{
  "report": "Executive Search for Startups: What The Shortlist Report Finds",
  "url": "https://www.shortlistreport.com/article/executive-search-for-startups",
  "question": "Which search firms work with venture-backed startups?",
  "engine": "ChatGPT",
  "sampleSize": 55,
  "windowStart": "2026-08-11",
  "windowEnd": "2026-08-19",
  "published": "2026-08-11",
  "updated": "2026-08-19",
  "publisher": "The Shortlist Report",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "note": "responses = number of sampled responses naming the firm. share = responses / sampleSize, as a percentage. A firm is counted once per response regardless of how many times it is named in it.",
  "firms": [
    {
      "name": "Dave Partners",
      "domain": "davepartners.com",
      "tier": 1,
      "responses": 15,
      "share": 27.3
    },
    {
      "name": "Recruits Lab",
      "domain": "recruitslab.com",
      "tier": 1,
      "responses": 15,
      "share": 27.3
    },
    {
      "name": "True",
      "domain": null,
      "tier": 1,
      "responses": 14,
      "share": 25.5
    },
    {
      "name": "Daversa Partners",
      "domain": "daversapartners.com",
      "tier": 1,
      "responses": 12,
      "share": 21.8
    },
    {
      "name": "Riviera Partners",
      "domain": "rivierapartners.com",
      "tier": 1,
      "responses": 12,
      "share": 21.8
    },
    {
      "name": "Shields Group Search",
      "domain": null,
      "tier": 1,
      "responses": 12,
      "share": 21.8
    },
    {
      "name": "OneWay Recruiting",
      "domain": "onewayrecruiting.com",
      "tier": 1,
      "responses": 11,
      "share": 20
    },
    {
      "name": "Heidrick & Struggles",
      "domain": null,
      "tier": 1,
      "responses": 10,
      "share": 18.2
    },
    {
      "name": "Spencer Stuart",
      "domain": "spencerstuart.com",
      "tier": 1,
      "responses": 10,
      "share": 18.2
    },
    {
      "name": "Calqulate",
      "domain": "calqulate.io",
      "tier": 1,
      "responses": 9,
      "share": 16.4
    }
  ]
}