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Top 25 Retained search services based in Bengaluru, India

RevenueBase identified 169 retained search services headquartered in Bengaluru, India as of September 2026 and tracks 1,982 professional contacts across them, including 152 with verified work emails. Mumbai is the largest hub.

This list covers retained search services headquartered in Bengaluru, India, 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 21, 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.

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169Companies
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The 25 largest retained search services based in Bengaluru, India

Ranked by team size
Top 25 of 169 retained search services based in Bengaluru, India, ranked by team size, largest first. Data refreshed Sep 21, 2026. RevenueBase Smart Search rates how each company's information relates to retained search services: 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.
#CompanyRevenueBase Smart SearchHeadquartersEmployeesContacts
1Indirect evidenceBengaluru, IndiaHQ checked Sep 21, 202611-5058 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Bright Jobs India is a recruitment firm that is committed to providing superior value-added service to both our clients and our candidates.We are a placement firm that is…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
2Partial evidenceBengaluru, IndiaHQ checked Sep 21, 202611-5057 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Purple Quarter is a Technology Leadership Search expert for product and innovation-led companies.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
3Partial evidenceBengaluru, IndiaHQ checked Sep 21, 202611-5056 contacts →

Partial evidence

“The Head Hunters India a global executive search firm, specializing in leadership and strategic requirements for C-suite and Board level hires.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
4Indirect evidenceBengaluru, IndiaHQ checked Sep 21, 202611-5039 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Over the past two decades of business in the Talent Acquisition Space, Haarvard stationed placements, executed 400+ Leadership hirings across industries and geographies.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
5Indirect evidenceBengaluru, IndiaHQ checked Sep 21, 202611-5038 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“People Realm Recruitment Services Private Limited is a Bengaluru-based recruitment firm with over 17 years of experience in Contingency Recruitment and servicing clients across…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
6Indirect evidenceBengaluru, IndiaHQ checked Sep 21, 202611-5034 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Welcome to Apex Talent!”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
7Indirect evidenceBengaluru, IndiaHQ checked Sep 21, 202611-5033 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Who We Are?”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
8Indirect evidenceBengaluru, IndiaHQ checked Sep 21, 202651-20031 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Job Shop is a Career Management & Recruitment Firm with a Mission to Source, Develop and Sustain our Clients Human Assets through an Integrated and Holistic System.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
9Indirect evidenceBengaluru, IndiaHQ checked Sep 21, 202651-20030 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Hiring Partners specializes in helping executives and professionals facing redundancy to move forward with confidence, and works to ensure your past employees remain strong…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
10Partial evidenceBengaluru, IndiaHQ checked Sep 21, 202611-5025 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Gionik Human Capital Solutions is a leading executive search and recruitment company in India, specializing in identifying and placing top-tier talent across various industries.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
11Partial evidenceBengaluru, IndiaHQ checked Sep 21, 202611-5024 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Cross Bridges is a premiere Talent search firm with Pan India reach.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
12Indirect evidenceBengaluru, IndiaHQ checked Sep 21, 202611-5023 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“VFind Solutions is the pioneer of organised recruitment services in India.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
13Partial evidenceBengaluru, IndiaHQ checked Sep 21, 202651-20022 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Aether Consulting is a distinguished global executive search and strategic consulting firm with a specialized focus on financial services, encompassing capital markets, global…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
14Indirect evidenceBengaluru, IndiaHQ checked Sep 21, 202611-5019 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Welcome to the Resource Navigator company profile.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
15Indirect evidenceBengaluru, IndiaHQ checked Sep 21, 202651-20017 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“We believe that the right Leaders play a vital role in the growth and success of the organization.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
16Indirect evidenceBengaluru, IndiaHQ checked Sep 21, 202651-20017 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“We are in the business of building your tomorrow!”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
17Indirect evidenceBengaluru, IndiaHQ checked Sep 21, 202611-5017 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“ETT CareerMove is a leadership recruitment company formed with the coming together of ETT Ventures and Consulting Private Limited and the team from Career Move, Bangalore.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
18Indirect evidenceBengaluru, IndiaHQ checked Sep 21, 202611-5015 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Astra HR Services is a specialist recruitment firm that provides best-in-class recruiting services for IT R&D and related industries.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
19Partial evidenceBengaluru, IndiaHQ checked Sep 21, 202611-509 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Spot Your Leader is the brainchild of a highly respected Recruitment Leader who has well rounded experience of working with search firms to Large and Mid-Size organisations…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
20Indirect evidenceBengaluru, IndiaHQ checked Sep 21, 202611-508 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Effective Talent Matching for Successful Recruitment is our mission.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
21Partial evidenceBengaluru, IndiaHQ checked Sep 21, 20261-108 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Praxis Leaders is a recruitment firm that is focused on executive search and staffing needs of our clients.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
22Indirect evidenceBengaluru, IndiaHQ checked Sep 21, 202611-507 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Fortune Consultants is a talent acquisition firm with a strong presence since its establishment in 2008.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
23Indirect evidenceBengaluru, IndiaHQ checked Sep 21, 202651-2006 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“LightSapien Private Limited is a leading professional services firm that provides below services: 1) Executive recruitment in leadership / CXO positions in engineering, operations…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
24Indirect evidenceBengaluru, IndiaHQ checked Sep 21, 20261-106 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Premier recruitment firm focusing on mid/CXO levels.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
25Partial evidenceBengaluru, IndiaHQ checked Sep 21, 202611-504 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Vishvek Consulting is a leading talent acquisition consultancy, specializing in contracting, recruitment and executive search.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026

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Retained search services based in Bengaluru, India at a glance

As of Sep 21, 2026
7.7%Verified-email coverage
11.7Average contacts per company
11-50Median size (employees)
292.3%Largest-city concentration · Mumbai
Sep 21, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

1-10
78
11-50
74
51-200
15
201-500
2

Email recency for this list is measured across the whole India list rather than for Bengaluru, so it is reported there. Company counts and contact totals on this page are exact for Bengaluru, over 169 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 retained search services, 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 Bengaluru, India whose own description of what they do matches “retained search services”. 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 retained search services), 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 retained search services, and records with no verified work email. Companies headquartered outside Bengaluru 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, 152 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 21, 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.

Retained search services by metro in India

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 retained search services, 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 retained search services are there based in Bengaluru, India?

RevenueBase identified 169 retained search services headquartered in Bengaluru, India 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?

Bright Jobs India, headquartered in Bengaluru, tops this list with the largest team on record.

Which city has the most retained search services?

Mumbai leads with 494 headquartered companies, followed by New Delhi (316) and Bangalore (296).

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 152 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 169 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 21, 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.