Technical search.
Built different.

Most agencies are transactional—resume spam, misaligned incentives, candidates who don't fit. Internal recruiters take months to ramp and need management you don't have time for.

Fredo was built by someone who's been on both sides. We headhunt like an agency but operate with the care of an internal team—protecting your brand, moving fast, treating candidates like people.

Our operating principles

Speed without compromise

We move fast with integrity. Targeted sourcing, rigorous screening, and honest feedback throughout.

Quality over volume

You only receive candidates who meet or exceed your bar. Each ready to make an impact on day one.

Built for startups

In-house and agency experience. We care about your brand, candidate experience, and get technical talent to say yes.

Our story

Built to make hiring simpler and more effective.

Fredo came from 12+ years in recruitment—building teams for early-stage startups, working in-house, running agency searches, and everything in between.

The pattern that kept showing up: agencies optimized for volume over quality. Internal teams struggled to build momentum. And hiring happened in unpredictable bursts, which made fixed headcount wasteful.

Startups needed something in between—the speed of an agency, the judgment and care of an internal team. Fredo exists to be that. Executive and technical search done right.

We headhunt passive talent, move quickly, and only present people who fit. You pay when they accept.

For companies hiring regularly, we also offer embedded recruitment.

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