What Storm5 does

Storm5 is a specialist RetailTech recruitment firm operating as part of the broader Levin talent ecosystem owned by PP Recruitment Holdings Limited, a private UK company headquartered in London. Founded in 2021, Storm5 connects high-growth retail technology businesses with senior tech talent, offering both permanent placement and contract / staff augmentation solutions. The firm mirrors the vertical-specialist positioning used by its sister brands — Storm2 (FinTech), Storm3 (HealthTech), and Storm4 (GreenTech) — within a multi-brand non-competing structure that covers distinct tech verticals without internal cannibalization.

The company's core service is specialist talent placement delivered by vertical-trained consultants. The Levin group reports a shared infrastructure comprising 115,000+ pre-screened candidates, 1,600+ high-growth clients, and activity across 56+ locations, supported by London and New York offices. The operating model is organic and promote-from-within, with market-leading internal training intended to produce expert recruiters rather than relying on lateral senior hires. Group-level technology investment is referenced (a "world-class tech stack") but no proprietary platform, AI/ML capability, or productized SaaS offering is disclosed; Storm5 is fundamentally a recruitment services business, not a technology product company.

The revenue model is recruitment-fee-based, monetized through permanent placement fees and contract/staff augmentation margins. The company is privately held by PP Recruitment Holdings Limited, with no disclosed external venture, private equity, or public-market investors in the source material, and was supported by a $3,000,000 funding round in November 2020 at the group level.

Name

Storm5

Legal name

PP Recruitment Holdings Limited T/A Levin

Website

https://storm5.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2021

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Storm5 is a specialist RetailTech recruitment brand within the Levin talent ecosystem (PP Recruitment Holdings Limited), connecting senior tech talent with high-growth retail technology businesses via permanent and contract staffing solutions from London and New York.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Specialist Tech Recruitment Services

NAICS

Employment Placement Agencies (561311)

SIC

Services-Employment Agencies (7361)

akta.pro primary industry

IT & Software Engineering Staffing (BPACADAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

Data, AI/ML & Analytics Staffing (BPACADAB)

Keywords

• Retail tech recruitment
• Tech talent ecosystem
• Specialist recruitment services
• Permanent staffing solutions
• Contract staff augmentation

Headquarters

HQ city

London

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Operations, Others

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Storm5 operates as a specialist retail-tech recruitment brand within the Levin tech talent ecosystem, connecting organizations with senior technology talent to drive their missions. The company provides both permanent/full-time staffing and contract/staff augmentation solutions, addressing talent shortages and skill gaps in high-growth tech businesses. Storm5 is part of a portfolio of non-competing vertical recruitment brands (Storm2 FinTech, Storm3 HealthTech, Storm4 GreenTech, Storm5 RetailTech) sharing access to 115,000+ pre-screened candidates.

Product overview

Levin is a tech talent ecosystem offering specialized recruitment services through its portfolio of non-competing Storm brands. Storm2 focuses on FinTech recruitment (Payments, Blockchain & Crypto, Lending, RegTech, WealthTech); Storm3 specializes in HealthTech recruitment (AI Drug Discovery, EHR Analytics, Digital Health, Genomics, Mental Health Tech, Metabolic Health Tech, Real World Evidence, Biotech); and Storm4 covers GreenTech/Renewables recruitment (Energy Storage, Renewables, ESG, EV, SMART Tech, Energy Trading). Each brand operates independently in its niche while sharing the unified Levin platform. The Storm brands are based in London and New York, serving 1,600+ high-growth clients with access to 115,000+ pre-screened candidates across 56+ locations.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Storm2: FinTech Recruitment brand specializing in Payments, Blockchain & Crypto, Lending, RegTech, and WealthTech
• Storm3
• Storm4

Products and services

• RetailTech Recruitment Services

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Glocomms: Specialist tech and digital transformation recruitment brand with strong FinTech and emerging-tech coverage. Operates a similar permanent-plus-contract model targeting enterprise and high-growth clients.
• Storm3: Sibling brand under Levin, focused on HealthTech recruitment. Identical recruitment-as-a-service model targeting senior technical talent, with the same shared platform, training, and organic growth approach—only the vertical differs.
• Storm2: Sibling brand under the same Levin (PP Recruitment Holdings) umbrella, specializing in FinTech recruitment. Directly comparable business model, customer base, and delivery mechanism; competes for the same internal resources and clients but operates in a non-competing vertical by design.
• Harnham: UK-headquartered specialist recruitment firm focused on Data, Analytics, and AI talent. Highly comparable in vertical specialization, permanent and contract offerings, and target client base of high-growth tech businesses.
• Selby Jennings: Global specialist recruitment firm covering FinTech, Quant, and Tech, with offices in London and New York. Closely comparable in geographic footprint, senior-talent focus, and vertical-specialist brand model.
• Storm4: Sibling brand under Levin, covering GreenTech/Renewables recruitment. Closest comparable in terms of size, niche specialization, and brand-portfolio mechanics; useful for triangulating Storm5's likely economics and growth pattern.

Emerging players

• Hired: Tech-talent marketplace using a platform/data-driven model to match candidates with tech employers. Represents an emerging-tech-style competitive threat that could disrupt traditional specialist recruiter economics over time.

Broad incumbents

• Robert Half: Large publicly listed staffing firm with a dedicated Technology practice placing both permanent and contract professionals. Useful for understanding competitive dynamics from an incumbent perspective.
• Computer Futures: Established specialist tech recruiter with global reach, particularly strong in the UK and Europe. Comparable in tech-vertical focus and contract staffing depth, though broader and less niche than Storm brands.
• Hays plc: Global listed recruitment firm with broad Technology and Financial Services practices. Provides a benchmark for scale, fee economics, and cycle exposure across the same verticals Storm5 targets.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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