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Animate Search Ltd is a privately held executive search and talent management consultancy headquartered in Manchester, United Kingdom, with regional offices in Barcelona, Spain and Malmö, Sweden. The firm serves enterprise software, emerging technology, and digital transformation companies across the EMEA region, placing senior leadership and technical talent across verticals including Cloud/SaaS, AI/ML, FinTech, Insurtech, RegTech, Healthtech, LegalTech, RPA, and Cyber Security. Its client base spans new SaaS start-ups, market disruptors, and established global vendors seeking leadership hires and broader talent advisory.

The company's offering is organized around three pillars: Attract (Talent Attraction, Talent Scout, Employer Branding), Retain (Sentiment Analysis, Salary Benchmarking, Competitor Analysis), and Develop (Executive Coaching, Psychometric Profiling, Skill Gap Analysis). Core commercial lines are Executive Search delivered on a retained or project basis and a flexible Recruitment as a Service model positioned as a scalable, recurring alternative. A Market Intelligence layer provides hiring and retention benchmarking to clients. The firm is founder-led, with Co-founder Darren Timmins based in Barcelona and Director Iain Flinn driving the enterprise software practice, supported by a small (1-10 employee) team.

Commercially, Animate operates a B2B consultative sales motion with non-public, quote-based pricing and no disclosed external funding. Distribution is direct to enterprise HR and leadership decision-makers, with brand-building conducted through the "Animated Views" blog and active LinkedIn and Twitter channels. The business is registered in England and Wales as a private limited company (registration 9813141).

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Serves global market

Offices3 records

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Keyword5 values
executive search services, talent management consulting, leadership recruitment, recruitment as a service, technology industry hiring
Industry2 codes
PRIMARYBPACAAAC
Technology & Product Leadership Search (CIO/CTO/CDO/CPO)
Business & Public Services/HR, Staffing & Recruitment Services/Executive Search & Headhunting
SECONDARYBPACAAAB
Functional Leadership Search (HR/Finance/Legal/Marketing/Sales/Ops)
Business & Public Services/HR, Staffing & Recruitment Services/Executive Search & Headhunting
NAICS code1 code
  • Executive Search Services561312
SIC code1 code
  • Services-Employment Agencies7361
Product category
Executive Search Services
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Revenue model2 records
1Executive Search Services
TypeProfessional Services
Description

Retained or project-based executive search engagements for senior leadership placements in sales, marketing, and technical roles.

animatesearch.com
2Recruitment as a Service (RaaS)
TypeSubscription Recurring
Description

Scalable, adaptable recruitment solution providing ongoing talent acquisition support with real business value, designed to meet fluctuating business demands.

animatesearch.com
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Animate Search is an executive search and talent management consultancy that provides retained and project-based senior leadership hiring for enterprise software, emerging technology, and digital transformation companies across EMEA. Core offerings comprise Executive Search for senior sales, marketing, and technical roles; Recruitment as a Service (RaaS), an adaptable subscription-style engagement model for ongoing talent acquisition; and Market Intelligence, which supplies hiring and retention effectiveness data to support client talent strategy.

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Animate Search Ltd is an executive search and talent management consultancy operating in the enterprise software, emerging technology, and digital transformation sectors. The company offers a unified portfolio of services centered on three core pillars: Attract (Talent Attraction, Talent Scout, Employer Branding), Retain (Sentiment Analysis, Salary Benchmarking, Competitor Analysis), and Develop (Executive Coaching, Psychometric Profiling, Skill Gap Analysis). Executive Search and Recruitment as a Service form the primary service lines, supplemented by Market Intelligence for talent management strategy. The company operates across EMEA with offices in Manchester, Barcelona, and Malmö.

Product and service3 records
1Executive Search
CategoryExecutive Search
Description

Retained or project-based executive search providing insight and data to help enterprise software, digital transformation, and emerging technology companies attract senior leadership talent. Designed for technology companies hiring across senior sales, marketing, and technical roles.

2Recruitment as a Service (RaaS)
CategoryTalent Acquisition Subscription
Description

An adaptable, subscription-style recruitment model that provides scalable ongoing talent acquisition support to meet fluctuating business demands, leveraging talent pooling and pre-qualified candidate engagement. Aimed at technology companies that need flexible, continuing hiring capacity.

3Market Intelligence
CategoryTalent Market Intelligence
Description

Talent management strategy service supplying market data and insight that enables technology companies to measure hiring and retention effectiveness and develop more informed talent management strategies.

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Peers10 records
1Ereo
TypeDirect peer
Description

EMEA-focused tech executive search boutique serving enterprise software, SaaS, and digital transformation clients. Comparable in boutique scale, sector focus, and B2B executive search positioning.

2Panaseer
TypeEmerging player
Description

EMEA-based recruitment and talent advisory firm focused on cybersecurity, SaaS, and emerging technology leadership. Overlaps with Animate's cyber security and enterprise software verticals.

3Stott and May
TypeDirect peer
Description

UK-based executive search and technology recruitment firm with a strong focus on enterprise software, SaaS, and emerging tech leadership roles across EMEA. Directly comparable in vertical specialization, size, and geographic focus.

4Michael Page Technology
TypeBroad incumbent
Description

Global recruitment brand with a dedicated technology practice covering SaaS, enterprise software, and digital leadership roles across EMEA. Larger, broader scope than Animate but competes for the same client mandates.

5Spencer Stuart
TypeBroad incumbent
Description

Global executive search firm with a dedicated Technology, Media & Telecommunications practice serving SaaS and enterprise software clients. Competes for the largest senior software leadership mandates.

6Korn Ferry
TypeBroad incumbent
Description

Largest global executive search and organizational consulting firm with a significant Technology Officers and Enterprise Software practice. Competes for senior software leadership hires at large enterprise clients.

7La Fosse Associates
TypeDirect peer
Description

UK-headquartered specialist technology, digital, and executive recruitment firm operating across EMEA. Comparable in targeting enterprise software buyers and senior tech hires, with a broader suite of talent services.

8Berkeley Arden
TypeDirect peer
Description

Boutique executive search firm specializing in SaaS, enterprise software, and digital leadership. Directly comparable niche focus on senior commercial and product hires in tech.

9Heidrick & Struggles
TypeBroad incumbent
Description

Global executive search leader with a dedicated Technology & Services practice serving enterprise software clients worldwide. Competes for the same senior leadership mandates at the top end of the market.

10Hays (Technology practice)
TypeBroad incumbent
Description

Global recruitment firm with a dedicated enterprise technology and SaaS practice across EMEA. Comparable at the executive level, but offers a much wider portfolio across industries and roles.

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Key highlights6 records

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Ideal customer profile3 records

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Animate Search Ltd

Executive Search Servicesanimatesearch.com

What Animate Search Ltd does

Animate Search Ltd is a privately held executive search and talent management consultancy headquartered in Manchester, United Kingdom, with regional offices in Barcelona, Spain and Malmö, Sweden. The firm serves enterprise software, emerging technology, and digital transformation companies across the EMEA region, placing senior leadership and technical talent across verticals including Cloud/SaaS, AI/ML, FinTech, Insurtech, RegTech, Healthtech, LegalTech, RPA, and Cyber Security. Its client base spans new SaaS start-ups, market disruptors, and established global vendors seeking leadership hires and broader talent advisory.

The company's offering is organized around three pillars: Attract (Talent Attraction, Talent Scout, Employer Branding), Retain (Sentiment Analysis, Salary Benchmarking, Competitor Analysis), and Develop (Executive Coaching, Psychometric Profiling, Skill Gap Analysis). Core commercial lines are Executive Search delivered on a retained or project basis and a flexible Recruitment as a Service model positioned as a scalable, recurring alternative. A Market Intelligence layer provides hiring and retention benchmarking to clients. The firm is founder-led, with Co-founder Darren Timmins based in Barcelona and Director Iain Flinn driving the enterprise software practice, supported by a small (1-10 employee) team.

Commercially, Animate operates a B2B consultative sales motion with non-public, quote-based pricing and no disclosed external funding. Distribution is direct to enterprise HR and leadership decision-makers, with brand-building conducted through the "Animated Views" blog and active LinkedIn and Twitter channels. The business is registered in England and Wales as a private limited company (registration 9813141).

Animate Search Ltd firmographics

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Name
Animate Search Ltd
Legal name
animate search Ltd
Website
https://animatesearch.com
Company type
Private
Founded year
2018
Operating status
Operating
Headcount range
1–10 employees
Ownership category
akta.pro rank

Animate Search Ltd industry classification

Industry
Product category
Executive Search Services
NAICS
Executive Search Services (561312)
SIC
Services-Employment Agencies (7361)
akta.pro industry
PRIMARYBPACAAAC
Technology & Product Leadership Search (CIO/CTO/CDO/CPO)
Business & Public Services/HR, Staffing & Recruitment Services/Executive Search & Headhunting
SECONDARYBPACAAAB
Functional Leadership Search (HR/Finance/Legal/Marketing/Sales/Ops)
Business & Public Services/HR, Staffing & Recruitment Services/Executive Search & Headhunting

Keywords

  • Executive search services
  • Talent management consulting
  • Leadership recruitment
  • Recruitment as a service
  • Technology industry hiring

Where Animate Search Ltd is headquartered

Location

Headquarters

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Manchester
HQ country
United Kingdom
HQ region
Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

Animate Search Ltd business model

Business model
GTM type
B2B
Offering type
Services
Cost components
Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Operations, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

  1. Executive Search Services: Retained or project-based executive search engagements for senior leadership placements in sales, marketing, and technical roles.
  2. Recruitment as a Service (RaaS): Scalable, adaptable recruitment solution providing ongoing talent acquisition support with real business value, designed to meet fluctuating business demands.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Animate Search Ltd product offering

Product offering

Core offering

Animate Search is an executive search and talent management consultancy that provides retained and project-based senior leadership hiring for enterprise software, emerging technology, and digital transformation companies across EMEA. Core offerings comprise Executive Search for senior sales, marketing, and technical roles; Recruitment as a Service (RaaS), an adaptable subscription-style engagement model for ongoing talent acquisition; and Market Intelligence, which supplies hiring and retention effectiveness data to support client talent strategy.

Product overview

Animate Search Ltd is an executive search and talent management consultancy operating in the enterprise software, emerging technology, and digital transformation sectors. The company offers a unified portfolio of services centered on three core pillars: Attract (Talent Attraction, Talent Scout, Employer Branding), Retain (Sentiment Analysis, Salary Benchmarking, Competitor Analysis), and Develop (Executive Coaching, Psychometric Profiling, Skill Gap Analysis). Executive Search and Recruitment as a Service form the primary service lines, supplemented by Market Intelligence for talent management strategy. The company operates across EMEA with offices in Manchester, Barcelona, and Malmö.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

  • Executive Search Retained or project-based executive search providing insight and data to help enterprise software, digital transformation, and emerging technology companies attract senior leadership talent. Designed for technology companies hiring across senior sales, marketing, and technical roles.
  • Recruitment as a Service (RaaS) An adaptable, subscription-style recruitment model that provides scalable ongoing talent acquisition support to meet fluctuating business demands, leveraging talent pooling and pre-qualified candidate engagement. Aimed at technology companies that need flexible, continuing hiring capacity.
  • Market Intelligence Talent management strategy service supplying market data and insight that enables technology companies to measure hiring and retention effectiveness and develop more informed talent management strategies.

Companies that use Animate Search Ltd

Customer profile

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Animate Search Ltd technology and API

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Animate Search Ltd partnerships and signals

Strategic signal

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Animate Search Ltd competitors and assessment

Company assessment

Direct peers

  • Ereo: EMEA-focused tech executive search boutique serving enterprise software, SaaS, and digital transformation clients. Comparable in boutique scale, sector focus, and B2B executive search positioning.
  • Stott and May: UK-based executive search and technology recruitment firm with a strong focus on enterprise software, SaaS, and emerging tech leadership roles across EMEA. Directly comparable in vertical specialization, size, and geographic focus.
  • La Fosse Associates: UK-headquartered specialist technology, digital, and executive recruitment firm operating across EMEA. Comparable in targeting enterprise software buyers and senior tech hires, with a broader suite of talent services.
  • Berkeley Arden: Boutique executive search firm specializing in SaaS, enterprise software, and digital leadership. Directly comparable niche focus on senior commercial and product hires in tech.

Emerging players

  • Panaseer: EMEA-based recruitment and talent advisory firm focused on cybersecurity, SaaS, and emerging technology leadership. Overlaps with Animate's cyber security and enterprise software verticals.

Broad incumbents

  • Michael Page Technology: Global recruitment brand with a dedicated technology practice covering SaaS, enterprise software, and digital leadership roles across EMEA. Larger, broader scope than Animate but competes for the same client mandates.
  • Spencer Stuart: Global executive search firm with a dedicated Technology, Media & Telecommunications practice serving SaaS and enterprise software clients. Competes for the largest senior software leadership mandates.
  • Korn Ferry: Largest global executive search and organizational consulting firm with a significant Technology Officers and Enterprise Software practice. Competes for senior software leadership hires at large enterprise clients.
  • Heidrick & Struggles: Global executive search leader with a dedicated Technology & Services practice serving enterprise software clients worldwide. Competes for the same senior leadership mandates at the top end of the market.
  • Hays (Technology practice): Global recruitment firm with a dedicated enterprise technology and SaaS practice across EMEA. Comparable at the executive level, but offers a much wider portfolio across industries and roles.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Animate Search Ltd social profiles

Digital presence

Animate Search Ltd financial estimates

Financial estimate

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Animate Search Ltd leadership team

Management profile

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Animate Search Ltd funding detail

Funding detail

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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

Animate Search Ltd M&A and investment

M&A and investment

M&A

Investments

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

Frequently asked questions about Animate Search Ltd

What does Animate Search Ltd do?

Animate Search is an executive search and talent management consultancy that provides retained and project-based senior leadership hiring for enterprise software, emerging technology, and digital transformation companies across EMEA. Core offerings comprise Executive Search for senior sales, marketing, and technical roles; Recruitment as a Service (RaaS), an adaptable subscription-style engagement model for ongoing talent acquisition; and Market Intelligence, which supplies hiring and retention effectiveness data to support client talent strategy.

Is Animate Search Ltd a public or private company?

Animate Search Ltd is a private company. It is classified as founder individual operated bootstrapped and is currently operating.

When was Animate Search Ltd founded?

Animate Search Ltd was founded in 2018. It employs 1 to 10 people.

Where is Animate Search Ltd based?

Animate Search Ltd is headquartered in Manchester, United Kingdom, in the Europe region.

How does Animate Search Ltd make money?

Two revenue lines are on record. Executive Search Services are the primary driver. The others are recruitment as a Service (RaaS).

Who are Animate Search Ltd's main competitors?

Direct peers on record are Ereo, Stott and May, La Fosse Associates and Berkeley Arden. Panaseer is listed as an emerging player. Broad incumbents are Michael Page Technology, Spencer Stuart, Korn Ferry, Heidrick & Struggles and Hays (Technology practice).

Does Animate Search Ltd have an API?

No public API is recorded for Animate Search Ltd.

What industry is Animate Search Ltd in?

Animate Search Ltd's product category is Executive Search Services. Its primary akta.pro industry code is BPACAAAC, Technology & Product Leadership Search (CIO/CTO/CDO/CPO), with a secondary code of BPACAAAB, Functional Leadership Search (HR/Finance/Legal/Marketing/Sales/Ops). Its NAICS code is 561312 and its SIC code is 7361.

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