Question 1

What is Gigstart?

Accepted Answer

Gigstart is a specialist executive search firm that places non-technical leaders — COOs, CROs, CMOs, CPOs, VPs — into fast-growing tech companies. We work with VC-backed scaleups and PE-backed mid-market companies across London, New York, San Francisco, Austin and Boston.

Question 2

How much does Gigstart charge?

Accepted Answer

Gigstart offers three models: Retained Search at 25% of first-year salary (with 12-month guarantee), Contingent Search at 25% with no upfront cost, and Embedded Recruitment (Team Buildouts) on a fixed monthly subscription.

Question 3

What roles does Gigstart recruit for?

Accepted Answer

We recruit Operations leaders (COO, BizOps, RevOps), Product leaders (CPO, Product Managers), and Go-to-Market leaders (CRO, VP Sales, CMO, Account Executives, Customer Success). We specialise in non-technical talent for technical companies.

Question 4

What is Gigstart's success rate?

Accepted Answer

Gigstart has a 95% successful placement rate compared to the industry average of 25%. 78% of our business comes from repeat clients, and 27% of placed candidates are promoted within their first 12 months.

Question 5

Where does Gigstart operate?

Accepted Answer

Gigstart is headquartered in London and operates across London, New York, San Francisco, Austin and Boston. We specialise in helping companies expand between the US and UK markets.