By freeing professionals from the confines of traditional work, Paro is democratizing access to the business solutions that companies of all sizes need. Our proprietary AI-powered platform enables us to analyze business needs, define the solution and precisely match companies with the best-fit finance expert to achieve their goals.
Our exclusive network of remote finance experts includes CPAs, bookkeepers, accountants, controllers, financial analysts, auditors and CFOs. These professionals average 15 years of experience and have been carefully curated from tens of thousands of applications, so clients have security knowing the right expertise is always at their fingertips.
We attract and retain our top-tier talent by empowering entrepreneurial finance professionals to build their own businesses doing what they love, on their own terms. Our experts know Paro’s marketplace makes a statement about the professional they are, and our curated matches provide the clients they desire.
Over the last two years, Paro experts have provided more than 100 different financial services to clients, ranging from basic bookkeeping and accounting to highly specialized support for fundraises from a $2M seed round through a $100M series C.
Our exclusive network of remote finance experts includes CPAs, bookkeepers, accountants, controllers, financial analysts, auditors and CFOs. These professionals average 15 years of experience and have been carefully curated from tens of thousands of applications, so clients have security knowing the right expertise is always at their fingertips.
We attract and retain our top-tier talent by empowering entrepreneurial finance professionals to build their own businesses doing what they love, on their own terms. Our experts know Paro’s marketplace makes a statement about the professional they are, and our curated matches provide the clients they desire.
Over the last two years, Paro experts have provided more than 100 different financial services to clients, ranging from basic bookkeeping and accounting to highly specialized support for fundraises from a $2M seed round through a $100M series C.
Location: United States, Illinois, Chicago
Employees: 51-200
Phone: +1 872-216-7276
Total raised: $42.25M
Founded date: 2015
Investors 4
| Date | Name | Website |
| 19.12.2021 | WP Global ... | wpglobalpa... |
| - | 500 Startu... | 500.co |
| 23.07.2021 | Madrona Ve... | madrona.co... |
| - | Revolution | revolution... |
Funding Rounds 4
| Date | Series | Amount | Investors |
| 20.07.2021 | Series B | $25M | - |
| 26.09.2019 | - | $10M | - |
| 02.10.2018 | - | $2.25M | - |
| 05.03.2018 | Series A | $5M | - |
Mentions in press and media 27
| Date | Title | Description |
| 28.03.2022 | Businesses Take Note: Flexibility Is Currency As Shift Toward Fractional Market Grows | Anita Samojednik is CEO of Paro, a startup disrupting the way companies access on-demand financial expertise |
| 10.08.2021 | Fractional CFO provider Paro using AI to match on-demand financial needs and create transparency in skill pricing | The gig economy and rise of the freelance class is a giant, multifaceted elephant in the room when it comes to how the recent pandemic has and is shaping the global economy. Over two million US workers joined the freelance economy in 2020, ... |
| 21.07.2021 | Paro secures $25M | Paro has raised a $25 million Series B led by Madrona Venture, with participation from existing investors Revolution Ventures, Sierra Ventures and KGC Capital. The Chicago-based company uses AI to help connect companies with freelance finan... |
| 21.07.2021 | US-based Paro secures US$ 25M in Series B funding | Paro, a Chicago-based startup disrupting the approach to avail on-demand financial offerings, has secured US$ 25 million in a Series B funding round led by Madrona Venture Group on 20 July 2021. |
| 21.07.2021 | Paro Raises $25M in Series B Funding | Paro, a Chicago, IL-based startup on-demand financial expertise company, raised $25m in Series B funding. The round was led by Madrona Venture Group, with participation from existing investors Revolution Ventures, Sierra Ventures and KGC Ca... |
| 20.07.2021 | Chicago startup Paro raises $25 million in Series B funding | - |
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| 20.07.2021 | Chicago’s Startup Paro, a Provider of On-Demand Financial Expertise, Secures $25M via Series B | Paro has announced a $25 million Series B funding round. The rapidly-growing startup offers businesses with flexible finance solutions through teams of remote finance professionals in order to help them address problems and support their on... |
| 20.07.2021 | Paro : Announces $25 Million Series B Funding | Paro, a Chicago-based startup disrupting the way companies access on-demand financial expertise, today announced a $25 million Series B funding round led by Madrona Venture Group, with participation from existing investors Revolution Ventur... |
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