
1. Technology overview
Juicebox, also called PeopleGPT, is an AI recruiting platform based at 110 South Park St, San Francisco. Co-founder and CEO David Paffenholz appears on the site, and the founding year is not stated. A press release dated 10 March 2026 announced an USD 80 million Series B at an USD 850 million valuation led by DST Global.
The platform offers natural-language search across more than 800 million profiles and 30 data sources, AI-personalized multi-channel outreach and always-on sourcing agents where humans approve message copy. It connects to 100 or more ATS and CRM systems.
2. Highlighted features & specifications
- Search: natural-language candidate search over 800M+ profiles.
- Outreach: AI-personalized multi-channel sequences.
- Agents: always-on sourcing that learns from past searches.
- ATS integrations: Greenhouse, Lever, Ashby, Workday and others.
- Chrome extension: sourcing from within the browser.
- Enterprise plan: custom setup through sales.
3. Potential application
A Vietnamese staffing agency could source international candidates for overseas clients. An outsourcing firm could rebuild its engineer talent pipeline faster.
4. Benefits
Company-reported customers cite up to 90% less time spent identifying top candidates. A free plan allows testing before purchase. SOC 2 Type II certified. Humans approve outreach copy generated by agents.
5. Market trends & opportunities
Recruiters are replacing manual boolean search with agentic sourcing, and investors are funding the category heavily in 2026. Vietnamese staffing agencies and HR teams hiring for tech and outsourced roles could apply the same approach.
6. Other information
Series B of USD 80 million at USD 850 million valuation led by DST Global with Sequoia, Coatue and Y Combinator (10 March 2026). ARR reportedly tripled since the July 2025 Series A. Over 5,000 customers reported.
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