HR tech firm Paradox raised $200 million in a Sequence C funding spherical. With the near of the spherical, it says it is now valued at $1.5 billion, reaching unicorn standing.

The organization is headquartered in Scottsdale, Arizona, but has a Baltimore presence just after attaining very well-known community tech company Traitify in August. Now, Paradox is aiming to double its staff to about 800 in 2022.

Based in East Baltimore in the very same building as the incubator Etcetera (Rising Technology Facilities), Traitify by Paradox will make a individuality assessment platform employed by providers during the using the services of system. Made to be concluded on a cellular unit, the shorter, picture-based evaluation is based on the “Big 5” individuality qualities.

The neighborhood corporation, started by Dan Sines and Joshua Spears, was acquired by Paradox following setting up for a decade, and the businesses have been integrated to provide clients jointly.

“We knew two issues about ourselves: We had the best product in the entire world for assessing and we ended up willing to persevere and have grit to get it there,” Sines instructed Technical.ly at the time of the acquisition, reflecting on Traitify’s growth journey. “And if you can do these two points — have a excellent solution and the grit — I assume it can seriously take you to the remaining location you are on the lookout to be.”

For its part, Paradox was launched in 2016 and maintains offices in Chicago, Tel Aviv, Singapore, Vietnam — and with the addition of Traitify, Baltimore. It grew with recruiting software package that is intended to convey automation to selecting through a conversational AI assistant, named Olivia. The corporation operates with distinguished company clients which includes Unilever, Nestle, McDonald’s and CVS Health.

The funding round demonstrates one particular path to progress in Baltimore’s tech group: A enterprise that started off here was obtained, and now a unicorn has a existence in the metropolis.