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Emory Search, Inc.

Emory Search, Inc. is a Silicon Valley–based, national retained executive search firm that has partnered with venture capitalists and technology founders for more than two decades to build high-impact leadership teams across venture capital and enterprise technology. Recognized among America’s top retained executive search firms, Emory specializes in recruiting senior investment professionals for early and growth-stage venture capital firms and in placing C-level and VP go-to-market leaders for enterprise B2B companies in software, security, DevOps, infrastructure, fintech, SaaS, AI, and related categories. Founded and led by Teague Splaine—who has completed over 300 searches and is nationally recognized for Partner and General Partner placements—the firm is regarded as a trusted strategic advisor to top-tier venture capital and private equity platforms, especially emerging and entrepreneurial funds, as well as to high-growth technology companies. Emory’s Solutions & Expertise span Venture Capital Advisors, Succession Planning, Executive Search, and GTM Leadership, with functional depth across Venture Capital Partner & General Partner, CEO, President, CRO, CMO, and VP-level Sales and Marketing. Representative VC and enterprise placements include Partner and General Partner roles at firms such as NewView Capital, Decibel Partners, Greylock Partners, Lightspeed, Battery Ventures, Matrix, Vertex Ventures, B Capital Partners, and Telstra Ventures, alongside operating leadership hires including Abnormal Security (VP Marketing), Cyberhaven (CEO), Shape Security (CMO, CRO), Sumo Logic (CRO), Avi Networks (SVP Sales), Anomali (CRO), Barefoot Networks (CEO), Alooma (VP Marketing), FOSSA (COO), PullString (President), Highfive (CEO), Incorta (CRO, VP Marketing), KeepTruckin (VP Sales), Viakoo (CMO, CRO, VP Regional Sales), Obsidian Security (VP Marketing), and Oma Robotics (VP Product). Emory emphasizes a relationship-driven methodology that prioritizes nuanced market insight, rigorous candidate evaluation, and long-term partnerships to consistently deliver competitive leadership outcomes, with typical retained searches completed in approximately 90–120 days and supported by a nationally established network of investors, founders, and executive operators.

Exec Search & Interim MgmtPermanent RecruitmentSOW/ProjectsInvestment ManagementCybersecurityIT InfrastructureSenior ExecutivesTechnology & DigitalSales & Business Development

HQMenlo Park, United States

Time To Hire

Time To Hire is an AI-powered recruitment platform and headhunting partner that helps companies hire faster and better while giving candidates a smarter, more seamless way to get noticed. Headquartered in San Francisco with global reach, the company blends expert recruiting services with its proprietary AI interviewer, Mia, to pre-screen and evaluate talent consistently at scale. Employers can choose a success-fee recruiting service where Time To Hire delivers pre-interviewed, interview-ready candidates matched on skills, experience, and culture fit, or they can empower internal teams with the AI Recruiting Software to personalize interviews, define evaluation criteria, and leverage smart matching to surface the right profiles instantly. Candidates complete a single, 20–30 minute AI interview available 24/7 and are then automatically matched to real roles; they are contacted only when employers are ready to proceed, reducing noise and improving transparency. The platform emphasizes quality and efficiency—clients report significant reductions in screening time thanks to standardized AI interviews and consistent scoring, while the talent pool spans core business and product functions with depth in technology roles such as software development, data science, DevOps, and cybersecurity, alongside product, design, marketing, and sales. Trusted by companies across sectors including healthcare, fintech, retail, and SaaS, Time To Hire is cited by HR leaders for its agile approach and tools that optimize the end-to-end recruitment process. With features such as customizable interviews, smart candidate matching, and roadmap items like advanced analytics, job board publishing, and ATS integrations, Time To Hire supports both on-demand searches and broader, process-oriented partnerships, enabling hiring teams to focus on decision-making and candidate experience while the platform handles intelligent sourcing and rigorous screening.

Permanent RecruitmentRPOExec Search & Interim MgmtSoftware DevelopmentData ScienceCybersecurityTechnology & DigitalMarketing & CreativeSales & Business Development

HQSan Francisco, United States

BlueWave Talent, Inc.

BlueWave Talent, Inc. is a specialized recruiting partner focused on sales and executive search for high-growth technology companies, helping founders and executive teams build and scale go-to-market organizations that drive revenue and market adoption. Based in Mill Valley with strong ties to Silicon Valley, the firm operates on a high-touch, exclusive model, partnering closely with leadership to shape client-facing teams rather than simply delivering resumes. Their retained approach blends executive search and RPO solutions, emphasizing rigorous discovery of client needs, role definition, targeted research, and hands-on assessment. BlueWave’s structured methodology begins with understanding the organization’s structure, operations, strengths, and market context, then developing a clear position specification before initiating bespoke research to identify candidates who match both the competencies and cultural style required. Shortlisted candidates are interviewed deeply, documented with thorough written summaries, and presented for client evaluation, with references managed at the right stage to protect confidentiality. The firm supports offer negotiation and can provide new manager assimilation and transition consulting to help ensure long-term success. BlueWave has completed searches for roles such as Sales Director, Senior Vice President of Worldwide Sales, Vice President of Americas Sales, and Account Executive for companies including GoodData, Agistix, SmartShift, and Trancos, consistently delivering fully vetted, high-caliber talent. Led by Managing Principal Jim Fisher and General Partner Andrew O’Rourke, the team brings executive-level sales experience and operational excellence to every engagement. In addition to its core search work, BlueWave offers personalized candidate support, including resume guidance and career coaching, and provides pro bono services for recent graduates to help launch their careers. Honesty, transparency, and excellence underpin every interaction, and the firm’s exclusive partnerships reflect its commitment to quality, speed, and fit in building modern GTM teams.

Exec Search & Interim MgmtRPOPermanent RecruitmentSoftware DevelopmentCloud ComputingData ScienceSales & Business DevelopmentSenior ExecutivesMarketing & Creative

HQSan Francisco, United States

DTS

Disciple Talent Services (DTS) is a San Francisco–based consultancy built for early-stage tech founders who need a fast, hands-on partner to solve two of the hardest challenges in company building: raising capital and hiring the right team. Trusted by high-growth startups across the Bay, DTS blends fundraising expertise with embedded recruitment to accelerate early traction and establish scalable people and operating systems. Through its fundraising support, DTS helps founders sharpen their story, develop investor-ready pitch materials, map and access investor networks, prepare for diligence, and pressure-test valuation strategy to improve conversion at every stage of the raise. On the talent side, DTS operates as an embedded recruitment function, rapidly designing and running a high-velocity hiring funnel, sourcing and engaging top candidates, defining interview processes, and elevating employer brand to secure critical first hires. Complementing these pillars, DTS implements people operations—including engagement programs, compensation frameworks, performance management, and team development—and stands up finance and operations foundations such as FP&A, accounting systems, CFO advisory, and investor reporting to support sustainable growth. DTS typically partners with founders for 3–12 months, moving from discovery and strategy to team embedding, execution, systems and infrastructure buildout, and finally knowledge transfer so in-house teams can scale independently. Led by founder Johannes Schroeder, who brings over seven years of experience in high-growth startups, DTS is known for operating as an extension of the founding team, working around the clock to remove friction from hiring and fundraising while building durable processes that outlive the engagement. The result is a pragmatic, end-to-end approach that helps startups build, pitch, and scale with speed and confidence, turning early momentum into repeatable growth while maintaining the rigor investors and top candidates expect.

RPOPermanent RecruitmentSOW/ProjectsSoftware DevelopmentTechnology & DigitalSales & Business DevelopmentSenior Executives

HQSan Francisco, United States

SourceMultiplier

SourceMultiplier is a recruitment partner built to help companies hire faster by consistently delivering engaged, qualified candidates directly to hiring teams’ calendars. Founded in 2021 by industry veterans Joe Markey and Sean Hallihan, the firm augments in-house recruiting with Direct Placement, Sourcing as a Service, and Recruitment Process Outsourcing (RPO), operating as a true force multiplier to existing talent acquisition infrastructure. Its approach begins with a forensic analysis of each role and an in-depth calibration with hiring stakeholders to define must-haves, culture fit, and the applicable talent universe; those insights drive a proprietary, high-volume, highly personalized outreach program that prioritizes passive candidates, who comprise the majority of the market. Blending modern sourcing technology with the judgment of experienced recruiters, SourceMultiplier maintains constant top-of-funnel activity, performs real-time calibration as candidates advance, and schedules interviews with position-matched, interested talent, creating a steady pipeline and predictable hiring outcomes. The company supports venture-backed startups and Fortune 100 enterprises across go-to-market and technical functions in the U.S. and internationally, including projects that expand sourcing to EMEA and build enterprise account executive teams. Measurable results include reduced top-of-funnel spend by as much as 75%, a 27% reduction in time to hire in documented cases, and material improvements in cost per hire and recruiter productivity. Since inception, SourceMultiplier reports 278,000 candidates sourced, 112,000 recruiting hours saved for clients, and average cost savings of 68%. Guided by open, honest communication with partners and candidates, the team operates as an extension of the client’s employer brand, uniting data-driven rigor with human connection to improve hiring velocity and quality while keeping programs on time and under budget, ultimately enabling organizations to make great hires faster.

Permanent RecruitmentRPOPayrolling/EORSoftware DevelopmentCloud ComputingSales & Business DevelopmentTechnology & DigitalGeneralist - white collar professionals

HQUnited States

BullishIQ

BullishIQ is a Recruitment Intelligence Group delivering a modern, embedded talent-as-a-service model tailored to high-growth, technology-driven, and venture-backed companies across Machine Learning, AI, IoT, and Data. Acting as a seamless extension of internal Talent Acquisition teams, the firm offers flexible engagement models that scale with client needs. Its Support Plan focuses on building strong candidate pipelines and sourcing support to quickly surface high-quality talent; the Embedded Plan provides full-cycle recruiting expertise for hard-to-fill roles, streamlining searches to cut time and cost while augmenting existing teams; and the Enterprise Plan oversees the end-to-end talent acquisition function, from attraction and screening to assessment, interview scheduling, offer negotiation, and onboarding. Leveraging deep in-house TA experience and a strong VC and startup network, BullishIQ brings strategic rigor and hands-on execution, blending recruitment best practices with startup speed. The team emphasizes the creation of clear role definitions, structured interview rubrics, and consistent evaluation frameworks to improve quality of hire and decision-making, supported by thought leadership on startup hiring challenges, structured interviewing, and practical hiring playbooks. Beyond filling roles, BullishIQ elevates employer brand awareness to help clients stand out in competitive markets, customizing solutions without hidden fees and aligning to each company’s specific goals. With a focus on flexibility, adaptability, and measurable performance, the company is built to source, engage, and close top talent efficiently, integrating seamlessly with client teams to drive rapid results and sustained growth while modernizing the recruitment process end-to-end.

RPOPermanent RecruitmentSOW/ProjectsSoftware DevelopmentData ScienceIT InfrastructureTechnology & DigitalSales & Business DevelopmentMarketing & Creative

HQSan Jose, United States

ROW Recruiting

ROW Recruiting is a boutique executive search and recruitment firm that connects organizations with industry‑leading executives and senior professionals who drive impact, with a particular strength in building high‑performing sales leadership teams. Rooted in more than two decades of firsthand corporate leadership experience, the team understands the real operational and cultural pain points that arise when critical roles sit vacant or are filled with the wrong talent. That perspective shapes a search methodology designed to go far beyond passive job boards and generic outreach, focusing instead on targeted, relationship‑driven sourcing and rigorous evaluation to deliver right‑fit hires the first time. Serving clients across Technology, Healthcare, Legal, Financial Services, Energy, and Manufacturing, ROW Recruiting aligns every engagement to the unique business model, growth goals, and leadership style of each client, particularly for results‑driven roles such as VP of Sales, Regional Sales Directors, and other senior go‑to‑market leaders. Its structured process begins with a pre‑search consultation to define success, followed by a custom candidate search that taps curated networks and proactive headhunting, individualized vetting for each hire that evaluates capabilities and culture add, and a tightly qualified shortlist that accelerates decision making. Most searches are completed in 6–12 weeks, balancing speed with the depth of diligence required for executive and senior‑level placements. On the candidate side, ROW Recruiting invests the time to understand strengths, motivations, and long‑term career goals, then leverages its employer relationships to create durable, rewarding matches. Guided by a service‑first ethos—where the priority of the company is its people and the priority of its people is its clients—the firm operates with precision, accountability, and transparency throughout the search, providing a consistently high‑touch experience for both employers and candidates from initial consultation through successful onboarding.

Exec Search & Interim MgmtPermanent RecruitmentRPOSoftware DevelopmentBankingMedical DevicesSales & Business DevelopmentSenior ExecutivesTechnology & Digital

HQSan Marcos, United States

SoloStar

SoloStar is a recruiting enablement company that offers a lightweight browser extension designed to supercharge how talent teams search, evaluate, and collaborate on LinkedIn and across the open web, with a specific emphasis on discovering diverse and under‑represented candidates. Built for in‑house recruiters, sourcers, and executive search professionals, the extension layers intelligent suggestions onto existing workflows, helping users quickly identify similar profiles to an ideal candidate, refine searches with SoloStar’s “Diversify Your Search” boolean recommendations, and customize what constitutes an elite or top‑tier school or employer to match each organization’s hiring bar. Teams can create and share custom tags, set and track goals for URM hiring, and access advanced analytics at both individual and team levels to understand activity, pipeline quality, and outcomes. Enterprise capabilities include unlimited searches, advanced customization, team knowledge sharing, Levels.fyi data signals, and custom integrations, complemented by dedicated support. SoloStar’s simple Premium plan helps individuals uplevel searches, while Enterprise equips larger teams with collaboration, governance, and integration features. Trusted by forward‑thinking companies, SoloStar focuses on helping recruiting organizations find quality talent faster while improving representation in their pipelines without forcing a change to their core tools. The company’s privacy approach is transparent: it details how information is collected through cookies, logs, and analytics, and provides an opt‑out mechanism for individuals who prefer not to have their personal information included in the service’s datasets. With a focus on speed, relevance, and equitable outcomes, SoloStar gives talent acquisition teams a practical way to scale direct sourcing, strengthen executive and professional searches, and align hiring activity with diversity goals, all from an extension that fits seamlessly into daily recruiter workflows.

Permanent RecruitmentExec Search & Interim MgmtRPOSoftware DevelopmentData ScienceHuman ResourcesTechnology & DigitalSales & Business DevelopmentSenior Executives

HQSan Jose, United States

Sierra

Sierra is an AI platform that helps businesses build better, more human customer experiences by enabling enterprise-grade agents that operate across chat and voice, on any channel and in any language. Through its Agent OS, Sierra allows teams to develop, configure, and continuously optimize agents that are grounded in brand identity, policies, and knowledge, and that can reason, predict, and take secure actions in real time via deterministic integrations with systems like CRM, order management, and broader call center ecosystems. Companies use Sierra to engage and delight customers with always-available, empathetic conversations; to support complex inquiries such as exchanges, subscription updates, or account changes; and to adapt quickly with analytics, reporting, and embedded quality assurance workflows that make every interaction auditable and improvable. Trust, safety, and compliance are foundational: Sierra provides guardrails and real-time supervision to keep agents on topic, encrypts and masks personally identifiable information, upholds strict data governance, and does not use customer data to train models. The platform’s voice capabilities deliver faster, higher-quality phone experiences with comprehensive summaries and intelligent routing when human escalation is needed, ensuring consistency across channels from a single build. Sierra serves leading brands across technology, retail and consumer goods, financial services, healthcare, media, telecommunications, and travel and hospitality, with customer stories that demonstrate measurable impact, such as Casper achieving a 74% resolution rate and more than a 20% CSAT increase, CLEAR reporting an average 4.7/5 satisfaction score, and companies like Sonos, SiriusXM, Rocket Mortgage, Gap Inc., SoFi, Safelite, The North Face, Wayfair, Deliveroo, Discord, DIRECTV, Minted, Hy‑Vee, Brex, ADT, Sweetgreen, R1 RCM, Redfin, Tubi, CDW, Ramp, Rivian, and WeightWatchers adopting AI agents to elevate service and loyalty. Sierra emphasizes augmentation—not replacement—of human teams, ensuring a seamless handoff to people when desired while giving care agents “superpowers.” Backed by substantial investment and global expansion plans, Sierra is focused on powering the world’s best customer experiences with secure, brand-aligned AI agents that drive CSAT, NPS, and revenue.

SOW/ProjectsMSPRPOSoftware DevelopmentE-commerceFinTechTechnology & DigitalMarketing & CreativeSales & Business Development

HQUnited States

Talentful

Talentful is a global embedded recruitment process outsourcing (RPO) partner built specifically for technology-driven businesses, combining enterprise-grade scale with start-up agility through what it describes as the world’s first turnkey AI-powered RPO. Founded by former Heads of Talent and trusted by brands such as Atlassian, Expedia, and Alphabet, Talentful provides fully managed, end-to-end hiring solutions that integrate directly into clients’ teams, typically embedding experienced coordinators, sourcers, and full-cycle recruiters within two weeks. Its subscription-based model is transparent and flexible, allowing partners to scale capacity up or down as needs change while avoiding commission-led incentives that can compromise quality. Beyond day-to-day hiring delivery, Talentful provides account and performance management, governance, reporting, strategic advisory, and process design to help clients improve speed, quality, and ROI; outcomes reported across its portfolio include an average 50% saving versus traditional agency models, 33% reduction in time to hire, 39% reduction in cost per hire, 125% delivery target success, and a 9/10 client satisfaction score. The company’s ecosystem spans tailored products for Start-up, Scale-up, and Enterprise needs; specialist use cases that include AI & Deep Tech, SaaS, Fintech, E-Commerce, Emerging Markets, and Tech Hardware; a global payroll/EOR capability to simplify cross-border hiring; and community and platform offerings such as Higher, one of the largest TA communities for continuous learning and networking, and Talentverse, a talent-first job matching platform that gives clients a self-serve window into curated candidates. With teams across the US, EMEA, LATAM, and APAC and hires delivered in 80+ countries, Talentful supports clients that need to scale quickly, strengthen processes, augment in-house TA, maintain a high hiring bar, and reduce recruitment costs. Its embedded approach blends tactical execution with long-term capability building, partnering closely with internal stakeholders across Tech, GTM, and G&A functions to elevate talent acquisition outcomes and build durable, data-driven hiring engines.

RPOPayrolling/EORPermanent RecruitmentSoftware DevelopmentFinTechE-commerceTechnology & DigitalSales & Business DevelopmentHuman Resources

HQUnited States

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