Paraform is an Agentic Hiring Platform that combines AI-powered agents with a marketplace of expert independent recruiters to fill critical roles 3x faster than traditional methods. The platform addre
Paraform is an Agentic Hiring Platform that combines AI-powered agents with a marketplace of expert independent recruiters to fill critical roles 3x faster than traditional methods. The platform addresses hiring problems such as information asymmetry, fragmented workflows, and lack of trust by leveraging proprietary hiring intelligence including candidate intent, interview progression, and offer dynamics. Paraform serves companies hiring for engineering, go-to-market, finance, legal, and defense roles, operating on a success-fee-only model. Since its seed round, the company has achieved 40x revenue growth and recruiters have collectively earned $50M+ on the platform.
Total raised
$65.0M
Last stage
Series B
Investors
John Kim
Born in Korea, raised internationally in Australia and the US. Studied Mechatronic Engineering and Law at the University of Sydney. Co-founded RulerNetwork, a student-to-alumni job-matching platform acquired by Crimson Education, then served as Director of Product at Crimson Careers. Co-founded Paraform in 2022/2023 after surveying founders who cited hiring as their biggest problem. Named to Forbes 30 Under 30 (AI) in December 2025.
LinkedInJonah Park
Paraform's first engineer, joined March 2025. Built initial recommendation system, early onboarding flows, and the Recruiter OS. Now on the Applied AI team building AI agents driving millions in revenue.
LinkedInKaran Parikh
Member of Paraform's Applied AI team alongside Jonah Park and Naveen Govindaraju, building the AI matching agents.
LinkedInJeffrey Li
Studied Electrical and Computer Engineering at Carnegie Mellon University (Class of 2020). Worked as a Software Engineer at Cruise (autonomous vehicles, mapping & simulation) from 2019–2022. Co-founded Covaid, a COVID-19 mutual aid non-profit, in 2020. Explored web3/decentralized networking before co-founding Paraform with John Kim. Named to Forbes 30 Under 30 (AI) in December 2025.
No applications, no recruiter spam. Just the intro.
A few questions to make sure this role is the right shape for you. Two minutes.
I write the intro, send it to the founder, and handle the back-and-forth.
Naveen Govindaraju
Joined Paraform June 2025 as Founding Engineer – Applied ML, building AI agents for hiring. Previously co-founded Candora, which was acquired by Paraform. Prior experience in on-device inference and ML infrastructure at DynamoAI.
LinkedInLinus Lu
Paraform's first hire, serving as Founding Ops/GTM and later Chief of Staff from company founding through April 2025. Left to join Gem as Growth Strategy Lead.
LinkedInIf they’re a yes, I book the chat. You show up — that’s the whole job-hunt.