Creandum & Strive Partnership

Explore how Strive can support your GTM Hiring across EMEA and the USA

About Strive

Founded in 2019, Strive build world-class go-to-market teams for some of the most disruptive, Venture Capital Backed tech companies, all over the world.

Our team has successfully hired for some of the hottest vendors across the US and EMEA, backed by the likes of Creandum, Sequoia, Insight Partners, A16Z, Accel, Index, Intel, SFV, GV, Craft, Boldstart, NEA, CRV… the list goes on.

We don’t just place people, we build entire teams.

How we support the Creandum Portfolio

We support hiring for all roles in a GTM team, including:

Leadership
Individual Contributors
Pre-Sales
Demand Generation
Sales Operations

Whilst we can be agnostic when it comes to your Tech, typical sectors we support are:

Cyber
DevOps
Data
AI / ML
Biz Apps

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"Nearly anyone who has been hiring people with the help of a recruitment firm will have faced the same dilemma: will they put as much or more effort into finding the right candidates for the role I have open as they put into getting me as a client?

This is where Adam and the team at Strive truly stand out. Yes, they work hard to earn your business which is great. But they work even harder to get you the right candidates, not just once as a lucky shot but consistently. And it’s not down to a single individual in the Strive team, it’s the culture Adam and Harrison built in their team which makes their approach and handling of candidates and customers alike so effective , professional and pleasant.

Since we started our engagement with Strive, it has been easy on me to cut off calls from other recruiters (sorry guys), the partnership we have with Strive is too valuable to us and brings us the results that we are looking for.

We always ask our candidates for their opinion on the interaction with the recruiter. And all of them give Strive an unconditional thumbs-up which is an important metric for employer reputation I believe.

Adam, keep on doing the great work you’re doing for us with your team - highly appreciate it."

Wim Van Campen,
VP of Sales, EMEA

"Working with Strive has been an absolute pleasure!

Being complete GTM Hiring Specialists, they were able to understand our business and our candidate requirements quickly - giving us confidence that they were the correct external Talent Partner to represent our brand in the market.

We were impressed with not only the quality of candidates submitted to us, but also the thoroughness of the pre-screen information sent with each candidate. We especially liked that they even highlighted ‘red flags’ we might want to investigate - giving us trust that this was a true recruitment partnership.

As a result of the successful relationship, we hit our hiring goals for the period - something we would have struggled to do without them."

Andrew Ermogenous,
GM, EMEA

"Strive and I have partnered on a number of business critical, hard to fill roles over the last few years and they have been great!

Roles in Germany are exceptionally tricky but they took the time to understand the business, understand the requirements and was successful in filling these roles.

Strive understand what a true business partnerships and always go above and beyond when it comes to open communication with both myself and the hiring managers."

Jules Brame,
Senior Manger, Global Talent Acquisition

Key Performance Metrics

Year Founded
20+Headcount
Av Time to Hire
1.5 : 1Av CV to Interview Ratio
9 : 1Av CV to Hire Ratio
Placements in 2025

Offer for the Creandum Portfolio

For Creandum Companies, we offer a discount on our standard fees, meaning we can provide our services at the below rates:

Retained Search:

Fee reduced by from 25% to 22.50% of base salary

Rebate: Guarantee period for all hires

Exclusive Search:

Fee reduced by from 25% to 22.50% of base salary

Rebate Terms: Guarantee period for all hires

This discount is available for every role within GTM across EMEA and USA.

Other Benefits

The Launch Collective: A 650+ strong Community of Internal GTM Recruiters at SaaS Vendors and VCs offering Networking, Development and Virtual Events. As a Creandum Company you can join here for free.

The Strive Knowledge Hub: Offers our Partners access to useful Assets, ranging from Salary Surveys to Expansion Guides; from Interview Process advice to Guidance on Making an Offer. Creandum Companies can access the private hub here.

Strive Sessions: Our exclusive events are held quarterly across North America and Europe, bringing together leading figures in the SaaS industry to network and learn. Previous events have been held in London, Berlin, San Francisco and Boston. Creandum Companies can click here to pre-register for our next Event.