The Startup Recruiting Agency That Actually Gets Startups.
Engineering, product, GTM, and ops roles filled in days. 1-3 pre-vetted candidates delivered in 48 hours. 12% flat fee. No hire, no fee.
- 48-hour shortlists - vetted by AI + senior recruiters
- 12% flat fee vs 20-30% for traditional agencies
- 50% hire rate - only 1-3 candidates, no CV spam
"We needed a senior engineer fast. JobCompass delivered 3 candidates in 2 days - we hired one within the week."
Every role your startup needs to scale.
From your first engineering hire to building out a full GTM team, we find candidates who thrive in fast-moving startup environments.
Engineering
Product & Design
GTM & Sales
Data & Analytics
Operations & People
Finance & Compliance
Need a fintech or compliance specialist? We have a dedicated vertical for that.
Your headhunter for startups - from brief to hire in days.
Our AI surfaces the right talent from day one - then our recruiters validate every candidate before you see a single profile.
Define Your Hire
Fill a 5-minute brief. Tell us the role, seniority, must-haves, and your timeline. A recruiter reviews it the same day.
Receive Your Shortlist
Within 48 hours we send you 1-3 pre-vetted candidates. Each profile includes a match rationale and salary expectations.
Hire Risk-Free
Interview, offer, and hire. You only pay if you make a hire - 12% of first-year salary, no retainers, no hidden fees. 60-90 day replacement guarantee.
Startup hiring, without the startup tax.
Traditional agencies charge more, take longer, and don't understand startup pace. We built our model for founders.
- 20-30% placement fees that eat your runway
- 4-8 week process before seeing candidates
- Recruiters who don't understand startup culture
- CV dumps - 15-20 profiles, most irrelevant
- No hire, still pay a retainer
- 12% flat fee - only if you hire
- 48-hour shortlist - average hire in 14 days
- Recruiters who've placed 100+ startup hires
- 1-3 candidates max - 50% hire rate
- No hire, no fee - zero risk to try
Transparent pricing. No surprises.
Flat fees, no retainers, and you only pay when you hire. See our plans and find the right fit for your team.
View pricing plansFrequently asked questions.
Traditional agencies charge 20-30% and take weeks to deliver candidates. We combine AI-powered sourcing with human vetting to deliver 1-3 pre-vetted candidates in 48 hours at a flat 12% fee - and you only pay if you hire.
We work with startups from pre-seed to Series B. Most of our clients are seed-to-Series A companies making their first few key hires or scaling a team quickly after a funding round. Our Launch plan is designed for earlier-stage teams with tighter budgets.
Our standard turnaround is 48 hours from brief submission. Most clients see their first shortlist the same day or next morning. Each shortlist includes a match rationale and salary expectations for every candidate.
No. We fill engineering, product, design, data, GTM/sales, operations, finance, and compliance roles. If it's a role a startup needs, we can source for it. We also have a dedicated vertical for fintech and compliance hiring.
Every hire comes with a 60-90 day replacement guarantee depending on your plan. If a candidate doesn't work out within that window, we re-run the search at no additional cost.