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Found By Inc.

Found By Inc. is a boutique talent agency and executive search firm specialized in design that partners with companies from seed stage to Fortune 500 to build high-performing, diverse design organizations. Founded and led by CEO and Executive Recruiter Laura Huntingwho helped scale Airbnbs design organization from fewer than 60 to 600 and previously recruited for LinkedInthe firm brings deep, hands-on expertise in identifying, attracting, and hiring world-class design leaders. Found Bys clients include category-defining brands such as Airbnb, Zillow, Square, Yahoo, Nike, Calendly, GoodRx, Pinterest, Duolingo, Squarespace, Medallion Arts, Render, Open, Tango, Wisq, Nextdoor, Hinge, and Monarch. The firm delivers a tailored mix of recruiting and advisory services centered on partnership, transparency, and continuous feedback. Core offerings span design leadership and executive search; supplemental design recruiting and sourcing; and comprehensive recruiting strategy, including creating design hiring playbooks, developing competency-based structured interviewing, building specialized interview tracks for leadership and niche roles, crafting exceptional candidate experiences, strengthening design brand and events strategies, refining closing strategies, and advancing diversity initiatives. Found By also advises on organization designleveling and career frameworks, resource allocation, and team ratiosand provides recruiting mentorship and development through advising design recruiting leaders on team structure, recruiter and sourcer allocation, goal setting, and delivering mentorship and training for recruiting teams, alongside building hiring and capacity plans. The team includes Director and Executive Recruiter Chloe Harlig, who scaled Squarespaces product design and creative organizations from 15 to 250 and established creative recruiting foundations at Droga5. Guided by a quality-over-quantity philosophy and a trusted, referral-driven network within the design community, Found By invests in understanding each clients challenges and tailoring strategies and processes to match. The result is a rigorous, relationship-led approach that consistently delivers exceptional design leadership and sustainable team growth.

Exec Search & Interim MgmtPermanent RecruitmentSOW/ProjectsSoftware DevelopmentCybersecurityData ScienceAdvertisingJournalismGraphic Design

HQSan Francisco, United States

Compound Talent

Compound Talent is a boutique recruitment agency dedicated to helping startups navigate critical growth stages by delivering high-impact engineering hires. Formed from a decade of hands-on experience hiring software engineers in the most competitive environments, the firm blends deep technical understanding with a high-touch, founder-led approach. Its core focus spans two complementary fronts: engineering leadership searches, covering roles from Tech Lead through Director, and precise delivery across both traditional and niche engineering positions required to scale modern product teams. Compound Talent maintains an on-demand pipeline by continuously engaging with software engineers who are open to new opportunities, enabling faster shortlists and higher-quality matches without sacrificing rigor. The team partners closely with founders and hiring managers to clarify role scope, calibrate profiles, map the market, and build targeted outreach strategies, while emphasizing candidate experience, transparent communication, and data-driven process checkpoints from intake to offer. Whether the objective is to land a pivotal technical leader, add senior individual contributors to accelerate delivery, or fill specialized roles essential to growth, Compound Talent prioritizes outcomes that are meaningful for both clients and candidatesplacing engineers into environments that support long-term career progression and enabling startups to reach product and scaling milestones. The agencys model is built for startup realities: agile search execution, thoughtful storytelling to attract top talent, and diligent qualification to reduce risk at hire. With a relentless focus on quality, speed, and fit, Compound Talent serves as a strategic recruitment partner that helps venture-backed and high-growth companies compound their progress through the people they hire.

Permanent RecruitmentExec Search & Interim MgmtContract StaffingSoftware DevelopmentCybersecurityData ScienceCloud ComputingTelecomTechnology & Digital

HQSan Francisco, United States

ORI-Global

ORI-Global is a boutique yet mighty recruitment partner delivering RPO, Recruitment as a Service (RAAS), and selective contingency and retained search to organizations ranging from start-ups to Fortune 1000 enterprises. With more than 25 years of recruiting and executive search experience and leadership roots at firms such as Deloitte, Kforce, and Riviera Partners, the company blends seasoned headhunters with a technology-enabled, data-driven delivery model to maximize quality candidate generation while reducing time-to-hire and cost-per-hire. ORI-Globals Parthenon approach and comprehensive business model break down each search into high-impact activities led by a senior recruiter and amplified by an offshore research and data team that works 100% behind the scenes through the recruiters accounts. This integrated team handles list building, data management, applicant coding, scripted multi-channel outreach, scheduling, and sequential follow-ups, allowing the lead recruiter to focus on intake, pitch development, targeted sourcing, screening, matching, stakeholder collaboration, and closing. The firm emphasizes constant and repetitive training, activity analytics, and benchmarking to continuously improve outcomes and scale resources with demand. ORI-Globals Technology & Virtual Strategies expertise ensures clients benefit from state-of-the-art recruiting tools and remote workflows, creating a seamless candidate and hiring manager experience. The team recruits across technology, product, marketing, sales, finance, and accounting roles, and client testimonials highlight successful delivery of high-caliber software development talent, enterprise software implementation consultants and project managers (often Big 4 caliber), as well as product, training, support, and technical support professionals across multiple U.S. locations. Known for being on target and creative, ORI-Global builds dedicated recruiting teams that integrate with client culture and processes, iterating messaging to overcome early objections and drive higher offer acceptance. Headquartered in California and serving the Bay Area, Southern California, and nationwide RPO engagements, ORI-Global provides a scalable, measurable recruiting engine designed to fuel sustained growth.

RPOPermanent RecruitmentExec Search & Interim MgmtSoftware DevelopmentCybersecurityData ScienceLegalAccounting (Audit, Tax)Human Resources

HQSan Francisco, United States

Kaliba

Kaliba is an APAC-focused technology recruitment agency that partners with progressive IT vendors to build high-performing technology, go-to-market, and leadership teams across Australia, Singapore, Hong Kong and beyond. Founded in 2016, the firm connects experienced and next-gen IT sales and tech professionals with growth-minded software and technology companies, supporting hiring needs from mid level to C-suite. Its practice coverage spans the full tech lifecycle: Create and Build roles such as software engineering, product management, UX, and solution architecture; Sell roles including marketing, sales, pre sales, and customer success; Deploy roles across implementation, project management, testing and QA; Maintain and Optimise across infrastructure, cloud, cybersecurity, networking, support, and data and analytics; and Lead and Grow with sales leadership, technical leadership, marketing leadership, and C-suite appointments. Kaliba specializes in vendor-side domains including Cyber Security and Infrastructure, FinTech and Payments, CX and Marketing Technology, Data and Analytics, Application Software, and AI and Machine Learning. Clients engage Kaliba for three core talent solutions: permanent recruitment for long term hires, flexible contract recruitment for interim and ongoing needs, and executive search for specialist, senior, and C-suite mandates. Operating as a regional partner with local expertise, the team is known for rigorous search processes, market mapping, and a deep network that spans both technical and go-to-market functions, enabling precise shortlists and accelerated hiring. Candidates benefit from access to exclusive roles with leading software vendors and scale-ups, honest guidance on market conditions and remuneration, and content that supports career decisions across APAC. Kaliba promotes inclusive hiring and transparent communication, and it offers employer resources such as market and remuneration insights to inform workforce planning. The result is a focused, tech-first recruitment partner that consistently builds specialist technology and IT sales teams for ambitious vendors across APAC.

Permanent RecruitmentContract StaffingExec Search & Interim MgmtSoftware DevelopmentCybersecurityData ScienceBankingInsuranceInvestment Management

HQMelbourne, Australia

Golden Gate Recruits

Golden Gate Recruits is a boutique recruitment partner focused on connecting talented business generalists with strategic and operational roles at high-growth startups and leading investment firms across the United States. Built by former operators with experience at organizations such as Bain and Peloton, the firm brings practical, operator-led insight to every search, helping candidates and clients navigate ambiguous, fast-moving environments common to venture-backed companies. GGR specializes in placements spanning Strategy & Biz Ops, Growth & Expansion, Strategic Finance, Go-to-Market, Chief of Staff, General Manager, Director of Operations, and Portfolio Operations, supporting needs from associate and manager levels through VP, COO, and other executive appointments. The team partners with early-stage startups through late-stage and pre-IPO technology companies, as well as VC funds, PE firms, and family offices that require mission-critical operators in roles such as Chief of Staff or portfolio value-creation leaders. Their client and role portfolio reflects breadth across SaaS, AI, fintech, healthtech, edtech, consumer tech, and travel tech, with frequent searches in hubs like San Francisco, New York, Los Angeles, and Chicago, plus flexible remote and hybrid opportunities. For candidates, GGR offers curated open roles, a general application for proactive introductions, and practical resources including a compensation survey, a Substack newsletter, and a comprehensive job reflection and prep guidepositioning the firm as recruiter, career counselor, and thought partner in one. For employers, GGR runs end-to-end searches from intake and calibration through shortlisting, assessment, and offer close, drawing on a network of consulting- and finance-trained operators, many with STEM/CS backgrounds, who are prepared to drive growth, build systems, and scale teams. Known for long-term relationships and a tailored approach, Golden Gate Recruits consistently delivers high-caliber, execution-minded talent that advances strategic priorities for startups and investment platforms alike.

Permanent RecruitmentExec Search & Interim MgmtRPOSoftware DevelopmentCybersecurityData ScienceInsuranceInvestment ManagementFinTech

HQSan Francisco, United States

RecruitrLabs

RecruitrLabs is a recruitment solutions firm focused on making hiring downright easy by combining deep recruiting expertise with a proprietary, technology-enabled workflow. Operating globally with flexible, no-upfront-cost engagement models, the company delivers three modular offerings that cover the full hiring lifecycle: SOURCE (Candidate Finder) to generate high-quality leads and co-pilot outbound with integrated workflows; PRO (Embedded Expert Hiring) to place on-demand recruiters within client teams for scalable, adaptive delivery and data-driven insights; and NOW (Stress-Free Retained Search) to run agency-caliber executive and specialized searches with access to exclusive talent networks under percentage-of-salary or flat-fee models. Its people-centered approach aligns talent mapping, market calibration, passive sourcing, candidate outreach, employer branding, structured screening, 360)nterview orchestration, assessment, and offer management to improve quality of hire and candidate experience. RecruitrLabs is proven at augmenting internal TA teams and partnering with staffing firms for talent mapping and pipelining, and has delivered measurable outcomes across technology, fintech, and life sciences, as well as select consumer brands. Results include serving as exclusive RPO provider for technology and sales roles (6,800+ profiles sourced, 450 candidates screened, 75+ hires in under two years), a 3,500-profile pipeline ramp that produced 300 qualified tech submissions for a visible tech brand, a senior security engineer sourcing sprint with 495 passives and a 25% response rate, in-house recruiting support for a medical devices startup achieving a 24% response rate and five hires in six months, and a key operational hire for a consumer food brand completed in under 45 days. By integrating AI and automation with seasoned Talent Advisors and Coordinators, RecruitrLabs expands candidate reach, accelerates throughput, and enables smarter, evidence-based hiring decisions so organizations can scale their teams anywhere in the world and hire rightfaster.

RPOExec Search & Interim MgmtPayrolling/EORSoftware DevelopmentCybersecurityData ScienceHospital & Health Care (Nursing)PhysiciansPharmaceuticals

HQSan Francisco, United States

Savage Recruiting Group

Savage Recruiting Group (SRG) is a boutique recruitment firm specializing in AI and Data Science talent, trusted by technology-driven organizations to build high-performing data teams across the globe. Led by Founder & Managing Partner Andrew Savage, who has been focused on identifying, developing, and placing top-tier data professionals since 2011, SRG blends executive-caliber retained search with practical advisory support on the data hiring market and in-house hiring strategy. Andrews background includes acting as a hiring consultant to companies such as Square, Airbnb, Cloudera, and Facebook, and serving as Lead Technical Recruiter at Faire, where he built standard practices for attracting world-class talent in Data, Engineering, and Machine Learning. SRG partners with pre- and post-IPO companies across industries to recruit Data Scientists, Machine Learning Engineers, Data Engineers, AI Platform/ML Ops specialists, Analytics and Data Science leaders, and adjacent technical roles integral to modern data platforms. Clients value SRGs hands-on, consultative, and results-driven approach, underpinned by nuanced technical fluency that enables precise role definition, rigorous assessment, and efficient shortlisting aligned to both technical requirements and culture. Beyond filling immediate roles, SRG helps organizations design scalable, repeatable hiring programscovering market mapping, competency frameworks, interview design, and candidate experienceto ensure long-term talent attraction. The firms track record is reinforced by endorsements from leaders who have built data organizations at high-growth companies, highlighting SRGs ability to grasp the complexities of AI initiatives and translate them into effective hiring outcomes. Whether supporting venture-backed startups or established enterprises, SRG provides clarity on evolving data skill sets, accelerates time-to-hire, and delivers candidates who elevate impact across analytics, experimentation, machine learning, and AI platform engineering.

Exec Search & Interim MgmtPermanent RecruitmentSOW/ProjectsSoftware DevelopmentCybersecurityData ScienceTelecomAll industriesTechnology & Digital

HQSan Francisco, United States

Talnt

Talnt is a modern recruitment partner built to deliver precision hiring at scale by fusing AI-powered sourcing with seasoned recruiter judgment. Trusted by 425+ clients, the firm focuses on speed, accuracy, and measurable outcomes, leveraging a proprietary process that combines AI, machine learning, and automation to surface high-fit candidates within hours and deliver interview-ready shortlists to client inboxes within 24 hours. With more than 2 million candidates in its database and a 91% submission-to-interview rate, Talnt emphasizes quality at pace: every candidate is vetted by a recruiter for hard skills, relevant experience, and culture add before being presented. The engagement model is simple and flexible. For executive and complex mandates, Talnt offers retained search that includes strategic market mapping, competitor insights, custom outreach to top-tier talent, and fully vetted shortlists with detailed recaps alongside end-to-end support throughout the hiring journey. For broader needs, its contingent model lets clients pay only when they hire, while still benefiting from same-day sourcing, comprehensive screening, unlimited roles and searches, and a dedicated recruiter driving each assignment. The operating cadence is designed for clarity and momentum: a focused intake locks priorities in 15 minutes, an AI market scan instantly maps the talent pool, and an iterative refinement loop improves results as feedback flows in. Communication stays streamlined with a single point of contact, real-time updates, and full visibility across each stage, from discovery and targeting through coordination, scheduling, and close. Whether the goal is to accelerate a critical leadership placement, build out a key team, or keep pipelines flowing with fully vetted talent, Talnt blends human expertise with technology to reduce time-to-hire, lower cost, and raise the bar on candidate quality.

Exec Search & Interim MgmtPermanent RecruitmentPayrolling/EORAll industriesGeneralist - white collar professionalsSenior Executives

HQSan Francisco, United States

Next Frontier Search

Next Frontier Search is a retained executive search firm dedicated to building the leadership foundations of the worlds most innovative, venture-backed deep-tech companies. Based in Venice, California and serving clients globally, the firm specializes in assembling C-suite and senior leadership teams for space, defense, and complex engineering organizations where technical rigor, mission orientation, and scale-up execution must coexist. Its consultants combine precision recruiting with proprietary networks and a data-driven process to surface industry-leading operators, technologists, and visionaries, then rigorously assess them for role fit, stage fit, and values alignment. The methodology spans market mapping, calibrated scorecards, structured interviews, leadership due diligence, and reference triangulation, complemented by competitive benchmarking and compensation insight to ensure informed hiring decisions. Beyond executive search, Next Frontier Search leverages a community of top talent and thought leaders to provide strategic advisory that helps founders, boards, and investors navigate pivotal company-building challenges across product, engineering, manufacturing, go-to-market, and organizational design. The firm further demonstrates conviction by selectively allocating capital into venture-backed startups, aligning incentives and reinforcing a long-term partnership approach focused on durable value creation and impact. Whether building a founding leadership bench, upgrading functional heads for the next phase of growth, or adding independent directors with domain expertise, the team manages confidential, time-sensitive mandates with discipline, transparency, and respect for candidate and client experience. With deep specialization in aerospace, defense technology, and other complex hardware-software systems, the practice understands security, compliance, and supply chain considerations unique to these sectors and maintains a commitment to diversity of background and thought as a driver of innovation. By uniting world-class executives with breakthrough companies and supporting them through strategic counsel, Next Frontier Search helps ambitious teams accelerate from frontier vision to measurable results.

Exec Search & Interim MgmtPermanent RecruitmentSOW/ProjectsAutomotiveAerospaceDefenseCybersecurityData ScienceIT Infrastructure

HQSan Francisco, United States

Enigma Search

Enigma Search Solutions LLC is a specialist recruiting partner dedicated to the biotechnology sector, driven by a clear mission to support companies developing therapeutics that improve and save lives. Built by talent acquisition professionals who have worked in-house at major biotech companies, the firm leverages deep industry insight and a cultivated network to connect high-caliber professionals with organizations from early-stage R&D through late-stage clinical development. Enigma tailors its delivery through multiple models to meet unique hiring scenarios: a retained Executive Search approach for Vice President and Csuite mandates that employs rigorous candidate mapping and competitive market research; an RPO-style Container Model that outsources the end-to-end candidate recruitment process so clients can focus on onboarding and operations; and a Temporary Staffing model that provides contingent, ondemand specialists across R&D functions to flex with project cycles. The team also supports ondemand hiring projects and designs scalable, customizable talent acquisition programs to help clients build and sustain human capital infrastructure. Enigmas scope spans Research Associate to executive leadership, placing experts across discovery and development (medicinal chemistry, DMPK, immunology, AI/ML for antibodies, biology, formulation), clinical operations and safety (clinical trials management, pharmacovigilance), CMC and manufacturing (upstream process development, quality control, GMP quality assurance), as well as key G&A and enabling functions (accounting operations, HR business partnering, legal and compliance, technical recruiting) and strategic roles in business development and outlicensing. Its client portfolio includes venture capital and private equitybacked emerging biotechs, publicly traded biopharma, and contract research and development organizations, with experience extending into adjacent medical device innovators. Guided by a commitment to the human element in hiring, Enigma emphasizes fit on both sides, transparent communication, and longterm relationship building to help scaling companies secure the specialized talent required to advance pipelines and achieve their goals.

Exec Search & Interim MgmtTemporary StaffingRPOHospital & Health Care (Nursing)PhysiciansPharmaceuticalsMental Health CareVeterinaryHealthcare & Life Sciences

HQSan Francisco, United States

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