The company values in-person collaboration and transparency about work ethic and expectations to enable extreme ownership and a rapid pace of work.
Salted
Backed byScale Venture PartnersAbout Salted
Paraform is a recruiting marketplace that connects companies with a network of specialized recruiters to fill roles faster and more accurately. Its mission is to make hiring fast, reliable, and scalable for every company in the world. It operates in the hiring market, one of the largest and most fragmented markets in the world. Co-founders John and Jeff started Paraform after trying to recruit each other in 2022, and the company has grown revenue eightfold in the last year. Paraform is backed by investors Scale, Felicis, A*, BOND, Liquid 2, DST Global, and the founders of YouTube, Instacart, Canva, and others, partners with industry leaders such as Palantir and Decagon to hire world-class talent, and claims to be the first end-to-end recruiting marketplace.
Company at a glance
IndustryStaffing and Recruiting
Team Size51-200
StageSeries B
Investors
A Capital ·BOND ·DST Global ·Felicis Ventures ·Liquid 2 Ventures ·Primer Sazze Partners ·Scale Venture Partners
LinkedInLinkedIn
Top Benefits
- All food and transportation are compensated.
- Premium healthcare is provided.
- Unlimited PTO is provided.
- Gym membership is provided.
- Free bike is provided.
About the Team
Team Distribution
- Operations69%
- Sales17%
- Engineering6%
- Specialized Roles5%
- Product & Design1%
Where the Team Studied
- 1.University of California, Berkeley
- 2.Stanford University
- 3.San Jose State University
- 4.University of California, Davis
- 5.University of California, Los Angeles
Team Worked At
- OpenAI
- Microsoft
- Amazon
- Meta
Culture & values
They are customer-obsessed and always start with the customer, effectively acting as the customer support team.
They ship fast and encourage experimentation, believing great products come from trying many things rather than waiting for perfection.
They nurture trust and take care of each other, aiming to enable everyone to do their best work.
They blend human judgment with AI tools in the hiring process, reflecting a collaborative culture between recruiters and AI agents.
They believe the right people should work on the right problems, emphasizing a problem-centric, value-driven approach.
Funding History
Cumulative Funding
