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Grounded in industrial-organizational psychology and AI, it matches employees to roles, gigs, mentors and learnin…"},{"q":"Where is Fuel50 headquartered?","a":"Fuel50 is headquartered in California, United States."},{"q":"When was Fuel50 founded?","a":"Fuel50 was founded in 2011."},{"q":"How many employees does Fuel50 have?","a":"Fuel50 has 51-200 employees."},{"q":"How much funding has Fuel50 raised?","a":"Fuel50 has raised $32.68M to date, per DHRMap records."},{"q":"What kind of HR technology is Fuel50?","a":"Fuel50 is categorized under Skills Intelligence & Talent Marketplace, Coaching on DHRMap."}]}