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Top 25 Private equity search firms based in San Francisco, United States

Name: Private equity search firms based in San Francisco, United States
Creator: RevenueBase
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Compiled by the RevenueBase Data Team Data refreshed Sep 5, 2026 127 companies tracked

RevenueBase identified 127 private equity search firms headquartered in San Francisco, United States as of September 2026 and tracks 1,415 professional contacts across them, including 610 with verified work emails. New York is the largest hub.

This list covers private equity search firms 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, how directly it supports the match, and when it was last checked. Data refreshed September 5, 2026.

Published by RevenueBase, a B2B data infrastructure company. This list was built with RevenueBase SmartSearch, 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 Match evidence on every row Refreshed Sep 5, 2026 86% judged on-target in blind review

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1,415Contacts tracked

610Verified emails

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The 25 largest private equity search firms based in San Francisco, United States

Ranked by team size

Top 25 of 127 private equity search firms based in San Francisco, United States, ranked by team size, largest first. Data refreshed Sep 5, 2026. Evidence rates how directly each company's own description names private equity search firms: strong (names it), partial (names part of it), indirect (matched on its full profile rather than the summary shown). Click a count to unlock that company's people.
#	Company	Headquarters	Employees	Contacts
1	Alpine InvestorsStrong evidence	San Francisco, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 5, 2026	51-200	278
	“Alpine Investors is a people-driven private equity firm that invests in software and services businesses.” Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026
2	Riviera PartnersIndirect evidence	San Francisco, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 5, 2026	201-500	273
	“Riviera Partners is a global executive recruiting firm specializing in Technology, Engineering, Product and Design leadership.” Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026
3	Scion StaffingIndirect evidence	San Francisco, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 5, 2026	201-500	75
	“Do you need to hire exceptional talent?” Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026
4	Spmb Executive SearchPartial evidence	San Francisco, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 5, 2026	51-200	53
	“SPMB is the #1 executive search firm serving the technology market and one of the largest independent retained search firms in the country.” Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026
5	Candidate LabsPartial evidence	San Francisco, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 5, 2026	11-50	28
	“Candidate Labs is a modern search firm built by a repeat VC-backed entrepreneur who's personally done the founder journey twice.” Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026
6	Innovations PSIIndirect evidence	San Francisco, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 5, 2026	1-10	25
	“Innovations is a leading West Coast Recruiting firm.” Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026
7	Growth By Design TalentIndirect evidence	San Francisco, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 5, 2026	11-50	20
	“Growth by Design Talent partners with venture backed technology companies to build exceptional talent strategies and recruiting functions.” Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026
8	L Capital Search & AdvisoryStrong evidence	San Francisco, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 5, 2026	11-50	17
	“L Capital partners with top-tier private equity firms and provides executive-led diligence and advisory services across the entire deal lifecycle.” Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026
9	Hunter SFIndirect evidence	San Francisco, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 5, 2026	1-10	17
	“Hunter SF brings over three decades of combined experience to recruiting.” Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026
10	Nosal Partners NOW NGS GlobalIndirect evidence	San Francisco, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 5, 2026	11-50	16
	“Nosal Partners is now NGS Global.” Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026
11	Moppenheim Executive SearchIndirect evidence	San Francisco, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 5, 2026	1-10	15
	“We recruit and support leaders who strengthen nonprofits.” Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026
12	Groupe InsearchIndirect evidence	San Francisco, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 5, 2026	11-50	14
	“GROUPE INSEARCH, INC.” Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026
13	Ormsby ParkPartial evidence	San Francisco, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 5, 2026	1-10	13
	“Ormsby Park is a national retained executive search firm focused exclusively on the financial officer market.” Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026
14	The Loring GroupPartial evidence	San Francisco, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 5, 2026	11-50	13
	“The Loring Group is a retained executive search firm led by former industry executives.” Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026
15	Scgc SearchPartial evidence	San Francisco, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 5, 2026	1-10	13
	“We turn the world upside down to find exceptional talent for Venture Capital and Growth Equity funds.” Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026
16	BasetalentIndirect evidence	San Francisco, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 5, 2026	1-10	12
	“BaseTalent is a boutique firm singularly focused on providing best in class Talent Acquisition solutions.” Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026
17	Impact SearchPartial evidence	San Francisco, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 5, 2026	11-50	11
	“Impact Search is an executive search firm based in San Francisco focused on engineering, product and design leadership for venture backed software companies.” Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026
18	3forty3Partial evidence	San Francisco, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 5, 2026	11-50	10
	“3FORTY3 is the go-to retained executive search firm for Marketing, Sales and Board leadership roles for venture backed, growth stage technology companies.” Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026
19	Shine TalentIndirect evidence	San Francisco, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 5, 2026	1-10	9
	“Bold new companies are developing innovative business models, creating cultures and building brands that change the way we live, eat, play and work.” Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026
20	Guild TalentStrong evidence	San Francisco, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 5, 2026	11-50	8
	“Transforming Leadership, Empowering Growth Guild Talent is a boutique executive search firm specializing in leadership hiring for venture and private equity-backed startups.” Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026
21	Eighty6 GroupIndirect evidence	San Francisco, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 5, 2026	1-10	8
	“Eighty6 Group represents a new approach.” Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026
22	Hitch PartnersPartial evidence	San Francisco, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 5, 2026	1-10	8
	“Hitch Partners is a retained executive search firm that specializes in all things Information Security, with additional expertise in Business Technology, Cloud Infrastructure…” Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026
23	BAY Hills CapitalStrong evidence	San Francisco, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 5, 2026	1-10	7
	“Bay Hills Capital is an independent, employee owned firm established in 2006 to focus exclusively on investing in small and lower middle market private equity strategies.” Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026
24	Scoutly Talent PartnersIndirect evidence	San Francisco, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 5, 2026	1-10	7
	“At Scoutly, we believe that with the right recruiting strategies, companies can attract top talent and build a legendary brand at a rapid pace, without sacrificing quality.” Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026
25	Blueprint Search PartnersPartial evidence	San Francisco, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 5, 2026	1-10	7
	“Blueprint Search Partners is a human capital resources firm dedicated to finding the best global talent to meet the unique needs of our clients.” Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026

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Private equity search firms based in San Francisco, United States at a glance

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Email recency for this list is measured across the whole United States list rather than this city, so it is reported there. Company counts and contact totals on this page are exact for San Francisco, over 127 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 private equity search firms, so some rows will be adjacent to the category rather than pure plays. The description and evidence 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 SmartSearch, 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 “private equity search firms”. Matching reads each company's description, not its industry code or its name.
What we exclude: Companies whose own description does not clearly place them among private equity search firms, 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 an evidence 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, 610 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 5, 2026. Lists refresh periodically as the graph is re-checked.
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Private equity search firms by metro in the United States

Frequently asked

How many private equity search firms are there based in San Francisco, United States?

RevenueBase identified 127 private equity search firms 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?

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

Which city has the most private equity search firms?

New York leads with 581 headquartered companies, followed by Chicago (212) and Atlanta (158).

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 610 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 127 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 5, 2026.

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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 SmartSearch, 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.