Our Story

Founded in 2020 by Kabir and Matthew, Jumpstart connects ambitious junior to mid level talent with high growth startups.

We have placed 1,000+ candidates into startups, work closely with London’s leading VCs across their portfolios, and build the startup community through initiatives like the world’s largest startup 5k run.

Now a 20 person full time team, Jumpstart exists to help people escape low impact roles and build fast moving, meaningful careers in startups.

Candidates Successfully Placed into Startups
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Driven by impact, we make startups the better way to build a career.

Trusted by 1,000+ candidates and leading startup investors to help people move their career faster, and build meaningful careers.

Our Team

We’re startup insiders shaping the next generation of careers.

Kabir Bali
Co-Founder

Matthew Saare
Co-Founder

Darcy Gilbert

Head of Account Management

Martha Clarke

Account Manager

Bethan Tabram

Senior Director

Sade Clarke

Sales Stream Lead

Chloe Mc Donnell

Operations Lead

Rachel Macnaghten

Growth Executive

Daniel Magennis

Marketing Manager

Ryan Wightman

Marketing Stream Lead

Lily Hammond

Strategic Partnerships Lead

Mohammed Alsayed

SWE

Maria Monge-Navarro

Ops Associate

Daniel Ward

Ops Associate

Charity Huang

Ops Associate

Jared Brown

Sales Development Representative

Huseyin Akbayir

Sales Development Representative

Trusted by startups, backed by leading VCs.

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