Success stories
The matches that changed the outcome
Recruitment and staffing founders in the US and UK, the operators we paired them with, and what happened next.
In their words
Real matches, told properly
Each story sets out where the founder was, who we matched them with and why, and what changed in the twelve months afterwards. We publish stories only where the founder is happy to be named.
US · Start-up
Launching a specialist US staffing desk
Story copy to be added. This slot covers a founder starting a niche staffing business in the US: the working capital route chosen, the operator matched to them, and what changed in the first year.
US staffing · Outcome detail to follow
US · Scale-up
Scaling a contract book past the founder
Story copy to be added. This slot covers an established US agency moving from founder-led billing to a productive team, and the funding structure that supported the contractor growth.
Contract & professional · Outcome detail to follow
UK → US · Expansion
Crossing the Atlantic without burning the runway
Story copy to be added. This slot covers a UK recruitment business opening in the US: the entity and payroll decisions, the first US hire, and the investors introduced on the way.
UK agency, US market · Outcome detail to follow
UK · Funding
Funding growth without giving away the business
Story copy to be added. This slot covers a UK agency that needed working capital rather than equity, and the operator partnership that came alongside it.
UK recruitment · Outcome detail to follow
UK · Exit
Preparing a recruitment business for sale
Story copy to be added. This slot covers the two years of preparation before going to market — concentration, biller retention and compliance — and how the process ran.
UK recruitment · Outcome detail to follow
US · Investor
What the investors say
Story copy to be added. This slot covers the other side of the match: an investor describing the deal flow they see and why vetted, prepared founders are worth the wait.
Investor side · Outcome detail to follow
The next one could be yours
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