From founder’s brains to household names.

We help start-ups, from seed to unicorn, to scale at a rapid pace.

We’re Santa Monica, and we help start-ups to scale up – building exceptional sales, marketing, software and leadership teams in the process.

We have been instrumental in creating explosive growth for game-changing brands like Vaynermedia, iZettle and Planday.

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Our services are designed specifically for series A, B and C start-ups, and for companies of 10 to 200 people.

With a deep network in Blockchain, Fintech, Insurtech, HealthTech, Social Impact and SaaS models, we offer services including C-level Leadership Search and Interim Head of Talent.

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Our core expertise

BUILD

One of our key strengths is identifying experienced executive leaders for scale-ups. We’ll build your leadership team to accelerate your growth.

This service is powered by our team’s 20-year successful track record in C-level headhunting, competitor intelligence and diversity planning.

SCALE

Monthly, plug and play, to rapidly grow your business.

This approach helps you grow during a 3 to 12-month post-funding blitzscaling phase. Includes an experienced Interim Head Of Talent and delivery team, suitable for series A or B scale-ups.

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From billion-pound unicorns to the next big thing in their sector, our success stories include Vaynermedia, iZettle, Planday, FIXR, Hibob, HealthUnlocked, Impossible - and many more..

What our clients say

“We believe that hiring people beyond job descriptions and for “cultural fit” is an essential part of effective, strategic hiring. And Santa Monica Talent ability to ‘read between the lines’, identifying and assessing the candidates that ultimately fit our startups is second to none.

— Andy Bellass, Co-Founder of Bob

“I would have no hesitation to recommend Santa Monica Talent as they understand the scale-up space.

They were able to complete the total team (7 hires) from brief-to-offer in less than 90 days...

We selected Santa Monica Talent due to their deep partnership approach, strong network across marketing and agile methodology..”

— Michael Williamson, CMO, Helvar

Founders Insights

We love celebrating the founders breaking new territory in their respective industries. In our ‘Founders Insights’ blog, we tell their stories, digging into their challenges, ambitions, and views on the future of their sector.