Reach founders exactlywhen they're hiring.

Recently funded startups are the strongest signal of imminent hiring. Companies that just raised capital typically expand their teams by 40-60% within 12 months. VCBacked tracks 41,450 recently funded companies and adds 500+ new ones each month, letting you identify startups with active hiring needs before job postings even appear. Filter by industry, funding stage, and location to find companies that match your recruiting focus.

Recently funded companies offer the best conditions for recruiters: they have dedicated hiring budgets from fresh capital, urgency from investor growth expectations, and a willingness to pay premium recruiting fees for speed and quality. Post-funding startups are building teams across engineering, sales, marketing, and leadership roles, often creating multiple placement opportunities from a single client relationship.

VCBacked provides verified founder and executive email addresses with 95%+ deliverability, along with LinkedIn profiles and company details. You reach decision-makers directly—founders, CEOs, and hiring managers—rather than HR gatekeepers. Export contacts to CSV and personalize your outreach by referencing their recent funding round and growth stage for higher response rates.

Companies that just raised capital are hiring aggressively to meet investor growth expectations. Post-funding, startups typically expand teams by 40-60% within 12 months. They have budget for premium recruiting services and urgency to fill roles quickly—ideal conditions for staffing agencies and executive recruiters.

Each company profile includes verified founder emails, LinkedIn profiles, company website, and phone numbers when available. You'll reach decision-makers directly—founders, CEOs, and hiring managers—not HR gatekeepers. All 19 datapoints are exportable to CSV.

Filter by 50+ industries including SaaS, fintech, healthcare, AI/ML, e-commerce, and more. Combine with location filters (US, Europe, APAC) and funding stage to build targeted prospect lists that match your recruiting specialty.

The database is updated monthly with 500+ new funded companies. Most entries are added within 2-4 weeks of funding announcements—when companies are actively planning headcount expansion but before other recruiters reach out.

LinkedIn helps you find people, but VCBacked identifies which companies have budget and hiring intent. Every company in our database has raised capital and is likely expanding. Combine VCBacked for targeting with LinkedIn for outreach—find the right companies here, then connect on LinkedIn.