換算売上高1億ドルを突破したと発表した直近6カ月で売上を倍増させ、1,000社超の採用を支援している成長を支えるのは、AIによる単純な履歴書マッチングではなく、専門リクルーターが持つ候補者理解と採用結果データをAIに蓄積するモデルだ人材紹介会社にとっても「人の専門性AI独自データ」が競争力になる可能性を示す事例といえる Paraformは2026年7月16日、年換算売上高が1億ドルを突破したと発表した最初の売上発生から約2年で到
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Paraform: $65 Million Raised For Agentic Hiring Platform Expanding AI-Driven Recruiting
Paraform announced that it has raised a Series B round, bringing its total funding to $65 million as it looks to scale its AI-powered recruiting platform and expand its network of recruiters and customers. The round was led by Scale Venture Partners, with
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Paraform: $20 Million Series A Raised For Hiring Marketplace Platform
Paraform, a hiring marketplace built for elite recruiters, announced its $20 million in Series A funding led by Felicis, with participation from A, BOND, DST Global, Liquid 2, and notable angels including the co-founders of Canva, Instacart, YouTube, and
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In a Sea of AI Tools, Paraform Bets on People with $20M Series A from Felicis
SAN FRANCISCO, June 24, 2025--Paraform, the hiring marketplace built for elite recruiters, today announced its $20 million in Series A funding led by Felicis, with participation from A, BOND, DST Global, Liquid 2, and notable angels including the co-found
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Paraform raises $3.6M seed round to connect startups with recruiter networks
Layoffs usually drive attention and sympathy toward affected employees, but rarely does anyone talk about what happens to the recruiters who are sometimes also asked to leave when companies decide to cut headcount. Indeed, tech firms cut up to half of the
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Paraform raises $3.6M seed round to connect startups with recruiter networks
Layoffs usually drive attention and sympathy toward affected employees, but rarely does anyone talk about what happens to the recruiters who are sometimes
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Recruiting marketplace Paraform gets backing from Primer Sazze and Twitch founders
Among the casualties of the mass tech layoffs are people who helped get their co-workers hired in the first place. Paraform, a startup that wants to change how the recruiting industry works by taking a marketplace approach, is giving professional recruite
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Tech stack
Technologies named in job postings at Paraform over the last 12 months, by layer, with the share of postings for each.
Technologies in use
19
Postings analysed
31
Stack modernity
83/100AI adopter
Languages
SQL23%
Python6%
TypeScript3%
Databases
PostgreSQL3%
Cloud & platforms
Metabase6%
Figma3%
Looker3%
Developer tools
Canva81%
Microsoft Excel6%
AI & ML
LLM6%
Claude3%
Practices & domains
AI Agents100%
A/B Testing6%
Agentic Workflows6%
LLM Guardrails6%
CI/CD3%
Fine-tuning3%
NLP3%
Platform Engineering3%
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Salary insights
Compensation ranges based on this company's open jobs
Median
$220k
Typical range
$100k – $375k
Open positions
12
11
Jobs
Middle
36.4%
Senior
18.2%
Staff
45.5%
| Level | Jobs | Median | Typical range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Middle | 4 | $210k | $190k – $310k |
| Senior | 2 | $273k | $170k – $375k |
| Staff | 5 | $230k | $130k – $350k |
Highest paying role
Manager, Demand Sales
$375k
Normalized to USD per year
All salaries at Paraform
By role, level and city, against the market · 12 jobs with pay
Growth
Hiring Momentum
76/100
Scaling fast
Open positions
14
5 opened / 10 closed in 30 days
Median time-to-fill
61 days
faster than 21% of the market
ATS activity
Every ~4 hours
Today
Hiring Dynamics
+100%
Hiring Focus
The percentage next to each role is its share of the company's job openings over the last 90 days; the arrow shows the shift versus the previous period.
Sales
29% ▲
Finance
13% ▲
Marketing
13% ▲
HR
8% ▼
AI/ML
4% ▼
Data Science
4% ▼
Actively hiring for Sales (+3 in 30 days)
Activity Timeline
Added Looker to stack
Sep 2026
Added Stripe to stack
Sep 2026
Added Google Sheets to stack
Sep 2026
Added Microsoft Excel to stack
Sep 2026
Added LinkedIn to stack
Sep 2026
Added Instagram to stack
Sep 2026
New location: New York
Sep 2026
Added Agentic Workflows to stack
Sep 2026
Added HubSpot to stack
Sep 2026
Added Zapier to stack
Sep 2026
Added Salesforce to stack
Sep 2026
Added n8n to stack
Sep 2026
Offices
Where the company hires and what each office is for
Cities
2
Hiring now
2
Countries
1
Busiest office
San Francisco
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San Francisco
United States
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16 open roles 24 posted in 90 days 19% engineering 50-200 est. staff $233k Avg Salary
hires for Sales, Backend, Finance
New York
United States
2 open roles 1 posted in 90 days 1-10 est. staff $210k Avg Salary
hires for HR
Jobs
$250k – $350k per year • In office • Full-Time • 4+ years exp • San Francisco
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≈ $222k – $452k per year (Estimated) • In office • Full-Time • 5+ years exp • San Francisco
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