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for the best companies.

We recruit the top talent for early stage, venture-backed startups.

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The Founder

Early-stage isn't theory here —
I've lived it.

Before founding Kaner Talent, I spent over a decade inside growing technology companies across a wide range of industries: datacenter and virtualization software at VMTurbo, HR software at GuideSpark, and fintech, GTM, and AI software at Salesforce. I was a top performer at every stop, which taught me something most recruiters never learn firsthand: how fast a great hire can ramp in a brand-new industry, and what it takes to build a team around them.

At Salesforce, I helped take the company's new Financial Services Cloud to market, learning how to bring something the world hadn't bought yet to life, not just run an established motion. I later became the 2nd GTM hire at Axelar Foundation, building from the ground up through its acquisition by Circle.

That combination of operating instincts, hands-on experience building teams across totally different industries, and systems-level fluency is why founders trust me to find talent that can actually perform, not just interview well, in any function of the business.

JK
Jake Kane
Founder, Kaner Talent