Where startups come to hire the top 1% of junior talent.

Hire with confidence.

Local Globe VC

“Jumpstart is the provider I trust most. I've never heard a single piece of negative feedback about the quality of your work. Since joining LocalGlobe, I've been sending founders your way without hesitation - full trust. ”

Charles Guillemet Partner (Talent) @ LocalGlobe

How does Jumpstart work?

 

We’ve helped hundreds of startups hire exceptional talent into junior sales, generalist, marketing and software engineering roles.

1

Handpicked candidates

We screen all applications and case study interview top performers. 1% of applicants gain a place on Jumpstart.

2

Connect with the top 1%

Browse high-quality, relevant & active talent. Video intros & AI recommendations make finding standouts simple.

3

Grow your team

Find your perfect hire, from Founders Associate to SDR. We only invoice once your hire has passed probation (3 months).

Which roles can we help you hire for?

Sales –Accelerate your growth with top-performing SDRs, Account Executives, and Commercial Associates. Hiring for multiple roles? We’ll help you scale fast with high-quality talent.

Generalist – Find a hire who will get stuck into everything. From Founder’s Associate, to Operations, to Special Projects. 

Marketing – Market your brand to target audiences. Find a brilliant Generalist Marketer, Content Creator, Growth Analyst and more. 

Software Engineers –Hire a talented software engineer who understands how product can drive growth. 

 

Trusted by startups & scale-ups invested in by leading VCs.

 

 

Why Jumpstart?

Quality

We handpick the top 1% most impressive candidates.

  • From the thousands of applications we receive, we case study interview the top 4-5%.
  • We select for proactivity, hustle, experience and high-performance to find top candidates suited to the startup world.
  • We track performance on the job to continuously improve candidate selection.

Speed

Make a 10x hire in 2 weeks.

Record a 15 min pitch with the Jumpstart team to showcase your company, role, and culture all in one go.

  • Candidates apply: Receive applications from candidates in a few days.
  • Startups apply: Apply directly to candidates who standout to you.

Candidate video intros & AI recommendations make it easy to identify which candidates are the best fit for your startup.

Support

Quality candidates you can trust.

  • We’ll only invoice once your hire has passed probation so you can be confident your hire is going to excel.
  • We’ll help your hire thrive in their new role, with ongoing training, mentorship, and a support network available to them throughout their career.

Join the startups hiring exceptional talent via Jumpstart.

“Hands down one of the best developments in the UK startup ecosystem in the past 5 years is Jumpstart”

Paddy Stobbs Co-founder & CEO @ Stackfix

“Our Jumpstart SDR is easily in the Top 10 hires of my career (maybe event Top 5) ”

Oliver Blower Group CEO @ VoxSmart

“Your service is incredible. Hands down the best candidate pool I've ever seen for this position.”

Walker Hamby Head of Sales @ Sightline

“Jumpstart helped us hire great people, fast. CV screening alone can take hours (our latest role had over 1,000 applicants!) Jumpstart saved us 10-15 hours per role and gave us great candidates.”

Laura Beales Co-founder @ Tally Workspace

“A big thank you to Jumpstart for helping us find our new Sales and Account Manager! He's been one of our best hires in recent times.”

Otto Laghazaoui Managing Director @ Appear Here

“We've hired two founder's associates via Jumpstart and have found their platform to be leagues ahead of traditional approaches!”

James Evans Co-founder @ Platformed

“From our experience, there isn't a better source of early-career talent than Jumpstart for European startups. We're fully comfortable passing off all our BDR sourcing to Jumpstart.”

Peter Twomey Head of Sales @ Enode

“Our Jumpstarter has hit the ground running, we're excited to see what he can achieve in the rest of 2025! Will be using Jumpstart again.”

Joss Hancock Co-founder @ Venn Apps

“We are extremely happy with our Founder Associate! A very smart and ambitious individual that started rocking the stage from their first day with Adfin!”

Ciprian Diaconasu

“Our Jumpstarter has been a great addition to the team, we're very happy!”

Nik Balashov GM - UK & Europe @ Bureau Booths

“For any founders who are looking for a new team member who will make an impact from day 1, I can't recommend Jumpstart enough!”

Ben Whately Co-founder @ Astron Health

“For a junior generalist, I wouldn't go anywhere else.”

Benedetta Arese Lucini Founder @ Otter

“I used Jumpstart to make a great hire. They're awesome. Think of an accelerator to get young talent into startup jobs.”

Stephen Murphy Founder @ Climate Impact

“Our Jumpstarter is doing a fantastic job. Really glad to have her as part of the team.”

James Wells Chief Operating Officer @ Hello Self

“Our Jumpstarter is doing a brilliant job - another win for Patch through JS!”

Freddie Fforde Founder @ Patch

“Our Founder's Associate hire has been a resounding success.”

Francois N Pham Quang CEO & Founder @ Wonders of Maths

“Our Jumpstarter is smashing it!”

Cian Kennedy Co-founder @ Elm

“Our Jumpstarter has been a wonderful addition to the team and we're really happy to have him onboard!”

Alisha Fredriksson Co-founder & CEO @ Seabound

“Our Jumpstarter is a superstar and has brought such incredible energy to the team!”

Cameron Smith COO @ Ivy Tech

“Our Jumpstarter is fab. Brings such a good energy, doing really well in the role and taking everything in her stride. She's 10/10.”

Georgia Higgs People & Talent @ Gaia

“Jumpstart gave us access to a higher calibre of talent. Our Jumpstarter has quickly become the most successful SDR we've had at VoxSmart.”

Sebastian Wren Senior Sales Manager @ VoxSmart

“Our Jumpstarter is doing very well. She became a key part of the team immediately and has taken on so much responsibility so quickly!”

Firoz Noordeen Co-founder @ Built AI

“Our Jumpstarter has been a huge asset to the team. I'm really delighted with the hire.”

Tash Grossman CEO @ Slip

“The Founder Associate we selected is amazing! Within the first month, he was able to independently manage finance, marketing, hiring, investor relations, customer support and more!”

Paul Evangelou Co-founder @ Gizmo.ai

“Delighted to have our Jumpstarter onboard! She's hit the ground running so quickly and has made such a huge impact already!”

Becca Stevens Talent @ Hook

“Our Jumpstarter has been a huge addition to our team and has taken on a tonne of ownership! Jumpstart have been great to work with and are definitely the go-to place for finding ambitious generalists!”

Seán Killgarriff Founding Team @ Finster AI

“Huge fan of Jumpstart - effortless introductions to a fantastic range of candidates for our Founder's Associate position, almost too much quality - made it difficult to choose, but we're thrilled with our hire! ”

Ed Cooke Co-founder & CEO @ MindMax Labs

“My Jumpstarter has taken on every project with confidence and an amazing attitude. He gets along with everyone on the team and has lifted a massive burden for my co-founder, too!”

Sam Nesbitt Co-founder @ Autoplay

“Hiring our new Full Stack Engineer was such a wonderful and easy experience. I'm so impressed with all he's achieved in his first few months here, I couldn't recommend Jumpstart more!”

Rory McMeekin CTO @ Verdn
Local Globe VC

“Jumpstart is the provider I trust most. I've never heard a single piece of negative feedback about the quality of your work. Since joining LocalGlobe, I've been sending founders your way without hesitation - full trust. ”

Charles Guillemet Partner (Talent) @ LocalGlobe

“Our Jumpstarter is doing great, she's been smashing it since day 1”

Kitty Evans-Smith Senior Brand Marketing Manager @ Atis

“Jumpstart helped us find or latest Product Ops associate, we've been very excited about how fast her learning curve has been since she started. ”

Marcus Henglein Product Lead @ Kernel

“Super happy with our Jumpstarter, he's been a weapon for us!”

Raghav Sharma Head of UK & Ireland @ Heidi Health

“Have been impressed with the quality of candidates. This could be the start of something good!”

Leo Leclercq Head of Sales @ Encord

“Jumpstart is an incredible lead generation machine for founder associates, marketing & sales candidates...and we've just hired 2 of them.”

Dimitris Konstandtinidis COO @ Algomo

“The Jumpstart equation is simple. Access the best young talent in sales & marketing for a fraction of what you would pay an agency.”

Ed Alun Junes Co-founder @ CEO @ Worldover