Strategic hiring partners for startups and scaleups building Product, Design and Engineering teams
Across sectors including fintech, healthtech and climatetech. We work with founders and leadership teams early, bringing together business context, market intelligence and human judgement to shape what to hire, when and why.
How we partner with our clients
We start with the business, not the brief
Before a role goes to market, we look at the bigger picture. Where the business is going, what the funding runway allows, how the team needs to evolve and which hires will have the greatest impact. Our discovery process gives us that context from the outset, so recruitment starts with the right questions, not just a job description.
We go out and find the right people
That means looking for people whose experience and ambitions align with the role and where your business is going. Our network is built through years of direct outreach and relationships, which means we can reach beyond those actively looking for roles and build a shortlist around fit.
AI can match a CV. It cannot make the judgement call
Technology can surface skills and experience. It cannot tell you how someone thinks, whether they will thrive in your culture, or whether their experience will translate into your environment. That takes context, specialist knowledge and 25 years of human judgement.
Zebra People in brief
2:1
CV-to-interview ratio
3:1
Interview-to-placement ratio
96%
Retention at one year
89%
Retention at two years
30%
Placements from direct referrals
60k
Qualified candidates in our network
25 years
Of strategic hiring
100%
Competency-based interviews
