Juicebox

Juicebox provides an AI recruiting platform that automates talent search, candidate engagement, and recruiting workflows.

AI agents HR and recruitingY CombinatorAI Grant

Latest funding

$80M Series B+ · March 10, 2026

Led by DST Global · Source: finsmes.com

Latest round on record: Series B+, August 2026, amount undisclosed.

Total raised: $110.5M* across 3 sourced rounds

All 5 rounds ↓

Website: juicebox.ai.

X: @juicebox_work · 1,647 followers.

LinkedIn: 78987868.

Categories: AI agents HR and recruiting.

Sectors: B2B, Recruiting and Talent, Generative AI, Recruiting, HR Tech, AI.

Stage: Series B+.

Based in: San Francisco, United States.

Founded: 2022.

Total raised: $110.5M* in 3 sourced rounds.

Last round: Aug 7, 2026 · 97 days ago.

Team: 100 people on the team page.

On Recent Funding since: Sep 28, 2026.

Signals

X account@juicebox_work · created Aug 8, 2022 (4 years old) · 1,647 followers

Website registeredAug 18, 2022 (4 years old)

About Juicebox

The platform features AI agents that source profiles and run automated outreach sequences. Its customers include public enterprises and staffing agencies. Juicebox offers its platform as a service.

TIMELINE · MONEY RAISED

Juicebox | 1144 days from X account to first raise on record

@juicebox_work·Raised $110M in 2 sourced rounds·2 signals before the first raise

Money raised, round by round (amounts linked to their source). Pins are dated signals; hover the icons for dates.

Funding rounds

August 7, 2026
Series B+ · amount undisclosed
Source: fundraisingfox.com
March 10, 2026
Series B+ · $80M
DDST Global (lead)
Source: finsmes.com
September 25, 2025
Series A · $30M
SSequoia (lead)
Source: techcrunch.com
August 18, 2022
Website created
August 8, 2022
X account created
Date unknown
Round · $500K*
YY Combinator
Source: ycombinator.com
Batch 4
AAI Grant · batch
Source: aigrant.com

Founders and team

DP
David Paffenholz 🧃 CEO & Co-Founder

@davepaffenholz · LinkedIn · source: foundertrace.com
JG
Jarrad Grigg Founder & Digital Director

LinkedIn · source: foundertrace.com
IG
Ishan Gupta 🧃 Co-Founder

@ishangpt · LinkedIn · source: foundertrace.com
SL
Sara Lee General Counsel

Acquisitions

Acquired company	Price	Announced
FFetcher	Not disclosed	Oct 6, 2026 · Business Wire

Investors

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DST Global portfolio →

Sources and API

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