An elite group for ambitious founders.
Most recruitment investors buy what is already working. We back the founders building what comes next.
A great biller with a niche and a client list can reach a few million in revenue on instinct. Past that point the business needs capital, technology, a hiring engine and market data the founder has no time to build. That is where most operators plateau, and where most investors see risk. We see the entry point.
We back founders early, put capital and group infrastructure behind them, and keep them in the chair running their own brand. What compounds is the shared engine underneath: technology, data, back office and one operating standard across every brand. Most investors bring capital and a board seat. We bring the engine.
How we investBrands and founder partnerships, each one built for its own market.
- 01LAUNCHEarly-career and emerging talent for the recruitment industry.Emerging TalentUS & UKTereza Kirwan
- 02Scale HealthSpecialist workforce search across the US and UK.Specialist MarketsUS & UKTyler Denbigh
- 03Take a SeatExecutive search for high-performance commercial and operator hires.Executive SearchUS & UKChris Hampson
- 04Take a Seat TechProduct, engineering and design leadership for scaling technology companies.Tech & SaaSUS & UKDavid Macpherson
- 05Sentio GroupSpecialist recruitment across category-led markets.Specialist RecruitmentUKJames Holder
- 06GrowNeuroNeurodivergence, specialist markets and workforce.NeurodivergenceUKDavid Macpherson
Ambition gets a founder through the first few million. The standard is what carries them past it.
Founder in the chair
We back operators who intend to build a category business. They stay in the chair. We do not replace them.
Shared infrastructure
Technology, data, back office and hiring systems sit at group level. Brands spend their time in market, not on admin.
One operating standard
Candidate care and client honesty are written down. They apply to every brand, every market, without exception.
We price a market before we enter it, then publish what we learn.
Every brand feeds the same data layer: where demand is moving, what talent costs, how long roles take to fill. It is how we decide which niches to back, and it is open to founders, hiring leaders and candidates at no cost. Most investors rely on instinct and legacy reports. We build the ledger ourselves.
- US market guidePublished salary bands, hiring demand and time to hire across US sub-markets.
- UK market guideThe same ledger for the UK, with regional breakdowns and role level detail.
- Market intelligenceThe live dashboard: demand by vertical, location filters, side by side comparison.
- Elite EQ IntelField notes and reports written by the operators running the brands.
If you are building something ambitious, start the conversation.
Messages go to a partner, not a mailbox. Tell us the market you are in and what you are building. You will get a straight answer on whether we are a fit, not a pitch.
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