Define the role
Define what needs to change, which decisions the hire will own, and the experience that will matter at this stage.
Hiring support
for your portfolio
You back the vision. We help founders build the team to deliver it.
Partner with a recruiting team that works alongside your fund to find the people your portfolio companies need.
A partner to your portfolio
A recruiting partner
for your founders
Working with your founders.
Alongside your team.
Support at the moments that matter
A critical hire
A growing team
The next stage
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How we help
your founders hire
A founder can have a strong network and still struggle to find the person a critical moment requires.
We help your portfolio companies define the role, find relevant people, and understand what would make them join. Your introduction starts the relationship. We take the search forward with the founders.
Explore Our ApproachUnderstand each candidate
Examine what they’ve built and what would make them move. Give founders a clear reason behind each recommendation.
Turn candidate interest into a hire
Help the team address the candidate’s priorities, clarify the opportunity, and resolve concerns before the offer.
A recruiting partner
for your fund
Support for your founders
We work with your fund and founders to help portfolio companies make the hires they need.
Start with one company or your wider portfolio. Together, we agree on priorities, introductions, and updates.
Explore a partnershipOur Focus Areas
Four connected focus areas, built around the work your portfolio companies need to do next.
Infrastructure
The product is growing. The systems need to keep up.
Cloud and platform engineering, reliability, operations, and security.Software & Product
The next milestone needs people who can build and ship.
Software engineering, product management, and technical leadership.AI, Data & Research
The technical ambition needs the right depth of expertise.
Foundational and applied research, AI and machine learning, and data engineering and science.Go-to-Market
The company needs to find its market and grow it.
Marketing, sales, account management, and customer success.Working with
Harrison Clarke
You bring the portfolio context. We bring the research and the relationships to help founders make the right hire.
Share your hiring priorities
Tell us about your firm, the companies you back, and where founders need support. We can start with an immediate hire or a conversation about what’s ahead.
Connect with the founders
Together, we identify where our team can help. We work directly with the startup to define what a hire needs to achieve, the experience required, and the support they’ll have.
Help them make the hire
Our systems identify relevant candidates. We look closely at what they’ve built and what would make them move, then help founders turn those conversations into a hire.
“A trusted partner to founders, operators, and investors alike”
Frequently
asked questions
How we work with your team and the companies you back.
Who is Portfolio Company Support for?
It’s for venture capital partners, platform teams, and portfolio talent teams who want a research and recruiting partner for the startups they back. We work alongside your team and directly with founders.
Can we work with you across our portfolio?
Yes. We can support individual companies as hiring needs arise and build a working relationship with your investment, platform, or talent team. Each search starts with what that company needs to achieve.
Do we need a company ready to hire?
No. We can start by understanding your portfolio and the challenges founders are working through. When a hiring need takes shape, we can connect with the company and define the next step together.
What kinds of hires can you support?
We recruit across Infrastructure; Software & Product; AI, Data & Research; and Go-to-Market. The starting point is the work the company needs done, from a critical individual hire to building out a team.
How do you work alongside our portfolio talent team?
Your team brings the portfolio context and makes the introduction. We work with the startup on its brief, candidate research, and hiring conversations. At the start, we agree with the company on how your team should be involved and what updates are useful.
What should we include in an introduction?
Your firm’s name and a little context about where you’d like support are enough to start. If you have a specific company in mind, share its name, a founder or hiring contact, and the milestone ahead.
Partner with
Harrison Clarke
Tell us where your founders need support. We’ll work out the next step together.
Talk about your portfolioWhat we’ll discuss
- Your firm and the companies you back
- Where your founders need support
- The milestones they’re working toward