Scaling is hard.
Only 2% of seed businesses exit the private market. 20% don't pass 3 years of trading.
People power performance. Having the right people in your business has never been more critical.
We strive to connect the best individuals to the best companies whether in permanent hires, advisory roles, fractional positions or through introducing great businesses to great investors.
Talent determines scale.
We deliver commercially proven operators into venture-backed tech businesses through disciplined, targeted search and a curated network on high impact talent.
Our search services cover:
Achieving scaling targets is one of the toughest feats in modern day business. We help develoep the right strategies to acheive growth and reduce runway risk.
Some of our offerings include:
Fractional leadership positions can be an incredibly cost-effective way to develop the growth of business when there isn't the appetite to hire a full-time position. Incredibly flexible, fractional leaders often work on day rates through to bigger projects. Fractional leaders are often industry specialists.
Our network of fractional leaders covers the commercial landscape.
Non-Executive Directors or Advisors can be a brilliant part of any scaling businesses armoury. They are generally not involved in the day-to-day running of the business. Instead, their role is to provide ongoing support and independent oversight of the company.
Some of the benefits of an NED or Advisor include:
“Sam, Tom and the Opto team were superb from the start. They knew our market, understood our goals and helped me shape the profiles and growth strategies we needed. They took ownership of the process and did a superb job. I’ll be using again as soon as I’m ready to hire.”
“Tom and Opto are always my go to recruiters. They’ve helped be build multiple tech start up sales functions. I highly recommend”
“Opto have been a key partner of ours, helping with some brilliant hires across our start up portfolio. They are proactive, strategic and work in tandem with our goals.”
“Sam and Scott were great from the off. They understood the space really well and how we differentiated. They ran a great headhunt process and found a candidate we’re really excited about for a key position”.
