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Founded in 2016, it is strongest in high-volume and frontline hiring, and…"},{"q":"Where is Paradox headquartered?","a":"Paradox is headquartered in Scottsdale, Arizona, USA, United States."},{"q":"When was Paradox founded?","a":"Paradox was founded in 2016."},{"q":"Who founded Paradox?","a":"Paradox was founded by Aaron Matos."},{"q":"How many employees does Paradox have?","a":"Paradox has 501-1000 employees."},{"q":"How much funding has Paradox raised?","a":"Paradox has raised $2.7M (Series C ($200M, December 2021, at ~$1.5B valuation; investors incl. Stripes, Sapphire Ventures, Thoma Bravo)) to date, per DHRMap records."},{"q":"What kind of HR technology is Paradox?","a":"Paradox is categorized under Conversational AI & HR Agents, Video Interview, Applicant Tracking System on DHRMap."}]}