Executive & technical search for startups.
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.
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Our operating principles
Speed without compromise
Average 3 weeks from kickoff to offer accepted. We move fast with integrity—targeted sourcing, rigorous screening, honest feedback throughout.
Quality over volume
We filter hard. Only candidates who meet your bar advance. 90%+ offer acceptance rates because we don't waste your time with bad fits.
Built for startups
In-house and agency experience. We understand brand, candidate experience, and what makes technical talent 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 and sourcing power 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—but most clients start with search and go from there.
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