Paradox
Conversational AI recruiting software (the Olivia assistant) that automates screening, scheduling and onboarding for high-volume and frontline hiring at large employers.
Paradox sells Olivia, a conversational AI assistant that handles candidate chat and SMS, screening, interview scheduling, onboarding and a conversational ATS. Its customers are enterprise employers in retail, restaurants, healthcare and logistics, such as McDonald's, CVS, GM and 7-Eleven. It sells B2B software, with pricing by quote. Paradox was founded in 2016 and raised about $253M, including a $200M Series C in 2021 at a $1.5B valuation. Workday announced the acquisition in August 2025 for about $1.0B in cash and closed it on Oct 1, 2025. Workday said Paradox would schedule about 32M interviews in 2025.
