Name

Funded.club

Legal name

Funded.club B.V.

Website

https://funded.club

Company type

Private

Founded year

2019

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Haarlem

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Fixed-Fee Recruiting Services: Funded.club generates revenue through fixed-fee per-hire pricing tiers based on salary bands. Customers pay a small advance upon project launch with the balance due upon successful hire. The pricing ranges from $4,900 to $21,900 per hire, averaging 6-9% of salary compared to 20-35% charged by traditional commission agencies.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Funded.club is a fixed-fee recruiting firm that pairs a modern AI-assisted sourcing stack with senior human headhunters to deliver pre-screened, interview-ready candidates to funded startups and scale-ups, typically within 7 days. Each search is run as a time-boxed sprint by a dedicated recruiter with end-to-end coverage from sourcing and screening through offer negotiation and closing, priced at flat rates per hire rather than as a percentage of salary. The company also offers complementary startup tools and services, including a hiring cost calculator, an executive search blueprint session, and a partner-led startup success prediction platform.

Product overview

Funded.club is a fixed-fee recruiting partner built specifically for funded startups and scale-ups. The core offering is a Fixed-Fee Recruiting service that pairs a modern AI stack with senior headhunters to deliver pre-screened candidates in 7 days at flat rates averaging 6-9% of salary. The product portfolio includes the core recruiting service (with Growth and Unicorn tiers), the Blueprint planning product, and complementary tools: the Growth Planner (free cost calculator), Predict.ventures (AI-powered startup prediction), Funded.jobs (job board), Embedded Recruiting (fractional recruiter solution), and Recruiter Staffing (permanent/fractional TA placement). The company also provides pitch deck analysis, 1-1 pitch coaching, investor search, and accounting services as part of its funding support ecosystem.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Predict.ventures: An independent partner of Funded.club that predicts startup success with 96% accuracy by analyzing over 15k data points from a single email, URL or PDF. Used for startup analysis and investor decision-making.

Products and services

• Fixed-Fee Recruiting A fixed-fee headhunting service for funded startups and scale-ups that delivers pre-screened, interview-ready candidates within 7 days at a flat rate per hire rather than as a percentage of salary, covering the full hiring cycle from kick-off through offer and close.
• Blueprint

Quantifiable outcome

• 67% of placed candidates remain in role after 24 months
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers12 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability4 records

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• TechstarsminorGTM or Marketing PartnerTechstars is listed as a trusted partner with logo on Funded.club website, suggesting a referral or ecosystem relationship where Techstars startups may be referred to Funded.club for hiring services.
• Y CombinatorminorGTM or Marketing PartnerYC logo appears in trusted partners section, indicating ecosystem relationship with Y Combinator startups or referral network.
• Predict.venturesminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPredict.ventures is described as an independent partner of Funded.club, offering startup success prediction analysis that analyzes >15k data points from email, URL, or PDF. Promotional cross-linking on Funded.club website.
• Awesome VenturesminorGTM or Marketing PartnerListed as trusted partner with logo, indicating referral or ecosystem relationship in startup community.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Toptal: Vetted freelancer marketplace focused on placing top-tier technical talent with startups and enterprises. Comparable as a startup-focused talent-sourcing platform with curated senior talent and faster-than-traditional timelines.
• Wellfound (formerly AngelList Talent): Startup-focused job marketplace and talent platform originally built within AngelList. Directly comparable as a hiring channel aimed at venture-backed startups, with overlapping customer base (YC, Techstars ecosystems) and a similar fixed-cost / freemium model.
• Hirewell: US-based recruiting firm offering direct-hire placement across technical and GTM roles for growth-stage companies. Comparable in offering dedicated recruiters and fixed-fee or percentage pricing to startup and scale-up clients.
• VanHack: International talent marketplace focused on placing tech professionals into jobs abroad, particularly with North American and European employers. Comparable as a cross-border startup hiring solution with global reach.
• LaSalle Network: Mid-market recruiting and staffing firm providing direct-hire, contract, and managed recruiting services. Comparable in offering dedicated recruiters with structured fee models and a focus on speed-to-hire for growing companies.

Emerging players

• Hirect: AI-driven direct-chat hiring platform targeting startups and tech candidates. Comparable as an AI-enabled recruiting alternative aimed at startups seeking faster, lower-cost hires than traditional agencies.
• TealHQ: Career-platform and recruiting-tools provider for job seekers and startups. Comparable as an enabling technology layer adjacent to Funded.club's AI sourcing stack, often used by startup hiring teams and recruiters.

Others

• Deel: Global HR and Employer-of-Record platform enabling companies to hire internationally. Listed as a Funded.club trusted partner; comparable as an ecosystem enabler for cross-border hiring rather than a direct recruiting competitor.

Broad incumbents

• Robert Half: Established global staffing and recruiting firm with contract, permanent placement, and managed services. Comparable as a traditional recruiting alternative; Funded.club's fixed-fee positioning is explicitly aimed at undercutting this type of incumbent.
• ZipRecruiter: Public, large-scale online employment marketplace serving SMBs and enterprises across all sectors. Comparable as an alternative channel for hiring, though broader and less startup-specialized than Funded.club.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/funded-club

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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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