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19 companies tracked · updated 2026-08-30
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Prishtina, Kosovo · Boutique
Recruiting agency with a Kosovo/Balkans-based team serving startups and government contractors, offering embedded and fractional recruiting support.
San Francisco, USA · Large
Riviera Partners is a technology-focused executive search and talent advisory firm placing leadership in product management, software engineering, AI/ML/data, security, and design, working with venture-backed companies from seed stage through scale.
New York, USA · Mid-size
Daversa Partners is an executive search firm that runs leadership searches for high-growth, venture-backed technology companies, with case studies covering companies such as OpenAI, Brex, and Cursor.
Chicago, USA · Large
Hunt Club is an executive search and team-building firm that sources leadership candidates through a network of expert referrals and AI-assisted relationship mapping, working with high-growth VC- and PE-backed companies.
New York, USA · Boutique
Plenty Search is an executive recruiting firm built by former startup operators that focuses on Series A-C startups, running a smaller caseload per recruiter than traditional retained search firms.
London, UK · Mid-size
Talentful is an embedded recruitment process outsourcing (RPO) firm that places specialist recruiters inside client companies and pairs them with AI-driven sourcing tools, working across startups, scale-ups, and larger enterprises.
San Francisco, USA · Mid-size
Terminal is a hiring platform that helps growth-stage technology companies recruit software engineers, including building nearshore engineering teams in Latin America, Canada, and Europe.
New York, USA · Boutique
Recruiting from Scratch is a technical recruiting firm that pairs software-driven sourcing with recruiters focused on engineering hires, working with companies from seed stage through Series D.
San Diego, USA · Boutique
Athyna is a talent-matching platform that uses AI to connect startups and scaling companies with vetted remote professionals, with a particular focus on hiring talent from Latin America.
Austin, USA · Mid-size
Hire With Near is a staffing and recruiting agency that connects U.S. startups with remote professionals in Latin America, handling sourcing, vetting, and compliance support.
San Francisco, USA · Large
SPMB is an executive search firm that recruits C-level executives and board members for technology, consumer, and health companies, ranging from early-stage startups to established public companies.
Austin, USA · Mid-size
Bespoke Partners is an executive search firm specializing in C-suite and VP-level placements, including CRO and CMO roles, for private equity- and venture-backed software and SaaS companies.
Los Angeles, USA · Boutique
Coastal Recruiting is a boutique recruiting firm focused on engineering and product hires at early-stage, VC-backed startups, specializing in the first wave of technical hires at a company.
Seattle, USA · Boutique
Crucial Recruiting is a fractional and embedded recruiting agency for pre-seed to Series A startups, placing a dedicated recruiter inside a client's team to run sourcing and hiring on an ongoing basis.
Baltimore, USA · Large
Stanton Chase is a global executive search and leadership consulting firm with a dedicated startups-and-scale-ups practice that recruits C-level and board talent for Series A-D venture-backed and private equity-owned companies.
Seattle, USA · Mid-size
Herd Freed Hartz is a retained executive search firm that helps venture-backed startups scale by placing senior leadership talent, with a portfolio that has included companies such as Auth0 and Porch.
Barcelona, Spain · Boutique
Nederlia is a venture capital-focused executive search firm specializing in early-stage startups, from seed to Series B, placing C-suite and VP-level leaders across tech hubs in Europe and the UK.
Cairo, Egypt · Boutique
Techy Recruiter is a tech recruitment consultancy offering embedded recruitment, sourcing-as-a-service, and hiring-process design for funded startups and scale-ups across Europe and the Gulf region.
London, UK · Boutique
Hired By Startups is a recruitment agency that helps early-stage and high-growth startups hire for go-to-market roles across sales, marketing, and customer success.
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