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Kraken's €152.9m Series B validates the market opportunity in maritime defence—and you'll need senior technical and commercial leaders to scale. We have pre-qualified candidates for your Head of Engineering and Chief Commercial Officer roles, and can have shortlists to you before external recruitment launches.

Congratulations on Fleek's $25M Series B close — a significant vote of confidence in your AI infrastructure play in secondhand fashion. With this capital, you'll likely need to scale your engineering leadership and ML capability quickly. I've worked with several climate-tech and fashion-tech founders at this stage and would be happy to share a shortlist of proven VP Engineering and Head of ML candidates before you brief recruiters.

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Hi — great to see Vauxhall Motors Limited's recent contract win with South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority. Delivering new work usually means hiring, so if senior hires are coming up I can have a shortlist ready before the JD is written.

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Hi — great to see Footprint Digital's recent contract win with HR Connect t/a Kent County Council. Delivering new work usually means hiring, so if senior hires are coming up I can have a shortlist ready before the JD is written.

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Congratulations on Ken Johnstone's appointment as CPO—a strong signal that ClearBank is accelerating its real-time clearing and embedded banking expansion across Europe. We work with leading fintech executives building senior product and engineering teams at scale; we'd welcome the chance to share a shortlist of proven heads of engineering and senior product leaders before you start recruiting openly.

Congratulations on closing your £25m Series A extension with the British Business Bank. As Alchemab advances into late-stage clinical development, you'll need a strong clinical leadership team; we've identified three senior clinical and regulatory candidates ready to accelerate your programmes. May I share profiles before you post?

Congratulations on Kord's £6.4M Series A close. With compliance and payments scale now critical, you'll likely need a Head of Compliance or VP Product in the next 6–8 weeks. I've built shortlists for both roles—happy to share names before you open the search.

Congratulations on Lissi's €3.5M Series A close—a significant validation for EUDI Wallet and verifiable credential infrastructure across Europe. With acceleration ahead on development and deployment, you'll likely need senior engineering and regulatory leadership within the next quarter. We have a strong network of identity-focused tech leaders in the EMEA region and can share relevant profiles before you formally brief your search.

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Kuba Fast's appointment to lead Revolut's European banking entity signals a major scaling opportunity. We're seeing fintech groups in this position typically build out CFO, Chief Compliance, and VP Operations roles within the first 6 months. We have a shortlist of proven European banking leaders ready to move quickly—shall we share a few profiles before the formal search kicks off?

Hi — great to see EVERSHEDS SUTHERLAND (INTERNATIONAL) LLP's recent contract win with CITY OF BRADFORD METROPOLITAN DISTRICT COUNCIL. Delivering new work usually means hiring, so if senior hires are coming up I can have a shortlist ready before the JD is written.

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Hi — great to see Softcat Plc UK's recent contract win with British Transport Police. Delivering new work usually means hiring, so if senior hires are coming up I can have a shortlist ready before the JD is written.

Following Rubrik's £375m investment and establishment of London as its EMEA HQ, you'll be building the leadership team across sales, solutions, and operations. I've shortlisted three EMEA VPs and two senior solutions architects who've scaled vendor operations across the region—happy to share before you move to open search.

Congratulations on Marker's $13m seed close and public launch. With strong DeepMind pedigree and a differentiated AI writing platform, you'll likely need senior engineering and product leadership in the coming months. We've worked with several post-seed AI founders and can share relevant profiles before you advertise the role—happy to help you move quickly.

Congratulations on the £5.25M seed close—a strong validation of Pixel-Flo's MicroLED technology. With funding now secured, you'll likely be building out senior manufacturing and operations leadership over the next few months. I work with scale-up CTOs and manufacturing leaders across the Midlands and Yorkshire; I'd like to share a shortlist of experienced heads of ops and VP-level manufacturing engineers before you hit the market.

Respiro Diagnostics' £1M pre-seed round positions you well to accelerate clinical validation and regulatory pathways for breath-based diagnostics. We're already engaging senior clinical, regulatory, and R&D talent in this space—happy to share a shortlist of heads of clinical affairs and regulatory specialists before you formalise the search.

Congratulations on Kraken Technology's unicorn milestone—a £139m raise at that scale typically unlocks rapid scaling across engineering leadership and commercial teams. We've identified several senior maritime systems and go-to-market leaders we'd like to share with you before external recruitment campaigns launch.

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Congratulations on securing the multi-year NATO/Luxembourg DOD framework agreement—a significant validation of Uplift360's sovereign materials capability. This scale of defence supply contract typically requires immediate bolstering of operations, quality, and government relations leadership. I'd like to share a shortlist of senior hires (operations lead, defence-track commercial head, and materials engineers) before you formalise the search.

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