A few of the searches we’ve run for AI-native startups: what each company needed, and what happened.
Loop AI · Sales & customer success
Challenge
Loop AI was building out its New York go-to-market team: an account executive, customer success managers and sales development reps, all in the office five days a week.
Outcome
We submitted six candidates across the three roles. Five were hired, and all five started in February and March 2026.
hires from 6 candidates submitted
Overtone · Product Lead
Challenge
Overtone, a new dating service from the creator of Hinge, needed a product lead: years of consumer mobile product work, real launches, and in person in New York with a five-person team.
Outcome
We submitted six candidates. One was hired and started in May 2026.
people at Overtone when they made this hire
Federato · Forward Deployed ML Engineer
Challenge
Federato, an AI underwriting platform for insurers, needed forward-deployed machine learning engineers: deep enough to ship production models and LLM workflows, and clear enough to explain them to customers.
Outcome
We submitted two candidates. One was hired and started in August 2026.
candidates we submitted was hired
Wisq · Agent Engineer (Forward Deployed)
Challenge
Wisq, an agentic AI platform for HR, needed an agent engineer: someone to connect its AI agents to each customer’s HR systems, and be the expert in the room while doing it.
Outcome
We submitted two candidates. One was hired and started in June 2026.
candidates submitted, and one was hired
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