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Top 25 Startup founder recruitment services based in the United Kingdom

RevenueBase identified 881 startup founder recruitment services headquartered in the United Kingdom as of September 2026 and tracks 5,522 professional contacts across them, including 1,653 with verified work emails. London is the largest hub.

This list covers startup founder recruitment services headquartered in the United Kingdom, 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 29, 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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The 25 largest startup founder recruitment services based in the United Kingdom

Ranked by team size
Top 25 of 881 startup founder recruitment services based in the United Kingdom, ranked by team size, largest first. Data refreshed Sep 29, 2026. RevenueBase Smart Search rates how each company's information relates to startup founder recruitment 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
1Partial evidenceLondon, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 29, 202651-200335 contacts →

Partial evidence

“PSD is a leading international executive recruitment consultancy, specialising in executive, management and board level recruitment with over 35 years of experience.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
2Partial evidenceLondon, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 29, 202611-50124 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Making recruitment not sh*t.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
3Indirect evidenceLondon, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 29, 202651-200119 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“At Annapurna, we are focused on becoming a trusted responsible search partner for our clients.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
4Indirect evidenceLondon, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 29, 2026n/a112 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“We’re not your typical search firm.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
5Indirect evidenceHemel Hempstead, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 29, 202611-5094 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Running your own business can be overwhelming, but with SSG's market-leading support services, you can focus on what really matters – your clients and billing!”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
6Partial evidenceLondon, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 29, 202611-5093 contacts →

Partial evidence

“JD & Co works with ambitious founders, CEOs, boards and investors at the moments that define what comes next.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
7Indirect evidenceLondon, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 29, 202611-5092 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“At Timberseed - we're a team of like-minded specialists driven by proven practices.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
8Partial evidenceLondon, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 29, 202651-20091 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Forsyth Barnes is a global talent partner disrupting the recruitment industry.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
9Partial evidenceLondon, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 29, 202611-5091 contacts →

Partial evidence

“We are an executive recruitment firm based in the City of London and are specialists in the search and selection of professionals in Technology, Digital & RPA, BPO, Shared…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
10Indirect evidenceLondon, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 29, 202651-20090 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“TritonExec is Executive Search firm specializing Technology, Digital Transformation Services, and Private Equity-backed growth firms.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
11Indirect evidenceHarrogate, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 29, 202651-20072 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“At On The Spot, we help tech companies hire engineers and build offshore R&D teams in Poland and Georgia./ 30+ R&D teams built / 400+ roles filled / 8 M & As across customer…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
12Partial evidenceLondon, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 29, 202611-5072 contacts →

Partial evidence

“3Search is a commercial recruitment agency, connecting talent to help you and your company thrive.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
13Indirect evidenceLondon, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 29, 202611-5058 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Wave Talent help tech-focused companies build end-to-end digital teams.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
14Partial evidenceLeeds, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 29, 202651-20054 contacts →

Partial evidence

“An award-winning executive recruitment business with a proven record of success, Verrus operates across a range of established, emerging, and rapid-growth market sectors including…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
15Indirect evidenceManchester, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 29, 202611-5053 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“We help ambitious, high-impact deeptech firms hire the people they need to scale, from engineers and data scientists to software developers, operators and leadership teams.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
16Partial evidenceWindsor, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 29, 202611-5045 contacts →

Partial evidence

“20+ years of challenging hiring norms ** High-value hiring for busy founders, leaders and teams.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
17Partial evidenceBrighton, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 29, 202611-5044 contacts →

Partial evidence

“As a leading provider of recruitment services, we’re dedicated to finding specialist individuals for international clients.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
18Indirect evidenceLondon, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 29, 202611-5040 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Value Creation.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
19Indirect evidenceLondon, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 29, 202611-5039 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“At Impala Search, we scale companies by securing the right talent, attracting the right investors, and adopting AI in ways that drive measurable impact.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
20Indirect evidenceLiverpool, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 29, 202611-5038 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Recruiting”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
21Indirect evidenceLondon, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 29, 202611-5036 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“At The Black Swan Group we specialise in discovering outstanding staff and providing them with unique opportunities; enabling them to exceed expectations, reach the top of their…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
22Indirect evidenceLondon, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 29, 202611-5034 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Experienced international technology recruiters, bridging the gap between executive search and contingency methods.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
23Partial evidenceLondon, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 29, 202611-5034 contacts →

Partial evidence

“I help recruiters build systemised recruitment businesses that run without burnout.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
24Indirect evidenceLondon, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 29, 202611-5034 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Cross Path is the all-in-one platform for independent recruiters who want to work smarter.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
25Indirect evidenceLondon, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 29, 202611-5033 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Orama Solutions partners with the world's most exciting companies to build phenomenally impactful teams.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026

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Startup founder recruitment services based in the United Kingdom at a glance

As of Sep 29, 2026
29.9%Verified-email coverage
6.3Average contacts per company
1-10Median size (employees)
58.5%Largest-city concentration · London
Sep 29, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

1-10
708
11-50
151
51-200
20
201-500
1
501-1,000
1

Email recency for this list is measured worldwide rather than for United Kingdom, so it is reported there. Company counts and contact totals on this page are exact for United Kingdom, over 881 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 startup founder recruitment 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 the United Kingdom whose own description of what they do matches “startup founder recruitment 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 startup founder recruitment 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 startup founder recruitment services, and records with no verified work email. Companies headquartered outside United Kingdom 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, 1,653 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 29, 2026. Lists refresh periodically as the graph is re-checked.
Corrections
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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 startup founder recruitment 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 startup founder recruitment services are there based in the United Kingdom?

RevenueBase identified 881 startup founder recruitment services headquartered in the United Kingdom 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?

PSD Group, headquartered in London, tops this list with the largest team on record.

Which city has the most startup founder recruitment services?

London leads with 515 headquartered companies, followed by Manchester (38) and Bristol (17).

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 1,653 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 881 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 29, 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.