15+ Hires
Established New Yok & London Presence
Acquired
About our client
Exabel - The Exabel platform enables you to turn alt data into investable insight—fast. Exabel’s end to end platform works across all stages of research workflows, from Data Discovery and Evaluation through to Production & Insights.
The Challenge
Exabel needed to scale from an early-stage product into a credible global platform—fast.
That meant:
- Building GTM presence in London and New York simultaneously
- Hiring across equity research + commercial functions
- Competing with hedge funds, banks, and Fintechs for elite talent
- Attracting candidates to a little-known brand
- Securing early hires capable of shaping product-market fit
Our Approach
We partnered directly with the CEO as a retained exclusive global talent partner, owning all hiring across GTM, product, and research.
We:
- Mapped talent across buy-side, sell-side, and fintech ecosystems
- Built hybrid talent pools to match institutional credibility + startup agility
- Positioned Exabel as a category-defining opportunity
- Designed a multi-region hiring strategy (UK + US)
- Focused on high-agency, early-stage operators
Results
We built the core team that enabled Exabel to scale and exit:
- First GTM hires in London and New York
- Built Equity Research function (NY)
- Hired VP Sales (US) + VP Product (UK)
- Delivered full GTM stack: Marketing, Product Marketing, Customer Success
Enabled Partner GTM strategy build-out
Impact
- Established US market credibility from day one
- Built a balanced transatlantic leadership team
- Created a differentiated research capability
- Enabled scalable partner-led growth
Outcome: From seed-stage to global platform and successful acquisition.
