Specialized Recruiting Support for VC-Backed Growth

 At Searchlight Recruiters, Inc., we help VC-backed startups scale smart — not just fast. We specialize in helping your portfolio companies make the critical hires that unlock growth, mitigate risk, and attract follow-on capital. From Series A to B and beyond, we work as a trusted search partner across leadership, go-to-market, and technical functions that shape the future of science and patient impact.

 Hiring for First-of-Function & Market Traction 

Your portfolio company has achieved early traction. Now they need the right people to commercialize, scale, and lead. We help fill key gaps with talent that brings both strategy and execution.

• First VP of Sales or GTM Leader
   
• Head of Product to translate vision into roadmap
   
• Product Marketing Lead or Growth Marketer
   
• First AEs / SDRs to validate the sales motion
   
• Customer Success / Implementation Lead
   
• Full-Stack Engineers with startup grit
   
• People Ops / Recruiter to manage growth
   
• Fractional CFO or HR for early systems and strategy

Hiring for Scale, Structure & Repeatability

By Series B, traction becomes growth velocity. That means scalable systems, strong leadership, and experienced talent. We support the shift from scrappy to structured with hires who’ve done it before.

• VP of Sales / Marketing / Product / Engineering
   
• CFO or Head of Finance for metrics and board readiness
   
• VP of People / HR for team development and performance culture
   
• RevOps / Marketing Ops / Sales Enablement to drive efficiency
   
• Enterprise AEs / Partnerships / Customer Marketing
   
• Data Engineers / SREs / Infrastructure Architects

•  Clinical, Scientific & Technical Hiring (from research bench to regulatory)
   
• Talent Operations to sustain high-volume hiring

• Curated Talent Pipelines for critical early hires
   
• Search Strategy & Compensation Guidance
   
• Embedded, Project-Based, or Retained Search Models
   
• Domain-Specific Expertise in Healthtech, Fintech, Life Science, Martech
   
• Confidential or Replacement Searches when discretion matters
   

We act as a seamless extension of your portfolio companies' teams—whether we're helping your founding team make a C-level hire or supporting internal talent leads with overflow.