Top VC headhunters (sequoia, accel, a16z)

Bump

Bump also interested in hearing if anybody got 0.02 for IB-VC (sequoia level)

I’m an undergrad so take this with a grain of salt but know a lot of people recruiting VC and going the GE route myself.

Different VCs have different structures and styles of investing. a16z typically only hires ex-founders and early employees of highly successful startups (source: former Principal), while other firms do more formalized recruiting from Wall Street analyst and associate programs (most Insight associates who aren’t A2A promotes come from MBB or IB). You have to diligence the VCs you apply to and see how juniors fit into the picture if at all. Would be surprised if anyone except large GE/crossover funds uses headhunters but not wired into that scene.

Random list:

IVP - no recruiter EDIT: no recruiter for some associate recruiting, CPI for some other recruiting

ICONIQ - mostly no recruiter, but has used Gold Coast

Emergence - mostly no recruiter, but has used True Search

DFJ - True Search

NEA - Glocap

Accel - Gold Coast

CapitalG - Ratio

GA - Ratio

Coatue - Oxbridge and DSP

Dragoneer - SearchOne EDIT: SearchOne was on cycle 2022. Also use Gold Coast

Greenoaks - DSP

Spark - Ratio

Founder's Fund - Amity

Altimeter - Amity

Thrive - Ratio

Redpoint - Ratio

Meritech - Ratio

Bond - No recruiter