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Top 25 Marketing talent acquisition companies based in San Francisco, United States

Name: Marketing talent acquisition companies based in San Francisco, United States
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Compiled by the RevenueBase Data Team Data refreshed Sep 28, 2026 146 companies tracked

RevenueBase identified 146 marketing talent acquisition companies headquartered in San Francisco, United States as of September 2026 and tracks 1,519 professional contacts across them, including 335 with verified work emails. Across the United States, New York is the largest hub for this category (465 companies); San Francisco has 146.

This list covers marketing talent acquisition companies headquartered in San Francisco, United States, matched on what each company actually does as described in its own words. Ranked by team size, largest first. Every row shows the company's own description, its RevenueBase Smart Search rating, and when it was last checked. Data refreshed September 28, 2026.

Published by RevenueBase, a B2B data infrastructure company. This list was built with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search RevenueBase customers use to build their own targeted lists and unlock verified emails and direct dials at the companies on them. How these lists are built and judged.

How to read this list HQ checked on every row RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row Refreshed Sep 28, 2026 86% judged on-target in blind review

146Companies

1,519Contacts tracked

335Verified emails

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The 25 largest marketing talent acquisition companies based in San Francisco, United States

Ranked by team size

Top 25 of 146 marketing talent acquisition companies based in San Francisco, United States, ranked by team size, largest first. Data refreshed Sep 28, 2026. RevenueBase Smart Search rates how each company's information relates to marketing talent acquisition companies: strong evidence (its own description names it), partial (names part of it), indirect (matched on the rest of its profile rather than the description shown). Click a contact count to view that company's people.
#	Company	RevenueBase Smart Search	Headquarters	Employees	Contacts
1	DWA	Partial evidence	San Francisco, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	51-200	290 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Merkle \| DWA is a global media and marketing agency for technology companies.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
2	Betts Recruiting	Partial evidence	San Francisco, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	51-200	95 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Betts Recruiting has curated North America's leading go-to-market talent network, empowering the most innovative companies to scale efficiently.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
3	Duncan Channon	Indirect evidence	San Francisco, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	51-200	71 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “A four-time Ad Age Small Agency of the Year, Duncan Channon is a full-service creative shop with a 360º offering including social, experiential and influencer.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
4	80twenty	Partial evidence	San Francisco, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	11-50	58 contacts →
	Partial evidence “80Twenty exists to find and place exceptional growth talent, advancing the ambitions of our company partners and the dreams of the talent we champion.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
5	Andiamo Group Talent Partners	Strong evidence	San Francisco, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	11-50	46 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Placing talent in Sales, Marketing, Product and Engineering, Andiamo!” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
6	Traction	Partial evidence	San Francisco, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	51-200	45 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Traction is a marketing accelerator built for the moment you can't afford to lose.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
7	Jordan Digital Marketing	Indirect evidence	San Francisco, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	11-50	43 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “With JDM, you'll get radical transparency, an in-house partnership mentality, and unparalleled client services with strategic data integration that actually moves the needle for…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
8	Adsgency AI	Indirect evidence	San Francisco, United StatesHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	11-50	41 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Turn your customer data into actionable campaigns!” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
9	The Cole Group	Partial evidence	San Francisco, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	11-50	33 contacts →
	Partial evidence “The Cole Group is the world's top sales and marketing search firm, serving clients like OpenAI, Cursor, Lovable, Clay, Kalshi, Vercel, Lambda, Vanta, Cribl, Figma, Doordash…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
10	VALID	Partial evidence	San Francisco, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	11-50	30 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Valid is a tech-enabled marketing agency that pairs expert marketers with proprietary, best-in-class tools to achieve extraordinary results.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
11	Candidate Labs	Indirect evidence	San Francisco, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	11-50	28 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Candidate Labs is a modern search firm built by a repeat VC-backed entrepreneur who's personally done the founder journey twice.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
12	Coit Group	Indirect evidence	San Francisco, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	11-50	26 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Coit Group brings ultra-achievers and visionary companies together to engineer the future of tomorrow.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
13	RAYA	Partial evidence	San Francisco, United StatesHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	1-10	23 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Raya is an advisory & recruiting boutique firm focused on AI, engineering, product, and marketing.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
14	Growth By Design Talent	Partial evidence	San Francisco, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	11-50	20 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Growth by Design Talent partners with venture backed technology companies to build exceptional talent strategies and recruiting functions.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
15	The VAM Group	Partial evidence	San Francisco, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	11-50	20 contacts →
	Partial evidence “The VAM Group is a full-service, independent marketing agency specializing in content, web design, growth, and performance marketing.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
16	Method Recruiting, A 3x Inc. 5000 Company	Partial evidence	San Francisco, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	11-50	19 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Method Recruiting is the product of decades of direct experience within the digital marketing industry.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
17	C&z Marketing Consulting	Partial evidence	San Francisco, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	11-50	17 contacts →
	Partial evidence “With C&Z's 22+ years of relationships with 500+ marketing consultants and leading tech companies (including Google, Cisco, Microsoft, Dell, AWS, and more), we're in a unique…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
18	Blackbird PPC	Partial evidence	San Francisco, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	11-50	15 contacts →
	Partial evidence “I’ve worked with six other digital marketing agencies in a similar capacity, and Blackbird is far and away the best, most trusted partner we’ve had.” - Jocelyn Woolsey-Strieter…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
19	Basetalent	Strong evidence	San Francisco, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	1-10	12 contacts →
	Strong evidence “BaseTalent is a boutique firm singularly focused on providing best in class Talent Acquisition solutions.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
20	Westfield Consulting Partners	Indirect evidence	San Francisco, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	11-50	11 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Westfield Consulting Partners aims to transform recruitment through specialized focus and innovative approaches.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
21	Ascend Talent Solutions	Partial evidence	San Francisco, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	1-10	11 contacts →
	Partial evidence “At Ascend Talent Solutions, 34 YEARS OF RECRUITING, FRONTLINE AND SALES MANAGEMENT EXPERIENCE IS BROUGHT TO YOUR TALENT AND CAREER SEARCH.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
22	Modelexpand	Partial evidence	San Francisco, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	11-50	11 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Who We Are: ModelExpand is a talent advisory firm that transforms your recruiting function into a strategic advantage.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
23	The Hire Standard	Partial evidence	San Francisco, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	1-10	10 contacts →
	Partial evidence “At The Hire Standard, we blend the art of adaptability with the science of strategy to connect top performing talent with the companies where they can thrive.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
24	The Sourcery	Indirect evidence	San Francisco, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	11-50	9 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “For over 14 years, The Sourcery has been the trusted recruiting partner for 400+ companies, including industry leaders like Microsoft and Slack.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
25	Shine Talent	Indirect evidence	San Francisco, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	1-10	9 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Bold new companies are developing innovative business models, creating cultures and building brands that change the way we live, eat, play and work.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026

RevenueBase Smart Search

RevenueBase Smart Search assesses information from a company’s LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website, and other publicly available sources. It uses that information to rate how closely the company relates to this list’s category: marketing talent acquisition companies. Every row carries its rating and the description the rating was read from, so each one can be checked rather than taken on trust.

Strong evidence: The company's own public description of its business names marketing talent acquisition companies.
Partial evidence: Its own public description names part of marketing talent acquisition companies, so it works in or next to the category without describing itself that way.
Indirect evidence: The description shown does not name marketing talent acquisition companies. The match rests on the rest of the company's public profile rather than the one sentence quoted here, so this is the rating to check first.

RevenueBase Smart Search is how these lists are built: RevenueBase's data engine and AI assemble the companies that match a category defined in a user's own words, so a list can be about what companies actually do rather than about whichever industry code they were filed under.

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Marketing talent acquisition companies based in San Francisco, United States at a glance

As of Sep 28, 2026

22.1%Verified-email coverage

10.4Average contacts per company

1-10Median size (employees)

Sep 28, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

1-10

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11-50

51-200

201-500

Email recency for this list is measured across the whole United States list rather than for San Francisco, so it is reported there. Company counts and contact totals on this page are exact for San Francisco, over 146 companies.

How this list was built

Company categories are rarely black and white. RevenueBase reads each company's own description of its business to decide whether it belongs among marketing talent acquisition companies, so some rows will be adjacent to the category rather than pure plays. The description and RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row are there so you can check each match yourself.

Source: The RevenueBase company graph: 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts resolved from primary sources, queried with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search available to every RevenueBase user.
What qualifies: Companies headquartered in San Francisco, United States whose own description of what they do matches “marketing talent acquisition companies”. Matching reads each company's description, not its industry code or its name.
RevenueBase Smart Search: RevenueBase Smart Search is how this list is assembled and how each row is rated. RevenueBase's data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to a category defined in a user's own words. Each row is rated strong evidence (its own description names marketing talent acquisition companies), partial evidence (it names part of the category) or indirect evidence (the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile). The description supporting each rating is quoted on the row.
What we exclude: Companies whose own description does not clearly place them among marketing talent acquisition companies, and records with no verified work email. Companies headquartered outside San Francisco are excluded even when they keep an office there.
Match quality: In blind human judging of this matching method, 86% of matched companies were on target. Expect roughly 1 in 7 rows to be adjacent to the category rather than a pure play. Every row shows the company's own description and its RevenueBase Smart Search rating so you can judge each match yourself. Read the full methodology: how the lists are built, how the judging worked, and what the figure means.
Ranking: Team size, largest first: companies are ordered by the number of professionals RevenueBase tracks at each one. Employee ranges shown are reported bands, for context.
Verification: Every listed company carries at least one verified work email, 335 across the full list. Contacts re-verify on a rolling cadence, and each contact's own verification date is shown inside RevenueBase.
Refresh: This page's figures were pulled from the company graph on September 28, 2026. Lists refresh periodically as the graph is re-checked.
Corrections: Wrong category, wrong headquarters, or a company that has closed? Use “Report an issue” on any row. Reports go to the RevenueBase Data Team and feed back into the company graph.

Marketing talent acquisition companies by metro in the United States

Frequently asked

What is RevenueBase Smart Search?

RevenueBase Smart Search is how RevenueBase decides which companies belong on this list and how strongly each one fits. Its data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to the category the list is about. Each row is rated strong evidence when the company's own description names marketing talent acquisition companies, partial evidence when it names part of the category, and indirect evidence when the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile.

How many marketing talent acquisition companies are there based in San Francisco, United States?

RevenueBase identified 146 marketing talent acquisition companies headquartered in San Francisco, United States as of September 2026, matched on each company's own description of what it does rather than its industry code.

What is the largest company on this list?

DWA, headquartered in San Francisco, tops this list with the largest team on record.

Which city in the United States has the most marketing talent acquisition companies?

New York leads the United States with 465 headquartered companies, followed by Los Angeles (242) and Chicago (182). San Francisco has 146.

How do I get contact information for these companies?

A free RevenueBase account lets you run this exact search and work the top results, verified emails and direct dials included. Upgrading unlocks all 335 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 146 companies.

How current is this list?

The list refreshes periodically as the company graph is re-checked. This page's figures were pulled on September 28, 2026.

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About this data

RevenueBase is a B2B data infrastructure company. Its company graph covers 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts, with emails verified on a rolling cadence rather than scraped once and left to decay. These company lists are generated directly from that graph with RevenueBase Smart Search, the same natural-language company search every RevenueBase user has: describe a market in plain words, get the companies that match, and add verified emails and direct dials for the people at them. It is the same data that powers RevenueBase's B2B data products, and a free account includes 500 credits to start. How these lists are built and judged.