We bring the judgement of an
internal talent function to every search.
We don’t rely on surface-level signals or keyword matching. We focus on how people think, make decisions and operate in real environments. We align on what exceptional looks like in your environment, then search for it with precision.
When teams are small, every hire matters.
As you scale, every hire sets the standard for the next.

Experience building engineering teams from seed to scale

Deep networks across startup and scaleup talent communities

Rigorous candidate assessment and strong shortlists

Trusted by founders, hiring leaders and VC networks
View success stories →Trusted by the world’s most ambitious founders to deliver critical early-stage hires.

Pre Seed
Searchable
Energy Tech

Series A
9Fin
Logistics Tech
73% of submitted candidates convert to first-stage interviews.


Natasha Jones
Founder at Metris Energy
"We found Aura through a VC recommendation and we'd definitely recommend them to others. What gave them the edge was their in-house experience - they've lived what it's like inside a fast-growing startup, which meant they really understood our needs and could tailor candidates accordingly. The candidates they sent were high calibre and they moved quickly to help us make the hire in around 6 weeks. Since then they've helped hire a few great people into our Data and Engineering teams."

Natasha Jones
Founder at Metris Energy


Chris Donnelly
Founder at Searchable
"Aura’s understanding of how to build high-calibre, early-stage teams is unparalleled. They know the startup ecosystem inside out and move with the speed you expect from the best startup operators. We needed two world-class founding hires - Senior Engineer and a Product Lead - and Aura delivered outstanding candidates within weeks."

Chris Donnelly
Founder at Searchable


Alice
Talent Director at 9Fin
"Aura have been an instrumental partner to us as we go through a period of hyper-scale. They’ve hired some of our most challenging roles across AI and Engineering and it’s been great to partner with two people who, through their own experience, deeply understand the challenges a scale-up goes through when hiring. Over the past few months, they’ve delivered 9 hires for us - we value the partnership highly and look forward to working with them as we grow beyond our Series C raise."

Alice
Talent Director at 9Fin
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