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Leadership for Growth & Private Equity.
We help Growth & Private Equity and their portfolios build technical leadership - from first CTO to a full executive bench.
The thesis
Leadership is the lever for Growth & Private Equity.
Growth and private equity scale or rebuild proven technology businesses - where leadership is the lever that turns an asset into a return.
At the growth and buy-out stage, the gap between the team that got here and the team that scales is the whole thesis. The wrong leadership hire stalls the value-creation plan by quarters.
We place and assess the executives who execute the value-creation plan - scaling engineering orgs, replacing or upgrading leadership in acquired companies, and running technical due diligence on the deal.
What we do for Growth & Private Equity
Value-creation hires
The CTO / CPO / VP Eng who can deliver the plan the deal underwrote.
Post-acquisition rebuilds
Upgrade or replace technical leadership in newly-acquired companies, fast and discreetly.
Technical due diligence
A read on the team and the tech before you sign.
Portfolio fuel
Talent is the #1 bottleneck - right after funding.
Talent is the #1 bottleneck right after funding - and we unblock it. We act as the plug-and-play recruiting arm for your portfolio, from Seed to Series C and beyond: scaling a post-funding AI startup, placing a fractional CTO, or building an entire product team in record time. Quickly, efficiently, and founder-friendly.
Why it works
Speed
Access to pre-vetted deep-tech, product & GTM talent.
Precision
Psychologists + techies = fewer hiring mistakes.
Flexibility
Embedded, executive, contract or RPO - we adapt.
Europe-native
Deep reach across DACH, UK and Web3 / global remote pools.
Portfolio uplift
One partner raising the talent bar across every PortCo.
Preferred terms
Partnership terms for your portfolio companies.
How we collaborate
Single point of contact
One account manager dedicated to your portfolio's context and hiring situation.
Saves you and your PortCos time
Permanent hires
At the beginning of every product company, founders need great engineers.
No ramp-up time for tech hiring
Executive hires
As startups grow, founders need support at leadership level.
Leaders with track records
Embedded recruiting
Post-funding hiring sprints while founders stay focused on the mission.
PortCos stay lean and effective
Leadership is the lever on your value-creation plan.
The eligible pool
Thousands could do it. One is right for your mission.
AI-estimated eligible deep-tech talent - indicative.
Eligible · Switzerland
Eligible · Europe
Eligible · USA
Perfect fit for your mission
Functional expertise
Leadership roles we search in Growth & Private Equity.
Trusted across the world's leading investor portfolios.
The leadership team
Deep-tech executive search, led by people who understand code and human psychology.
Justus Spengler
Founder & CEO
Zurich, Switzerland
Dr. sc. Klaus L. Fuchs
Co-founder & CTO
Zurich, Switzerland
Lucas Zehnder
Partner
Zurich, Switzerland
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