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Retained executive search for AI, Web3, deep tech, and developer tooling companies. This service offers end-to-end support for the most important roles in your organization. We help you define requirements, shape the scope of the role as you interview real candidates and understand what's out there and remain closely aligned after closing to ensure that your candidate not only lands in the role but performs successfully.

Ideal for
Board, C-level, VPs, Heads
Commitment
Retained and exclusive mandate
Market map
Full map before the first approach
Assessment
Structured against the real problem
Reporting
Weekly and direct partner access
Shortlist
First qualified candidates in weeks
Guarantee
Replacement guarantee on every placement
Follow-through
We stay close through onboarding

01

Why leadership hires need a different approach

A CTO, VP Engineering or Chief Product Officer shapes the company around them: who you can hire next, what you can build, and how you sell.

The leaders who have already done that job at the right stage are almost never actively on the market and a job ad will likely not reach them. In AI, Web3, deep tech, and developer tooling that pool is small, and every approach needs to be well judged and planned.

02

How a retained search works

We commit to partnering with you until a hire is done.

Our approach is based on building a holistic understanding of the market, mapping every candidate, ranking, prioritizing them and approaching only those that best fit your specific situation. That lets us approach the right people in the right order and gives you a clear view of who is out there and what they are working on. Each candidate is assessed against the problem you need solved, whether that's scaling an engineering org, building a first sales team or taking a research product to market.

03

What you can expect from us

A Senior Consultant (Partner) leads your search from start to finish and you receive weekly reporting and direct access throughout to the full market talent map.

Your first 3-5 qualified candidates arrive within 2 weeks, and we stay close through offer, negotiation and onboarding.

04

Which roles we place

Our focus is on technical roles and technical companies.

We focus on CTOs, CPOs, Heads of AI and with products where technical understanding is a must, we also hire Board members, advisors, CEOs, Chief Revenue Officers, VPs and Heads of Sales and Marketing etc.

  • CTO
  • CPO
  • Head of AI
  • Board Member
  • Advisor
  • CEO
  • Chief Revenue Officer
  • VP Sales
  • Head of Sales
  • Head of Marketing