Why Experience Matters in VC Recruitment
Fram Search has worked extensively with the VC community since 2012. Our team has over 25 years of combined experience, meaning we have witnessed first-hand the evolution of the industry, the shifting dynamics of funding, and the challenges firms face when scaling. With extensive relationships across the market, we know the key decision-makers and market participants, ensuring we can connect firms with the right talent quickly and efficiently.
Venture capital is a highly specialised field, and hiring the right talent requires more than just a list of candidates. We understand the nuances of different investment strategies, from early-stage venture firms to those focused on later-stage growth and private equity crossover opportunities. Our expertise spans both investment professionals—Investment Directors, Investment Managers, and Investment Associates—as well as capital-raising professionals, including BDMs and Internal BDMs who sell into intermediary channels, directly to HNW individuals, and institutional investors.
A Network That Delivers Results
In an industry where relationships are everything, our candidate network is one of our biggest strengths. We have built an extensive database of VC professionals actively seeking new opportunities, as well as those who are not actively looking but are open to the right role. This allows us to offer a proactive and targeted search process, ensuring our clients are introduced to candidates they may not have access to otherwise.
Alongside our work with VC firms, we are also well-connected to EIS and VCT investment firms, as well as those that operate on a deal-by-deal basis. Whether a firm is looking to bring in seasoned investors, build a new capital-raising team, or expand into new markets, we provide access to individuals with the right skills and expertise.
Championing Diversity in Venture Capital
The venture capital industry has made progress in increasing diversity, but there is still a long way to go. Too few women hold senior investment roles, and female founders continue to receive a disproportionately low share of VC funding. Fram Search is committed to championing diversity and is actively involved in promoting female investment professionals across the sector. Our strong industry connections and targeted search approach help VC firms build more inclusive teams and address long-standing imbalances in the industry.
For more on our perspective, see our article on female founders and VC funding.
The Right Search Process for a Competitive Market
Venture capital hiring requires a different approach from traditional asset management or private equity recruitment. VC firms are often lean, fast-moving, and focused on long-term returns, meaning that every hire needs to deliver real value. Fram Search provides a tailored search process that ensures firms are not just seeing active candidates but are accessing the best people in the market.
We combine a strong database of industry professionals with an executive search approach that maps the market, targets the best talent, and ensures a smooth and effective hiring process. We take time to understand our clients’ business models, investment theses, and strategic priorities, making sure every shortlist aligns with their long-term goals.
Why Fram Search?
For firms looking for the best venture capital recruiters in London, Fram Search offers:
- A team with deep VC expertise – over a decade of experience working with top-tier firms.
- A strong industry network – connections with leading investment professionals and capital-raising specialists.
- A commitment to diversity – actively working to improve gender balance in VC.
- A proven executive search process – ensuring access to both active and passive candidates.
Whether you are hiring an Investment Director, expanding your capital-raising team, or looking for a strategic leader to drive your firm forward, we have the knowledge, experience, and network to deliver results.
For VC firms seeking to build the strongest possible teams, hiring is not just about filling roles—it is about finding the right people to help shape the future of the business. If you are looking for one of the best VC recruiters in the UK, Fram Search is ready to help.
About Fram Search
Established in 2010 by Simon Roderick, a recruiter with 20 years City recruitment experience, Fram Search is a specialist financial services recruitment consultancy. We focus on permanent and interim recruitment in the UK & internationally.
Our Private Equity & VC practice works with firms operating in private equity, venture capital, private equity real estate, secondaries, and fund of funds markets. Covering investment professionals, IR & marketing, finance, operations, and legal & compliance.
We provide high quality contingent and retained recruitment services to boutiques and global brands. We have long established relationships and access to deep talent pools. Fram takes a highly consultative approach, and we have a quality over quantity ethos. We are proud that our contingent fill rate is nearly three times the industry average and we augment our retained search methodology with rigorous psychometric testing. Champions of diversity & inclusion, all staff have undertaken unconscious bias training.
Please contact us on 01525 864 372 / [email protected] to learn more.
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