DoubleStar, Inc.

What DoubleStar, Inc. does

DoubleStar, Inc. is a private talent acquisition consulting firm founded in 1993 and headquartered in Exton, Pennsylvania, operating a remote-first model since inception. The company delivers four core services — Project Recruitment, Talent Scouting, Candidate Identification, and Recruitment Process Outsourcing (RPO) — to enterprise clients primarily in healthcare, pharmaceutical and life sciences, technology and IT, financial services and insurance, retail and consumer products, and energy and industrial verticals. Supporting offerings include a Recruitment Consulting Skills Workshop and a Talent Market Intelligence module built on proprietary research tools developed in partnership with Talent/IQ Advisors, which produce zip-code level talent market data covering supply, compensation, and competitive demand.

The business model is service-based rather than transactional, with multi-year contracts and pricing structured to deliver documented 40-60% savings versus traditional per-placement fees; case-study cost-per-hire ranges from $1,200 for volume non-nursing roles to approximately $5,000 for specialized R&D positions. Go-to-market is consultative enterprise field sales, engaging HR leadership and hiring managers directly through referrals, industry events (SHRM, NAHCR, PSPS), and thought-leadership content. The firm employs 51-100 people, serves 30+ named clients including CHOP, Penn Medicine, Jefferson Health, GSK, Teva, Vanguard, and Aramark, and has logged multi-year RPO engagements of 5-10 years delivering 1,300-1,700+ hires per year for marquee accounts.

Operationally, DoubleStar is founder/Managing-Director led (Treski, Trasatti, Herbein, Drury), is independently owned with no disclosed outside investors, and has been recognized with sustained Great Place to Work certification (97% employee endorsement) and six consecutive Best Wellness Employer awards. The firm shows no disclosed M&A, funding activity, or international offices, and there is no public revenue or ARR disclosure.

Name

DoubleStar, Inc.

Legal name

DoubleStar, Inc.

Website

https://doublestarinc.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1993

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

DoubleStar, Inc. is a private, founder-led talent acquisition consulting firm founded in 1993 that delivers project recruitment, talent scouting, candidate identification, and RPO services to enterprise clients across healthcare, pharmaceutical, IT, insurance, and industrial verticals via a service-based pricing model.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Staffing and Recruiting Services

NAICS

Employment Placement Agencies (561311), Human Resources Consulting Services (541612)

SIC

Services-Employment Agencies (7361), Services-Management Consulting Services (8742)

akta.pro primary industry

Enterprise RPO (End-to-End Program Management) (BPACABAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Industry-Specific RPO (e.g., Healthcare, IT, Engineering) (BPACABAF), Sourcing / Talent Research & Pipeline RPO (Sourcer-as-a-Service) (BPACABAM), Talent Acquisition (Recruiting) & Applicant Tracking (ATS) (BPACAPAD)

Keywords

• Talent acquisition services
• Recruitment process outsourcing
• Candidate identification
• Executive search consulting
• Workforce intelligence

Headquarters

HQ city

West Chester

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Recruitment Process Outsourcing (RPO): Full lifecycle recruitment services where DoubleStar manages the entire recruiting process for clients, including directly interfacing with hiring managers without HR involvement. The company provides dedicated project teams including recruiters, researchers, and support specialists.
2. Service-Based Pricing: DoubleStar offers a unique service-based pricing structure that historically delivers clients 40%-60% savings versus firms with traditional transaction-based pricing methods. This model provides cost-effective recruiting solutions while maintaining quality outcomes.
3. Project-Based Recruitment: Consulting engagements for specific hiring projects, often staffed with consultants possessing expertise in research, recruiting, and project management. Clients include those needing temporary surge support or specialized talent acquisition capabilities.
4. Talent Scouting Services: Proactive talent identification and engagement services that combine multi-layered candidate research initiatives with refined methods of direct candidate engagement to identify, build and engage active talent pipelines.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

DoubleStar provides talent acquisition consulting and recruitment process outsourcing (RPO) to enterprise clients, delivering Project Recruitment, Talent Scouting, Candidate Identification, and end-to-end RPO services. The firm leverages proprietary Talent Market Intelligence research tools developed in partnership with Talent/IQ Advisors to enable zip-code level analysis of talent supply, compensation, and competitive hiring trends for healthcare, pharmaceutical, technology, and other industry clients.

Product overview

DoubleStar, Inc. is a talent acquisition consulting firm offering a portfolio of professional services rather than a unified software product. The core service suite includes Project Recruitment, Talent Scouting, Candidate Identification, and Recruitment Process Outsourcing (RPO), which can be engaged individually or as an integrated talent acquisition solution. Supporting service modules include a Recruitment Consulting Skills Workshop for team training and Talent Market Intelligence for data-driven workforce planning. The company also leverages proprietary research tools developed with partner Talent/IQ Advisors for advanced talent market analysis.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Project Recruitment A service that helps enterprise clients fill large volumes of job positions, providing expert assistance from consultants with expertise in research, recruiting, and project management for high-volume hiring needs.
• Talent Scouting A proactive talent acquisition service that combines multi-layered candidate research initiatives with refined direct engagement methods to identify, build, and engage active talent pipelines for current and future growth initiatives.
• Candidate Identification Research campaigns that identify and deliver targeted, pre-qualified candidates ahead of hiring needs using multi-layered candidate research and direct engagement methods, designed for clients who need to reach passive candidates and hard-to-find talent.
• Recruitment Process Outsourcing (RPO) Full-service recruitment outsourcing that provides end-to-end talent acquisition solutions tailored to each client's unique culture and talent requirements, with dedicated project teams of recruiters, researchers, and support specialists who interface directly with hiring managers.
• Recruitment Consulting Skills Workshop A customized training program designed to refocus in-house recruiters on bringing value-added services, covering relationship building, consultative approaches, and project management techniques.
• Talent Market Intelligence Research-based talent market analysis providing zip-code level data on talent supply, compensation levels, and competitive intelligence to inform workforce planning, succession planning, retention initiatives, and recruitment strategies for enterprise clients.

Quantifiable outcome

• 300+ hires through research pipeline; 24,000+ candidates identified for healthcare client
• +7 more outcomes

Named customers20 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Talent/IQ AdvisorscoreTechnology or IntegrationStrategic partnership to develop proprietary internet research tools that produce zip-code level talent market data. These tools enable analysis of talent supply by functional role, compensation, competitive demand, graduate supply data, and hiring requirements. The partnership provides DoubleStar with unique market intelligence capabilities for client engagements.
• HealthEaseminorOthersWellness program partner providing exercise, nutrition, and mindfulness content for DoubleStar's remote workforce. Partnership enables delivery of comprehensive employee wellness programs in virtual format.
• Simplex WellnessminorOthersWellness program partner providing exercise, mindfulness, and nutrition sessions for DoubleStar's workforce. Succeeded HealthEase as the company's wellness program partner.

Scale indicators11 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Emerging players

• Eightfold AI: AI-native talent intelligence platform that increasingly competes for talent acquisition consulting engagements. Represents the technology-driven disruption threat to traditional RPO service providers like DoubleStar.
• iCIMS: Talent acquisition platform offering ATS, CRM, and candidate engagement tools used by enterprise TA teams. Adjacent competitor whose growing managed-services offerings could displace RPO engagements.

Direct peers

• Cielo: One of the world's largest pure-play RPO providers offering end-to-end and hybrid RPO across multiple verticals including healthcare and life sciences. Most direct competitor in RPO service model and client base to DoubleStar.
• Alexander Mann Solutions: Global RPO and talent acquisition solutions provider serving enterprise clients across financial services, technology, life sciences, and consumer sectors. Closely comparable in service model and vertical breadth to DoubleStar.
• PeopleScout (TrueBlue): TrueBlue's RPO/MSP division providing full-cycle RPO solutions across healthcare, financial services, and other verticals. Comparable mid-to-large enterprise RPO competitor with vertical industry specialization similar to DoubleStar.
• Sevenstep RPO: Mid-market RPO provider offering end-to-end and project RPO across healthcare, manufacturing, and technology. Direct competitor for enterprise RPO contracts in similar size and vertical range as DoubleStar.

Broad incumbents

• Hays Talent Solutions: RPO and talent solutions arm of global recruiter Hays, providing end-to-end RPO with multi-country delivery capability. Competes for larger enterprise mandates where DoubleStar may be subcontracted or outbid.
• Randstad Sourceright: RPO arm of Randstad, one of the largest global staffing firms. Offers enterprise-scale RPO, MSP, and talent advisory services globally, directly competing for multi-region enterprise RPO contracts that DoubleStar also targets.
• Korn Ferry RPO: Korn Ferry's RPO and talent acquisition consulting practice offering end-to-end RPO, talent assessment, and consulting across life sciences, healthcare, and industrial verticals. Larger, publicly listed competitor with similar healthcare/pharma focus.
• KellyOCG (Kelly Services): Outsourced workforce solutions arm of Kelly Services offering RPO and MSP services. Comparable competitor with global delivery infrastructure and established healthcare/life sciences RPO practice.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/doublestarinc
• Facebookfacebook.com/doublestar-60470736368
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/doublestar-inc.

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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

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