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Founded in France in 2015, it operates primarily in France, Spain and the UK."},{"q":"Where is PayFit headquartered?","a":"PayFit is headquartered in 37 Avenue de Trudaine, 75009 Paris, France."},{"q":"When was PayFit founded?","a":"PayFit was founded in 2015."},{"q":"Who founded PayFit?","a":"PayFit was founded by Firmin Zocchetto, Ghislain de Fontenay, Florian Fournier."},{"q":"How many employees does PayFit have?","a":"PayFit has 501-1000 employees."},{"q":"How much funding has PayFit raised?","a":"PayFit has raised €433M (Series E) to date, per DHRMap records."},{"q":"What kind of HR technology is PayFit?","a":"PayFit is categorized under Payroll on DHRMap."}]}