Paraform
Paraform is an AI-powered recruiter marketplace that connects companies with expert recruiters and custom AI agents to fill critical roles. It has helped over 1,000 customers, including Palantir, Rippling, and Thomson Reuters, hire talent faster. The company raised $65M in a Series B round in March 2026 and employs 235 people.
The growth story
Paraform grew from 10 to 235 employees between 2021 and 2026, raising $65M along the way, most recently a Series B in March 2026.
About
Paraform operates a marketplace where companies can access both human recruiters and AI agents to streamline hiring processes. Its platform targets businesses looking to accelerate talent acquisition, particularly for critical roles.
Founded in 2023, Paraform has rapidly scaled to serve over 1,000 customers and raised $65M in funding. Its Series B round in March 2026 included investments from notable firms like Scale Venture Partners and Felicis.
Founders and leadership
Paraform’s largest function is Human Resources, which accounts for 46 employees. The company’s leadership includes founders backed by investors from firms like A* and BOND.
The Paraform org chart
John Kim (Co-Founder, CEO) leads 49 mapped leaders with 5 direct reports. Click +N to expand a team; names link to the person’s public profile.
Departments, and which ones grew
Headcount by function: Human Resources 72 (-18% YoY), Sales 30 (+329% YoY), Engineering 25 (+150% YoY), Program and Project Management 22 (+214% YoY), Operations 13 (+86% YoY), Business Development 13 (+225% YoY).
Talent flow
Paraform’s employees often come from consulting firms like Bain & Company and Boston Consulting Group, as well as tech companies such as Verkada and Microsoft. Alumni frequently move to roles at Decagon, Avenue, and Amazon Web Services.
Most common previous employers of Paraform staff: Bain & Company (6), Boston Consulting Group (BCG) (6), Verkada (5), Shopmonkey (5), Microsoft (5), Cisco (4). Former Paraform employees most often moved to Decagon (3), Avenue (3), Amazon Web Services (AWS) (3), Expert System Solution (2), Contrario (2), Vamo (2).
Alumni worth knowing
The Paraform mafia
Paraform alumni have founded 13 companies, including SharkStack, Lyra Capital, and Avenue. These ventures range in size from 2 to 40 employees.
15Shahzaib Farooq, was Global Talent Partner until 2023Nam Dao, was Founding Engineer until 2022Danielle Jing, was Product & Product Operations until 2026Enya Lu, was Product Manager until 2026Sahil A., was Founding Engineer until 2026Uchechukwu Ajuzieogu, was Recruiting Partner until 2022
Penda Fall, was Recruitment Consultant until 2023
Bryson Mondria, was Frelance Recruiter until 2026
Bariduura G., was Freelance Tech Recruiter until 2023
Kelly Li, was Technical Recruiter until 2023
Jennifer Siemens, was Recruitment Consultant until 2026
Gabby S., was Technical Recruiter until 2023
Jay Peetla, was Software Engineer until 2024Hiring now
Web traffic
Traffic mix: 62% direct, 7% search, 18% social, 0% paid.
What this company is made of
Most common skills at Paraform: Leadership (90), Communication (73), Recruiting (61), Microsoft Excel (60), Microsoft Office (60), Project Management (55), Customer Service (52), Sales (51).
Where the team actually sits
Paraform people are concentrated in California, United States (80), San Francisco Bay Area (46), United States (12), Texas, United States (5).
Search footprint
Paraform attracts about 3,149 organic search visits a month, traffic worth roughly $52K a month if bought through ads. It gained 783 ranking keywords and lost 805 in the last period.
Frequently asked
Paraform has 235 employees as of September 2026.
Paraform has raised $65M in total, most recently a Series B round in March 2026.
Paraform was founded in 2023 by John Kim, Jeffrey Li.
John Kim (Co-Founder, CEO) sits at the top of Paraform's reporting structure, with 5 direct reports.
The most common previous employers of current Paraform staff are Bain & Company (6 people), Boston Consulting Group (BCG) (6 people), Verkada (5 people).
Former Paraform employees most often move to Decagon (3), Avenue (3), Amazon Web Services (AWS) (3).
At least 13 companies have a founder who previously worked at Paraform, including SharkStack, Lyra Capital, Avenue.
Paraform attracts about 3,149 organic search visits a month, worth roughly $52K a month in equivalent ad spend.
The most common skills among Paraform staff are Leadership, Communication, Recruiting, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Office.
Paraform staff are concentrated in California, United States (80), San Francisco Bay Area (46), United States (12).
Paraform has about 72 people in Human Resources, down 18% over the past year, as of September 2026.
Paraform has about 30 people in Sales, up 329% over the past year, as of September 2026.
Computed from 190 current and 222 former Paraform profiles, as of September 2026. Source: Crustdata.
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