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The recruiting partner
of choice to startups
hiring a founding

The recruiting partner of choice to startups hiring a founding

It’s never been more challenging for high-growth startups to both hire and retain mission-critical founding hires.
Embedded in our DNA is a need to ensure Founders make the right first hires.

When making Founding hires you need to work with a recruiting partner that has the patience, empathy, vast network of talent, and high-level of craft and expertise to guide you to the right decision - a decision that can often make or break a startup. 

Our team are passionate about innovation and we make your business our business, matching talent with an unbeatable conviction.

TRUSTED BY
Over 1000 recommendations across our team by delivering the very best client & talent experience.
SANDBAR AI
Traackr
Emcee

They ran a tight, well-organized process that matched our timeline, saved us many hours, and provided high-caliber candidates. The success of this search underscores the important role Bamboo played in our company's growth.

Co Founder & CEO
Sandbar AI

Any recruiter can bring experience to a search. But many don’t really listen, which leads to wasted time. There isn’t anybody that I introduce to them that doesn't feel reassured by their capability.

CFO
TRAACKR

Bamboo Crowd have been a game-changer, sourcing candidates of the highest caliber at all levels and across all departments. Thanks to Bamboo, we can proudly say that we have a rockstar team at EMCEE.

Founder
EMCEE

We make founding hires in

PRODUCT DESIGN

PRODUCT MANAGEMENT

SOFTWARE ENGINEERING

FRONT END ENGINEER

PRODUCT DESIGN

PRODUCT MANAGEMENT

SOFTWARE ENGINEERING

FRONT END ENGINEERING

GTM

DATA SCIENCE

EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP

GTM

DATA SCIENCE

EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP

UX RESEARCH

MARKETING

CUSTOMER SUCCESS

OPERATIONS

UX RESEARCH

MARKETING

CUSTOMER SUCCESS

OPERATIONS

Why companies WORK
WITH US TO MAKE FOUNDING HIRES
Group (2)
All talent is vetted
over video.

We vet candidates to give you the most accurate representation of fit against your role. Vetting over video means we can assess culture fit and eliminate anyone reading from a script. We see higher conversion of candidates from 1st to 2nd round, in fact around 80%, and clients tell us this saves them a significant amount of time.

Group (1)
driving conversion
with the right content.

We drive engagement from even the most passive talent. By building candidate packs & campaigns across all roles, which creates significantly higher conversion of talent through the pipeline. Over 60% of candidates respond to us with 80% of that talent identifying as passive.

Let’s
accelerate
bold ideas
together

FAQ

WHAT DO YOU CHARGE

We understand that early-stage startups need flexibility when it comes to managing run rate and cashflow. Our pricing is tiered starting at 15% to 25% based on your stage. For Seed stage startups we offer 15% for Individual Contributor roles and 17.5% for Leadership hires, defined as a hire that has direct reports. We offer both contingent and retained search for founding hires.

HOW DO YOU FIND TALENT

We go much further than other recruiters in finding the right talent. We have our core platform, which has hundreds of thousands of candidates. But every founding search is unique. We therefore build candidate decks, recruiting assets, social posts, referral programs, and unique content & campaigns to expand our reach and engage passive talent. We also actively source and headhunt to build engagement and excitement in your opportunity. Suffice to say we do not rely on a database to help you make your most important hires. 

HOW DO YOU MATCH

This is where we shine. We vet talent on video against clear screening criteria and frameworks we design against your roles and culture. Don't waste your time meeting talent that hasn't been vetted first. We have been told that we've saved hundreds of hours of time for our clients by conducting screening calls on their behalf. 

WHAT'S YOUR PROCESS

We conduct a rigorous process that prioritizes candidate experience. Where we excel though is in the way we collaborate. Communication is fast and transparent, when adjustments need to be made we're empathetic and patient, and we bring decades of experience and insight to be able to advise you on the market, the profile, and your hiring strategy. Our team have worked across lots of industries, levels, geographies, and disciplines - when you work with Bamboo Crowd you're really accessing a team that collaborates together every day to unlock any search. 

WHAT MAKES YOU DIFFERENT

Our team has spent their entire careers working in different recruiting agencies and the reality is that they are not set up to support startups in making founding, mission-critical hires. Being KPI-driven, encouraged to sell you the talent they have, and often partnering you with recruiters who lack experience and rigor often leaves startups wasting time, or worse, hiring the wrong talent. We are first and foremost focused on making sure you hire the right talent with a business founded on the principal of doing our best work for our clients and operating on transparency, flexibility, empathy, and authenticity. Most importantly though we're trusted and have consistently delivered for VCs, Startups Founders, and Corporates spinning out new ventures and scale-ups. 

WHAT'S YOUR TRACK RECORD

For an up to date list of founding placements please contact our CEO & Founder Alex Pavlou on alex@bamboocrowd.com 

 

WHAT DO YOU CHARGE

We understand that early-stage startups need flexibility when it comes to managing run rate and cashflow. Our pricing is tiered starting at 15% to 25% based on your stage. For Seed stage startups we offer 15% for Individual Contributor roles and 17.5% for Leadership hires, defined as a hire that has direct reports. We offer both contingent and retained search for founding hires.

HOW DO YOU FIND TALENT

We go much further than other recruiters in finding the right talent. We have our core platform, which has hundreds of thousands of candidates. But every founding search is unique. We therefore build candidate decks, recruiting assets, social posts, referral programs, and unique content & campaigns to expand our reach and engage passive talent. We also actively source and headhunt to build engagement and excitement in your opportunity. Suffice to say we do not rely on a database to help you make your most important hires. 

HOW DO YOU MATCH

This is where we shine. We vet talent on video against clear screening criteria and frameworks we design against your roles and culture. Don't waste your time meeting talent that hasn't been vetted first. We have been told that we've saved hundreds of hours of time for our clients by conducting screening calls on their behalf. 

WHAT'S YOUR PROCESS

We conduct a rigorous process that prioritizes candidate experience. Where we excel though is in the way we collaborate. Communication is fast and transparent, when adjustments need to be made we're empathetic and patient, and we bring decades of experience and insight to be able to advise you on the market, the profile, and your hiring strategy. Our team have worked across lots of industries, levels, geographies, and disciplines - when you work with Bamboo Crowd you're really accessing a team that collaborates together every day to unlock any search. 

WHAT MAKES YOU DIFFERENT

Our team has spent their entire careers working in different recruiting agencies and the reality is that they are not set up to support startups in making founding, mission-critical hires. Being KPI-driven, encouraged to sell you the talent they have, and often partnering you with recruiters who lack experience and rigor often leaves startups wasting time, or worse, hiring the wrong talent. We are first and foremost focused on making sure you hire the right talent with a business founded on the principal of doing our best work for our clients and operating on transparency, flexibility, empathy, and authenticity. Most importantly though we're trusted and have consistently delivered for VCs, Startups Founders, and Corporates spinning out new ventures and scale-ups. 

WHAT'S YOUR TRACK RECORD

For an up to date list of founding placements please contact our CEO & Founder Alex Pavlou on alex@bamboocrowd.com