H1 2026 Highlights
Featured placements
A glimpse into the first functional and founder-adjacent leaders we placed across early-to-mid stage companies in SaaS, AI, and Fintech.
Our approach to Executive search
Founding Product Manager (×2)
Qumis
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Legal document analysis
Attorney-trained AI that helps insurance professionals analyze, compare, and understand commercial P&C policies.
American Family Ventures · Grand Ventures · Alumni Ventures
Placement · Founding Product Manager
"It was an exceptional experience — thanks."
Shiv Sinha
Co-Founder & CTO, Qumis
StructureFlow
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Data visualization software
Creates intelligent, living diagrams that map complex legal and financial structures so dealmakers can see how everything connects.
FINTOP Capital · Venrex · Founders Factory
Head of Finance & Operations
Metopio
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Enterprise health database
Data analytics tools that turn complex health data into clear insights for organizations navigating community health challenges.
MATH Venture Partners · Plymouth Growth · Sandalphon Capital
Vice President of Sales,
Head of Revenue Operations
Highbeam
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Banking for brands
Modern banking and AI-powered financial intelligence built specifically for consumer brands.
Mayfield · FirstMark · Two Sigma Ventures
Head of Engineering,
Director of Customer Success
Trajektory
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Sponsorship analytics
A holistic sponsorship measurement platform that captures the full value of partnerships across digital and non-digital channels.
Alumni Ventures · TechOperators · Mudita Venture Partners
Placement · Head of Engineering
"Generally speaking very happy with the search, good mix of candidates."
Alex Kerr
Co-Founder & CEO, Trajektory
Head of Marketing,
Enterprise Account Executive
Threekit
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AI sales agent
An AI sales agent that turns customer and product requirements into valid, configured proposals for manufacturers in seconds.
Salesforce Ventures · ServiceNow Ventures · Shasta Ventures
Placement · Head of Marketing
"Overall, I'd give the experience a 3 — exceptional. You guys nailed it on every front and made the process super easy. Chris is a very strong hire!"
Marc Uible
Vice President, Threekit
Founding Enterprise Account Executive
BotCity
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Python + AI governance
Enterprise governance for Python and AI at scale — monitoring executions, orchestrating automations, and generating compliance insights.
Y Combinator · SoftBank · Astella
Shortform
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Learning subscriptions
A subscription learning platform with in-depth summaries and guides for thousands of nonfiction books, podcasts, and articles.
Bootstrapped
Placement · Head of Product
"Main evaluation has to be about results, and on that we had good outcomes — two hireable candidates we felt were exceptionally good matches for us. That we achieved this is the lion's share of how I feel about the search."
Allen Cheng
Co-Founder, Shortform
Regional Sales Director,
Sales Engineer
Nightfall AI
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AI data security
An AI-native data loss prevention platform that stops data leaks and exfiltration across SaaS, AI apps, and endpoints.
Bain Capital Ventures · Venrock · Pear VC
Deepgram
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Speech & voice APIs
Enterprise voice AI APIs for speech-to-text, text-to-speech, and real-time voice agents, built for scale.
Y Combinator · Tiger Global · Madrona
Director of Business Development
Pelgo
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AI career support
AI-powered career support that guides people through their job-transition journey.
645 Ventures · Flybridge · Primary Venture Partners
Whop
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Creator marketplace
A platform and marketplace where creators discover communities, build businesses, and unlock new income streams.
Insight Partners · Bain Capital Ventures · SignalFire