Curated Inquiries
The Group
Question 01.01
What actually is EQ Group?
A investor in high-end niche recruitment start-ups built by operators for ambitious founders across the US and UK. Each brand keeps its own name, its own market and its own founder in the chair. The group provides capital, standards, infrastructure and market intelligence behind them.
Question 01.02
Are you a fund?
No. We are not an LP-backed fund and we do not run a portfolio for return. We partner directly with recruitment founders, take a meaningful stake, and build alongside them. The horizon is a decade, not a cycle.
Question 01.03
How is EQ different from a holding company or a search consolidator?
Holding companies buy for multiples and flatten identity. We do the opposite. Each brand runs independently, keeps its founder, and is measured on the standard of its work, not on group-level revenue. The group is quiet on purpose.
Question 01.04
Which brands are inside the group today?
LAUNCH, Scale Health, Take a Seat, Take a Seat Tech, Sentio Group and GrowNeuro. Each brand has its own founder, market and operating rhythm. The group sits behind them with infrastructure, standards and intelligence.
Founders & Partnership
Question 02.01
What kinds of founders do you back?
Recruitment operators building category-leading brands in a defined vertical, a defined seniority band and a defined geography. Software engineering, GTM leadership, executive search, specialist care, healthcare and adjacent markets can all fit. What matters is that the operator has already run a desk and knows the work from the inside.
Question 02.02
Do I have to be revenue-generating already?
Usually yes. Most partners are already writing invoices when we meet them. We consider pre-revenue where the operator's track record makes the risk obvious, but that is rare and always a conversation, not a form.
Question 02.03
What does the deal actually look like?
A meaningful minority or majority stake alongside capital, brand build, tech stack, back office, market intelligence and hiring. The founder keeps the chair and the brand keeps its name. Terms are shaped to the brand, not run off a template.
Question 02.04
How fast does a partnership move?
If there is a fit we usually know within a call or two. From first conversation to signed partnership is typically weeks, not months. If there is no fit we say so early. Neither side needs a long goodbye.
How We Work
Question 03.01
US or UK?
Both. Roughly 70% US and 30% UK across the group today, and growing. Every brand is built to run on both sides of the Atlantic, with local operators leading local markets.
Question 03.02
What standards do all brands sign up to?
Candidate care that outlives a placement. Client honesty ahead of the pitch. Searches closed properly, not abandoned when the fee is banked. Discretion by default. These are non-negotiable, and they are what a founder agrees to when they join the group.
Question 03.03
Do you specialise, or do you cover everything?
We concentrate. Every brand is drawn around a narrow market before a desk is opened. We would rather own a vertical than skim ten of them. The map is drawn before the money is spent.
Question 03.04
What role does intelligence play?
Intelligence is the product behind every brand. Salary ledgers, demand indexes, movement maps, operator tools. If it is any good, giving it away is the fastest way to be trusted with the mandate that matters.
Careers & Contact
Question 04.01
Do you hire operators directly, or only through the brands?
Both. Some roles sit inside a specific brand and are led by that founder. Others sit at the group level across operations, finance, tech and new partnerships. Open roles are listed on the Careers page in full detail.
Question 04.02
What do you look for in an operator?
People who want to run something for a long time, not people looking for a stage on the way somewhere else. Ownership, taste, honesty with clients and candidates, and the willingness to build in a way that compounds.
Question 04.03
Can candidates or clients speak to the group directly?
The brands do the talking. But if you are not sure which brand fits, book a call through the contact page and we will route you to the right operator inside the house.
Question 04.04
How do I start a conversation?
Book a call. If you are a founder exploring a partnership, an operator considering a move, or a client with a mandate we are qualified to hold, we usually know within a call or two whether there is a fit.