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Its strongest footprint…"},{"q":"Where is Personio headquartered?","a":"Personio is headquartered in Munich, Germany."},{"q":"When was Personio founded?","a":"Personio was founded in 2015."},{"q":"Who founded Personio?","a":"Personio was founded by Hanno Renner, Roman Schumacher, Arseniy Vershinin, Jonas Rieke."},{"q":"How many employees does Personio have?","a":"Personio has 1001-5000 employees."},{"q":"How much funding has Personio raised?","a":"Personio has raised $724.83M (Late-stage venture / unicorn (raised $700M+; ~$8.5B valuation reported in 2022)) to date, per DHRMap records."},{"q":"What kind of HR technology is Personio?","a":"Personio is categorized under HCM on DHRMap."}]}