Hirearky

Hirearky

Recruiting built for Seed &
Series A founders

Hire startup-ready talent for a flat $5,000 per hire — no upfront costs, no recruiting department, no 20–25% agency fees.

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Flat fee

$0k

per successful hire

Upfront cost

$0until you hire

Average time to fill role

0days

From kickoff to accepted offer (average)

Agency fees

25%

No % of salary

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Startup-ready talent pool

Candidates who want startups

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Roles we fill

Engineering, go-to-market and marketing roles at Seed and Series A startups, each for the same flat $5,000. Pick a role to see what we cover.

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Real roles we’re filling for Seed and Series A teams, with candidates applying every week.

  • Series A healthtech

    VP of Engineering

    Lead a 14-person engineering team at a Series A healthtech company preparing for its next round.

    San Francisco, CAOn-siteFull-time$230k–$270k

    ExecutivePosted 9 days ago

  • Seed-stage fintech

    Founding Backend Engineer

    Own the ledger and payments backend for a Seed-stage fintech with 40 paying customers.

    New York, NYHybridFull-time$170k–$200k

    EngineeringPosted 12 days ago

  • Series A B2B SaaS

    Head of Growth

    Build the growth engine for a Series A B2B SaaS company with product-market fit in mid-market ops teams.

    Remote · USARemoteFull-time$160k–$190k

    Go-to-marketPosted 17 days ago

    • See all 5 open roles on our Careers page

    Who we work with

    Early-stage companies need great people to grow — and every dollar of runway counts. We help you build the team without the recruiting bill.

    Seed

    Your first critical hires

    The first people you hire shape the product and the culture. We find candidates who want to build from the ground up.

    First hires

    Series A

    Scale the team, not the fees

    Grow from a founding team to a real company with a predictable cost on every hire — no matter the salary.

    Headcount

    4

    Recruiting spend

    $0

    Founding team New hires$5k each · every hire
    0%

    Seed & Series A focus

    $9

    Upfront cost

    $0k

    Flat fee per hire

    25%

    Of salary

    Flat-fee recruiting

    $0

    per successful hire. $0 until you hire.

    01

    Tell us the role

    A quick conversation about the position, your team, and what great looks like at your stage.

    The roleYour teamWhat great looks like
    Step 1 of 4
    02

    We source startup-ready talent

    We search our candidate databases and network of professionals who specifically want early-stage work.

    Candidate databasesStartup talent network
    Step 2 of 4
    03

    You meet a screened shortlist

    We screen candidates and coordinate interviews, so your time goes to people who fit.

    ScreenedInterviews coordinated
    Step 3 of 4
    04

    Hire — then pay $5,000

    No payment unless a hire is made. No retainer, no percentage, no long-term contract.

    Upfront

    $0

    On hire

    $5,000

    Step 4 of 4Hire made

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    Why a flat fee

    Don't hand an agency 20–25% of every salary

    Traditional recruiting fees scale with salary — exactly when cash matters most. And building an internal recruiting team is a full-time cost before you've made a single hire. Hirearky charges one fixed fee, so the money stays in your runway.

    • Exclusively Seed and Series A
    • Flat $5,000 per hire
    • $0 upfront
    • No percentage-based fees
    • No long-term contracts
    • Process help, not just resumes
    $150,000

    Drag to try your own salary.

    Traditional agency (20–25%)$30,000–$37,500
    Hirearky flat fee$5,000

    You keep in the bank

    $25,000–$32,500

    on this one hire — that's runway.

    KT

    Product Designer

    Open to Seed & Series A

    Wants ownershipZero to one

    Fit with your stage

    AR

    Head of Growth

    Open to Seed & Series A

    Seed experienceB2B SaaS

    Fit with your stage

    JM

    Founding Engineer

    Open to Seed & Series A

    Match
    Wants early-stageFull-stack

    Fit with your stage

    Example profiles

    Our candidate advantage

    Candidates who actually want to work at startups

    We work with extensive candidate databases and a large pool of professionals who are specifically looking for startup roles. Their career goals already match what you offer — ownership, pace, and the chance to make an immediate impact.

    Extensive candidate databases
    Professionals who want startups
    Fit for your role and stage

    How we recruit

    Six steps from first call to signed offer

    The same process for an engineer or an executive, and the playbook our recruiters work from.

    See how our recruiters work
    1. 01Source
    2. 02Reach out
    3. 04Screen
    4. 03Pitch you
    5. 05Partner
    6. 06Flat fee

    Is Hirearky right for you?

    Check what sounds like your company

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    For Seed & Series A founders

    Let's build your team.

    Tell us about the roles you're hiring for. No upfront cost — just $5,000 when you make the hire.

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