The Search Experience
Retained recruitment firm for venture-backed tech startups, Seed through Series C. Based in San Francisco, TSE hires go-to-market, technical and founding roles, with specialist desks for sales, engineering and AI talent.
- Fee model
- Retained
- Founded · Team
- 9 people
- City
- San Francisco Bay Area
- License
- None on file
- Google reviews
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- Open roles, last 90 days
- 0
Score breakdown
Why 27.5: three inputs, all public.
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Specialties & roles advertised
What they recruit for.
Recent placements · Reported by firm
- Founding Account Executive · SeniorQ4 2026
- Head of AI/ML · Head of / DirectorQ3 2026
- Marketing Manager · Mid-levelQ3 2026
- Solutions Consultant · SeniorQ4 2026
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Terms
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Fee model
Retained
Paid in stages, starting when the search begins.
Firm website · Oct 2026
Typical fee · Reported by firm
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Reputation
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Google reviews
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- Firm website
- Oct 20, 2026
- Current services/history
- Oct 20, 2026
- Current named leadership
- Oct 20, 2026
- Current SF HQ and phone
- Oct 20, 2026
- Candidate intake and alternative phone
- Oct 20, 2026
- Old own brand and current redirects
- Oct 20, 2026
- Reported by firm
- Nov 1, 2026
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