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How we vet

We turn away 99% of applicants so you don't have to.

Thousands of people apply every month. Each one goes through three screens. Only the best make it onto the platform.

Gate 1
CV screen
We score every application against what startups need: pace, ownership and a track record of getting things done.
Gate 2
Case study
A practical task based on real startup work. Only the people who do well get through.
Gate 3
Startup interview
A structured, stream-specific interview with our team. Can they think, sell, prioritise and handle ambiguity?
Then
Ready to interview
What's left goes live on the platform with a full profile and a 60-second video intro.

How it works

Hiring, minus the bit everyone hates.

A video from every candidate.
Hear how they think and talk before committing to a first round interview.
You choose. No recruiter in the middle.
Search the pool yourself or describe the hire and let our AI rank it.
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The alternatives

Why founders stop using recruiters and LinkedIn.

Who screens the CVs
Jumpstart
We do, before you see anyone
Agency
The recruiter, to varying standards
LinkedIn / DIY
You, at 11pm
See candidates before committing
Jumpstart
Yes, full profiles and video
Agency
Only once they send a shortlist
LinkedIn / DIY
Yes, all 800 of them
Upfront fees or retainer
Jumpstart
None
Agency
Often
LinkedIn / DIY
Job ad spend
If the hire leaves early
Jumpstart
Free replacement within 90 days
Agency
Depends on the contract
LinkedIn / DIY
Start again

Compared on	Jumpstart	Agency recruiter	LinkedIn / DIY
Who screens the CVs	We do, before you see anyone	The recruiter, to varying standards	You, at 11pm
See candidates before committing	Yes, full profiles and video	Only once they send a shortlist	Yes, all 800 of them
Upfront fees or retainer	None	Often	Job ad spend
If the hire leaves early	Free replacement within 90 days	Depends on the contract	Start again

After the hire

Where Jumpstart hires end up.

Here's what some of our Jumpstarters have achieved at their placement company.

Issie JamesOnstage
Hired in 2023. Co‑founder two years later.
Hired via JumpstartCo-founder
Onstage, who are building the Y Combinator of Europe, made her a co-founder.
Read the story on LinkedIn (407 likes) →
Ben WebberHeidi Health
Closed more deals than anyone in Heidi's history.
Never sold beforeAccount Executive
Six months in at the AI scribe used by 60% of NHS GPs. Made an AE after seven.
Read the story on LinkedIn (289 likes) →
Lucia PolverinoPlayfair Capital
Now deciding which UK startups get backed.
AnalystAssociate
Led her first investment and sits as a board observer, two years after Playfair hired her.
Read the story on LinkedIn (255 likes) →
Freya GittensRelay
Four promotions in under three years.
Ops & Strategy AssociateHead of Marketplace
At one of Europe's fastest-scaling startups, after its record $35M logistics Series A.
Read the story on LinkedIn (248 likes) →
Miko JanczakVerto
Built a book that did $1bn in FX volume last year.
Junior Account ManagerEnterprise Account Manager
Promoted twice in two years at Verto (Y Combinator W19), and its 2025 employee of the year.
Read the story on LinkedIn (137 likes) →
Katy BrownSava
Left banking. Chief of Staff two years later.
Founder's AssociateChief of Staff
Sava has grown from 30 to 92 people since, and raised a $19M Series A led by Balderton.
Read the story on LinkedIn (145 likes) →

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Reviews

Here's what hundreds of founders and hiring leads think.

Our latest role had over 1,000 applicants. Jumpstart saved us 10-15 hours per role and gave us great candidates.
Laura BealesCo-founder, Tally WorkspaceHired an AE
The SDR we hired is easily in the Top 10 hires of my career (maybe even Top 5).
Oliver BlowerGroup CEO, VoxSmartHired an SDR
Managed to beat recruiters, not just incrementally. You've created a step change in both the quality of experience AND the commercial model.
Josh TreonFounder & CEO, NomioHired a Founder's Associate
We just hired an awesome candidate on Jumpstart! We drew complete blanks direct via LinkedIn for the role.
Elliott PerksCo-founder, JigcarHired a Content Marketer
You've made it very easy for us, and we've been able to hire two people we're really excited about in less than four weeks.
Luca Bertoli-MitchellHead of Sales, PlatformedHired two Commercial Associates
Finding the right generalist talent can be tricky, but Jumpstart made it so easy. We couldn't be happier with our new Commercial Associate.
Jasmin HeimannBizOps & GTM, OmneaHired a Commercial Associate

“You've done the impossible. You've made recruitment not shit.”
Alicia Navarro, FLOWNHired a Founder's Associate
“The level of talent and expertise on Jumpstart is outstanding.”
Alex Crocombe, GojiHired 4 through Jumpstart
“The candidate videos in particular are an excellent way to assess fit rapidly.”
Declan Kelly, Eolas MedicalHired two in Customer Success
“Thousand times better than any recruiter I've ever worked with.”
Nikki Le-Grys, STEM On TrackHired in Sales
“Class operators. Used Jumpstart a few times and the candidate quality is great.”
John Hughes, The Modern MilkmanHired 3 through Jumpstart
“Our Jumpstarter has quickly become the most successful SDR we've had at VoxSmart.”
Sebastian Wren, VoxSmartHired an SDR
“You've cracked the candidate supply – I don't exactly know how.”
Nick Evans, iminHired in Sales
“Jumpstart are the provider I trust most.”
Charles Guillemet, LocalGlobeInvestor
“The product growth candidates we have for the new role we opened are exceptional.”
Tom Pope, AdfinHired 11 through Jumpstart
“We're yet to find something he can't automate or do.”
Gabor Soter, PalindromHired a Founder's Associate
“The Jumpstart team are building something very special that all ambitious UK startups need to tap into.”
Stephen Titus, FavedHired in Sales
“We were really impressed with the overall calibre of candidates on the platform.”
Reid Cockrell, instep.aiHired a Founder's Associate
“Head and shoulders above any other recruitment service we have used to date.”
Hugo Tilmouth, ChargedUpHired a Founder's Associate
“Definitely the go-to place for finding ambitious generalists!”
Seán Kilgarriff, Finster AIHired 2 through Jumpstart
“You take the grunt out of outreach.”
Max Curtis, ZincHired 3 through Jumpstart
“We've hired two founder's associates via Jumpstart and have found their platform to be leagues ahead of traditional approaches!”
James Evans, PlatformedHired two Founder's Associates
“Almost too much quality - made it difficult to choose, though we're thrilled with our hire!”
Ed Cooke, MindMax LabsHired 2 through Jumpstart
“The current hire was so effective, we decided to expand the team and add the second person.”
Pogos Saiadian, Greyhound CapitalHired 2 through Jumpstart
“Jumpstart was a no-brainer decision as the route to hire.”
Clare Hunter, Backed VCHired in Marketing
“She is going extremely well - a high performer and making some impactful change to how the business is operating.”
John Rowe, Bloom ConstructionHired a Founder's Associate
“I really like Jumpstart for our product and growth hiring.”
William Fairbairn, ZalosHired 3 through Jumpstart
“We are really happy with jumpstart quality of candidates.”
Phil Daneshyar, Chalkie AIHired 2 through Jumpstart
“I've had a very good overall experience, the UX is top tier, lots of great, high potential candidates. Would highly recommend.”
Benjamin Dean, Square Mile FarmsHired through Jumpstart
“Refute just hired another Jumpstart-er and gave me feedback on how impressed they were with the level of talent. He actually mentioned that there were 4 people he could have hired.”
Andrew Sheffield, PlayfairHired an Analyst
“I came across Jumpstart when hiring for a Founders Associate (very recently raised our Pre-Seed) and it is an INSANE platform.”
Ioana Manescu, StealthHired two Founder's Associates
“I interviewed over 50 people, and as soon as I went on JS found 2-3 great candidates in 1 day.”
Violeta Rubio, PrometheuxHired 2 through Jumpstart
“We've been using Jumpstart for the past 4 months and it has been incredible - the process, candidates, and the team are truly something special.”
Tarek Ismail, ZealHired 3 through Jumpstart
“Been here for 4 months now, settled in like a star and was making a difference from day 2!”
Lorna Cruickshank, Lucky EggHired 12 through Jumpstart
“Their pre-vetting process produces a list of ambitious, intelligent, and hardworking candidates who have the drive required to work in a startup environment.”
Louis Barrowcliffe, The ConvertedHired 3 through Jumpstart
“Your product and service has been brilliant.”
Henry Duckworth, AgriDexHired 3 through Jumpstart
“As previously, the candidates were great! Thanks to you (and your colleagues) for helping us fill this role so quickly!”
Henry Irish, PlatformedHired 5 through Jumpstart
“We’re extremely pleased with the Jumpstarters we’ve hired this year. No doubt we’ll be taking on more in 2026.”
Dan Crangle, Lucky EggHired 12 through Jumpstart
“We've been using the platform for 3x current hires, and are impressed with the candidate quality - please keep keeping this high!”
Jamie Hamer, LoxaHired 5 through Jumpstart
“I’d like to use Jumpstart to hire a few more roles for Worldover and don’t want the secret about Jumpstart getting out before then!”
Edward Alun-Jones, WorldoverHired 12 through Jumpstart
“Our Jumpstarter is doing a sterling job. She’s absolutely flying, we’re very happy!”
Dai Garrett, AeroCloudHired in Customer Success
“Just wanted to let you know that our Jumpstarter has been an A** hire. Relentless hunger, agency and an excellent team player.”
Ben Carden, ThoughtleadrHired 7 through Jumpstart
“I honestly don’t know what we’d be doing without him.”
Joseph Boulton, AccurailHired through Jumpstart
“Highly recommend Jumpstart to anyone who hasn’t used them yet. We have our third hire starting on Monday”
Tom Hind, Saturn AIHired 3 through Jumpstart
“Super happy with our Jumpstarter, he's been a weapon for us!”
Raghav Sharma, Heidi HealthHired 3 through Jumpstart
“Our Jumpstarter is doing great, couldn't have asked for much more!”
Scott Chambers, InsurXHired 7 through Jumpstart
“Our new Founder’s Associate has worked out so well, the onboarding process has been seamless with him! Grateful to Jumpstart.”
Dillon Cane, Two Blues SolarHired 2 through Jumpstart
“Jumpstart helped us find our latest Product Ops associate, we've been very excited about how fast her learning curve has been since she started.”
Marcus Henglein, KernelHired 12 through Jumpstart
“Our Jumpstarter is doing great, she's been smashing it since day 1.”
Kitty Evans-Smith, AtisHired in Marketing
“For any founders who are looking for a new team member who will make an impact from day 1, I can't recommend Jumpstart enough!”
Ben Whately, Astron HealthHired a Founder's Associate
“A big thank you to Jumpstart for helping us find our new Sales and Account Manager! He's been one of our best hires in recent times.”
Otto Laghazaoui, Appear HereHired 4 through Jumpstart
“My Jumpstarter is fantastic. He's taken on every project with confidence and an amazing attitude.”
Sam Nesbitt, AutoplayHired a Founder's Associate
“We've hired a Founder Associate with Jumpstart and we are extremely happy! Managed to find a very smart and ambitious individual that started rocking the stage from their first day with Adfin!”
Ciprian Diaconasu, AdfinHired 11 through Jumpstart
“Delighted to have our jumpstarter onboard! She's hit the ground running so quickly and has made such a huge impact already!”
Becca Stevens, HookHired 5 through Jumpstart
“Our Jumpstarter is great! We enjoy having him as part of our team and he is doing really well.”
Bethany Hambly, XPO FairsHired 6 through Jumpstart
“Many thanks for all your help on a great hire – Jumpstart was an excellent way of finding rising talent.”
Gabriel Rozenberg, CBAMBOOHired an SDR
“Within the first month, he was able to independently manage finance, marketing, hiring, investor relations, customer support, and more!”
Paul Evangelou, Gizmo.aiHired 2 through Jumpstart
“Our Jumpstarter has hit the ground running and we're excited to see what he can achieve in the rest of 2025! Will be using Jumpstart again…”
Joss Hancock, Venn AppsHired 2 through Jumpstart
“Our Jumpstarter has been a huge asset to the team. I'm really delighted with the hire.”
Tash Grossman, SlipHired 2 through Jumpstart
“Our Jumpstarter is doing a fantastic job. Really glad to have her as part of the team.”
James Wells, Hello SelfHired 4 through Jumpstart
“Our Jumpstarter is doing very well. She became a key part of the team immediately and has taken on so much responsibility so quickly!”
Firoz Noordeen, Built AIHired 2 through Jumpstart
“Our Jumpstarter is fab. Brings such a good energy, doing really well in the role and taking everything in her stride. She's 10/10.”
Georgia Higgs, GaiaHired 5 through Jumpstart
“Our Jumpstarter is doing a brilliant job - another win for Patch through JS.”
Freddie Fforde, PatchHired through Jumpstart
“Hands down one of the best developments in the UK startup ecosystem in the past 5 years is Jumpstart…”
Paddy Stobbs, StackfixHired 2 through Jumpstart
“Our Jumpstarter is doing great! Really love having him on the team, he’s making a great impact.”
Nazil Zonoozi, PackfleetHired 3 through Jumpstart
“Our Founder's Associate hire has been a resounding success.”
Francois N Pham Quang, Wonders of MathsHired 3 through Jumpstart
“Our Jumpstarter has been a wonderful addition to the team and we're really happy to have him onboard!”
Alisha Fredriksson, SeaboundHired a Founder's Associate
“Our Jumpstarter is doing really well, we're very pleased with how he's performing and leading the BD function.”
Charles Rogers, CloudlineHired 4 through Jumpstart
“Our Jumpstarter is a superstar and has brought such incredible energy to the team!”
Cameron Smith, Ivy TechHired a Founder's Associate

“All the candidates were impressive. Thank you for providing such high quality candidates.”
Morgan Lewis, Material IndexHired 5 through Jumpstart
“Thrilled with the team we've been able to build with you guys.”
Oliver Pugh, YetipayHired 8 through Jumpstart
“Jumpstart are like a headhunter on steroids. Within 2 weeks of speaking them, we had an offer out and accepted. Already working with them again for our next search.”
Stephen Murphy, Climate ImpactHired in Sales
“Our Jumpstarter is fantastic! Very happy we found her.”
Alexander Oppermann, Stealth StartupHired two Founder's Associates
“Our Jumpstarter joined last week - off to a flying start!”
Jay Orlean-Taub, SipGoodHired a Founder's Associate
“Our Jumpies are the highest contributors to our work - both in terms of output and culturally, they are helping to shape the company as we grow.”
Aadil Qureshi, Heat GeekHired 3 through Jumpstart
“Just wanted to say that the process with Jumpstart has been great and we were super impressed with the talent you guys were able to put forward.”
Harrison Bromage, FLYPHired two in Operations
“We’re a little gutted if honest – we found 2x amazing candidates but could only offer one. A testament to the quality of your candidates”
Cian Kennedy, ElmHired 2 through Jumpstart
“I have been recommending Jumpstart to anyone who’ll listen …I am so impressed with the level of both candidates we have hired from them.”
Kris Linton, Pott'dHired two Founder's Associates
“Finding him through Jumpstart has been great.”
Joel Bailey, Arwen AIHired 5 through Jumpstart
“We came out of the interviews wishing we could make 3 hires.”
Paul Cooke, Weekly.ShopHired through Jumpstart
“I have to say that the pool of candidates is amazing. Thank you so much!”
Lucrezia Cester, Lighthearted AIHired two in Operations
“I don't want to talk about Jumpstart too much to others, so we can keep this kind of high quality talent to ourselves…”
Tom Kotecki, OculoHired 4 through Jumpstart
“We have very high standards for the people we hire at EWOR (which are rising every year) and Jumpstart is the only HR solution that can keep up with those.”
Daniel Dippold, EWORHired 5 through Jumpstart
“Your service is incredible. Hands down the best candidate pool I've ever seen for this position.”
Walker Hamby, Sightline ClimateHired 3 through Jumpstart
“It was a great process and will definitely be sending more startups your way!”
Kim Zou, Sightline ClimateHired 3 through Jumpstart
“Congrats on the level of talent you guys are attracting. It's really world class. It was very hard for me to choose!”
Joy Joseph Abisaab, MastHired a Founder's Associate
“It's been great working with the Jumpstart team and the candidates we have spoken with have all been fantastic”
Lauren Porter, GetHarleyHired 3 through Jumpstart
“Our most recent Jumpstarter has just finished her first day and she is a GREAT fit with the team.”
James Greene, AutogenAIHired 12 through Jumpstart
“The Jumpstarter we hired has been GREAT – really impactful and great to work with!”
Sebastiaan Debrouwere, GenieHired a Founder's Associate
“Jumpstart has incredibly high talent density that massively reduced time and stress to hire.”
Dr Sonia Szamocki, 32CoHired 5 through Jumpstart
“The Jumpstarter we hired is smart, hardworking, collaborative and a pleasure to work with – we could not be more happy with them! Jumpstart is AWESOME”
Elena Tzvetinova, Eunice AIHired in Operations
“She is doing great - can't remember what the team was like without her:)”
Heinin Zhang, YHangryHired two in Operations
“My only criticism of Jumpstart is it's been extremely hard to decide from the top-quality candidates we had come through...”
Jon Holden, IterumHired 3 through Jumpstart
“Would highly recommend. Jumpstart manages to field the most ambitious & talented people - the quality that we experienced was outstanding.”
Inken Thomas, Manageable WorksHired a Founder's Associate
“Putting in some amazing work and also just a genuinely lovely person to have around the office – great culture fit.”
Lydia Miles, Bloomsbury FootballHired 5 through Jumpstart
“Our Jumpstarters have really grown and defined a lot of our work and driven us forward”
James Wallace, ElysiaHired 5 through Jumpstart
“We had a very successful hire via Jumpstart last month. Keen for more”
Umar Naeem Ahmad, AbtraceHired two in Operations
“The 10x employee concept is not just for engineers. And Jumpstart helped us find exactly that for our founder associate”
Dimitris Nikolaou, Wondercraft AIHired 3 through Jumpstart
“All of the candidates were very close and presented different skills and personalities! I wish I could have them all.”
Maria Johnston, Motability OperationsHired a Founder's Associate
“Jumpstart is an INCREDIBLE lead generation machine for founder associates, marketing & sales candidates… and we’ve just hired 2x of them.”
Dimitris Konstantinidis, AlgomoHired 2 through Jumpstart
“To be honest, all candidates were exceptional, I would have loved to hire all three!”
Oli Strong, MagmaHired in Sales
“We’re very happy Jumpstart customers and would recommend to anyone out there looking to make a very high quality hire, very quickly.”
Rob Lincolne, PaydockHired a Founder's Associate
“The experience working with Jumpstart is phenomenal – great candidates who are really excited for the challenge of working in start-ups.”
Chris Mansfield, Good CourseHired 2 through Jumpstart
“I've been really impressed by the candidates - it's a real challenge connecting with this calibre of people, so having someone who can help us do that has been incredible valuable.”
Pete Ford, Urban LegendHired two Analysts
“The overall standard is excellent. Through Jumpstart we've been paired with some really stellar candidates, and we're fully comfortable in passing off all of our BDR sourcing to Jumpstart.”
Peter Twomey, EnodeHired 2 through Jumpstart
“We have worked a lot with Jumpstart and have nothing but positive things to say.”
Graham McClelland, Generation HomeHired 3 through Jumpstart
“The candidate calibre is unmatched - you’ve really hit the nail on its head, and such an innovative approach too.”
Matthew Maltzoff, PropTech ConnectHired 10 through Jumpstart
“We've just hired a great Jumpstarter so are back for more!”
Charlie Hyman, Bloomsbury FootballHired 5 through Jumpstart
“Jumpstart was super easy and did the bulk of the hard work for us – we’ve just made a really promising hire.”
Phil Vidler, FinTech AllianceHired in Marketing
“We've been so thrilled by the process and the people we met... Jumpstart has been the perfect opportunity for us and the candidates have blown us away.”
Lucy Mooney, The Modern MilkmanHired 3 through Jumpstart
“We filled two roles through Jumpstart and hiring from a curated & pre-vetted candidate pool meant that we met great people immediately.”
Dan Silvertown, LapseHired 4 through Jumpstart
“The candidates were all of a very high calibre and the process of choosing candidates and setting up interview was seamless. Really great experience and super happy with the hires.”
Maria Fazio, LapseHired 4 through Jumpstart
“It has worked a complete dream I would have hired 7 out of the 7 people you sent me - whatever your vetting process is, a big thumbs up.”
Matthew McGroy, Arwen AIHired 5 through Jumpstart
“Having businesses pitch to talent really turns the tables on the recruitment process, and I am here for it.”
Clare Mullen, Scan.comHired 3 through Jumpstart
“So impressed with this system! You've built a great thing.”
Humphrey Maddan, RemakerHired a Founder's Associate
“Have been impressed with the quality of candidates - we have just made another offer too.... This could be the start of something good!”
Leo Leclercq, EncordHired 13 through Jumpstart
“By pitching to them you get applicants that already have a good understanding of the culture and purpose of your business. It's a quick, efficient and effective way of hiring.”
Sarah Hesz, BubbleHired in Marketing
“When the time is right I’ll definitely go through Jumpstart again”
Andrea Ursini, ManualHired in Marketing
“The whole process was stellar - well managed, perfectly organised, easy to follow, and we could not be happier.”
Hannah Leach, VentureESGHired 2 through Jumpstart
“This is a FANTASTIC list of people. You really run a great and very well-organised show here - congratulations!”
Johannes Lenhard, Venture ESGHired 2 through Jumpstart
“As I repeatedly mention to our team here, Jumpstart's candidates are a cut above.”
Ling Chow, Reset HealthHired in Operations
“Very impressed with what you are all doing at Jumpstart, a very slick operation indeed.”
Wilf Marriot, Islands ChocolateHired in Sales
“He's doing exactly as we hoped he might (and more!) and already adding huge value to our team.”
Dylan Burke, Guardian AngelHired 2 through Jumpstart
“The Jumpstart Candidates I'd worked with at Lick were so well liked, fit in so quickly...just the perfect people for that startup environment - clever, switched on, always wanted to learn.”
Charlotte Fine, SurrealHired a Founder's Associate
“Quite quickly realised that hiring a founder associate was going to save a huge amount of time - we ended up meeting and then hiring our founder associate within one week.”
Sarah Montgomery, InfyosHired a Founder's Associate
“100 would recommend Jumpstart. We had a flurry of super high quality candidates. Our chief of staff we just onboarded changed my life, literally.”
Valerio Magliulo, AbatableHired 2 through Jumpstart
“We ended up interviewing 6 people and were completely blown away by all of them. So much so that we ended up making FOUR offers.”
Jeremy Hoon, RelayHired 16 through Jumpstart
“These jumpstart lot are fresh air. Great to talk to people who understand getting across personal motivations, affinity to the mission and purpose and genuine interest in the problems we are solving.”
Tawanda Mudimbu, VertoHired 15 through Jumpstart
“Jumpstart is honestly incredible - every single person they select could probably do the job really well.”
Ola Oyetayo, VertoHired 15 through Jumpstart
“Super smooth process from start to finish leading to top quality candidates interviewed, hired and onboarded in just a couple of weeks.”
Tricia Blatherwick, AutogenAIHired 12 through Jumpstart
“Incredible team to work with who can help find insanely talented people. I couldn’t recommend Jumpstart more.”
Jas Schembri-Stohart, LunaHired in Marketing
“Jumpstart really took the time to understand our needs - which led to an incredibly efficient and amazing hire!”
Seb Barker, BeamHired 4 through Jumpstart

Some of the startups who've hired through Jumpstart

Read all 239 founder reviews

When Jumpstarters are too good…

“We came to Jumpstart expecting to hire just the one person. We interviewed 6 and ended up making FOUR offers.”
Jeremy Hoon, CTO, Relay
“I would have hired 7 out of the 7 people you sent me. Whatever your vetting process is, a big thumbs up.”
Matthew McGroy, CEO, Arwen AI
“My only criticism of Jumpstart is it's been extremely hard to decide between the top-quality candidates.”
Jon Holden, CEO & Founder, Iterum
“We came out of the interviews wishing we could make 3 hires.”
Paul Cooke, Co-founder & CEO, Weekly.Shop

FAQs

Questions founders ask.

How is this different from a recruiter?

A recruiter sits between you and the candidates and decides who you see. On Jumpstart you see every vetted candidate yourself, watch their video intros and book interviews directly. Our team is on hand to help you set up roles, and you pay a single 15% fee only when you hire.

What roles do you cover?

Pretty much every startup role except software engineering: ops, finance, sales, GTM, RevOps, marketing, and AI and data roles, up to Chiefs of Staff and senior operators.

What experience level are your candidates?

Everything from first startup hires to people with 10+ years' experience. Alongside rising talent you'll find Chiefs of Staff, Heads of Ops and experienced AEs, and our senior operators all have 5+ years.

Do you only work with startups?

Mostly startups and scale-ups. Fast-growing established companies occasionally hire through us too, mainly for small departments that need to move fast.

Are the candidates actually looking?

Yes, every candidate has gone through a three-stage screen to get on the platform. Everyone is actively looking for their next startup role.

How quickly can I hire?

You can browse and request interviews as soon as you sign up, with no waiting for a recruiter to build a shortlist. One founder hired someone from the platform on the same day their role went live!

What does Jumpstart cost?

It's free to join, browse candidates, post roles and book interviews. When you hire, the fee is 15% of the candidate's first-year base salary (+VAT), due within 14 days of their start date.

What if the hire doesn't work out?

If your hire leaves within 90 days of joining, we'll find you a replacement free of charge.

Your next hire is probably already on Jumpstart.

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Hire the top 1%of startup talent.

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Hiring, minus the bit everyone hates.

A video from every candidate.

You choose. No recruiter in the middle.

Free until you hire.

Why founders stop using recruiters and LinkedIn.

Where Jumpstart hires end up.

Hired in 2023. Co‑founder two years later.

Closed more deals than anyone in Heidi's history.

Now deciding which UK startups get backed.

Four promotions in under three years.

Built a book that did $1bn in FX volume last year.

Left banking. Chief of Staff two years later.

Here's what hundreds of founders and hiring leads think.

When Jumpstarters are too good…

Questions founders ask.

Your next hire is probably already on Jumpstart.