For investors & experts · US & UK
Recruitment deals worth your afternoon, not a pipeline
You are not short of deal flow. You are short of prepared recruitment and staffing founders in your thesis, with gross profit by consultant, client concentration and compliance already tested. That is the only thing we send you.
How matching works
Your thesis, screened against properly
Matching is done by people who know both sides of the table, in London and New York.
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Tell us your thesis
Stage, cheque size, sector, geography and the kind of founder you actually enjoy backing.
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We screen against it
Every founder is vetted, coached and diligence-prepped before your name is ever mentioned.
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See three, not a pipeline
You get a short, curated list with the work already done: model, references, market view, red flags included.
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Back founders who are ready
Companies arrive with a plan, a hiring map and an operator alongside them, so your capital starts compounding sooner.
Our rules
What we will never do
These constraints are why the introductions are worth taking.
No paid placement
Nobody pays to appear higher up, on either side. Not investors, not founders, not experts.
No volume sends
You will never receive a batched forward. Every introduction is made deliberately, with a reason attached.
No hidden red flags
If we found something in diligence, it comes to you with the introduction, not after the term sheet.
Recruitment diligence
What we test before your name is mentioned
Staffing businesses fail diligence in predictable places. We look there first, and tell you what we found.
Gross profit, not revenue
GP by client and by consultant over twelve months, with true burden counted — not headline billings.
Client concentration
One client above roughly a third of GP is priced as a risk. We surface it before the first call.
Contract vs perm mix
Recurring contract revenue is more sellable but consumes working capital. We show the trade honestly.
Working capital position
Debtor days, invoice ageing and whether the funding facility can carry the growth plan.
Compliance and classification
Worker classification, IR35 or state registrations, insurance limits and anything likely to surface later.
Founder dependency
How much revenue still runs through the founder's own desk, and who bills without them.
Questions
What investors ask us first
What kind of businesses do you send investors?
Recruitment and staffing businesses in the US and UK — perm, contract and healthcare staffing — with founders typically past first revenue and legible gross profit by client and consultant.
How are recruitment businesses diligenced before I see them?
We look at gross profit by client and by consultant, client concentration, contractor versus permanent mix, debtor days and ageing, worker classification and compliance, and how much revenue still depends on the founder personally. Anything we find comes with the introduction, not after the term sheet.
Do you charge investors, or take a placement fee?
There is no paid placement on either side. Nobody buys a higher position in the queue, which is the only reason an introduction from us carries information.
How many introductions will I receive?
Few and deliberate. We would rather send you three founders a year who genuinely fit your thesis than a monthly batch you skim. Every introduction arrives with the reason it was made attached.
Can I take an operator role rather than write a cheque?
Yes. Many of our best matches are exited recruitment operators who take a chair, advisory or non-executive role, sometimes alongside investment and sometimes instead of it.
Do you cover US and UK deals, and cross-border expansion?
Both, and the crossing between them. UK agencies opening a US office is one of our most common mandates, and investors who understand that transition are in particular demand.
Tell us what you back, and why
Stage, cheque size, sector, geography and the kind of founder you genuinely enjoy working with. We take it from there.