Talent Solutions Built for How Startups Really Scale
Choose a Nuclear Team Sprint for early critical hires, or a Function Pod Builder to scale pods. We build a talent system tailored to your stage, runway, and culture.
Most startups don't need more candidates. They need the right hiring motion for their stage.
Zero Placement Fees.
Predictable Hiring System
FEATURES | SPRINT $1,890 / candidate pack For Pre-seed / Seed Founders | SCALE $9,990 / mo For Series A / B Operators | Growth $12,490 / mo For Venture Capital Firms |
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| Hiring Scope | Unlimited hires | Unlimited hires | Unlimited hires |
| Hiring System | |||
| Structured Intake & Role Calibration |  | | |
| Success Profile Definition | | | |
| AI Assessment Layer | | | |
| Human Talent Validation | | | |
| Interview Design & Scorecards | | | |
| Candidate Intelligence Summary | | | |
| Pathways Connect Platform Access | | | |
| Execution & Process Ownership | |||
| Talent Signal Pipeline | Limited to purchased packs | Continuous per active role | Continuous across portfolio |
| Interview Coordination | ✘ | | |
| Candidate Scheduling | ✘ | | |
| Offer Strategy & Closing Support | ✘ | | |
| Hiring Manager Advisory | ✘ | | |
| Onboarding & Retention Support | |||
| 30/60/90 Success Framework | ✘ | | |
| Offer-to-Start Alignment Guidance | ✘ | | |
| 90-Day Replacement Guarantee | ✘ | | |
| Portfolio Intelligence | |||
| Portfolio Hiring Dashboard | ✘ | ✘ | |
| Cross-Company Hiring Visibility | ✘ | ✘ | |
| Fund-Level Talent Reporting | ✘ | ✘ | |
| Quarterly Portfolio Talent Review | ✘ | ✘ | |
| Standardized Hiring Framework Across Portfolio | ✘ | ✘ | |
| Board-Level Hiring Summary | ✘ | ✘ | |
- Structured Intake & Role Calibration
- Success Profile Definition
- AI Assessment Layer
- Human Talent Validation
- Interview Design & Scorecards
- Candidate Intelligence Summary
- Pathways Connect Platform Access
- 30/60/90 Success Framework✘
- Offer-to-Start Alignment Guidance✘
- 90-Day Replacement Guarantee✘
- Portfolio Hiring Dashboard✘
- Cross-Company Hiring Visibility✘
- Fund-Level Talent Reporting✘
- Quarterly Portfolio Talent Review✘
- Standardized Hiring Framework Across Portfolio✘
- Board-Level Hiring Summary✘
- Structured Intake & Role Calibration
- Success Profile Definition
- AI Assessment Layer
- Human Talent Validation
- Interview Design & Scorecards
- Candidate Intelligence Summary
- Pathways Connect Platform Access
Continuous per active role- 30/60/90 Success Framework
- Offer-to-Start Alignment Guidance
- 90-Day Replacement Guarantee
- Portfolio Hiring Dashboard✘
- Cross-Company Hiring Visibility✘
- Fund-Level Talent Reporting✘
- Quarterly Portfolio Talent Review✘
- Standardized Hiring Framework Across Portfolio✘
- Board-Level Hiring Summary✘
- Structured Intake & Role Calibration
- Success Profile Definition
- AI Assessment Layer
- Human Talent Validation
- Interview Design & Scorecards
- Candidate Intelligence Summary
- Pathways Connect Platform Access
Continuous across portfolio- 30/60/90 Success Framework
- Offer-to-Start Alignment Guidance
- 90-Day Replacement Guarantee
- Portfolio Hiring Dashboard
- Cross-Company Hiring Visibility
- Fund-Level Talent Reporting
- Quarterly Portfolio Talent Review
- Standardized Hiring Framework Across Portfolio
- Board-Level Hiring Summary
Note: All plans support unlimited hires. Sprint plans process one role at a time, minimum 5 candidate packs per role. Scale and Growth plans run up to 5 roles concurrently.
One Talent Engine behind
every solution.
One Talent Engine behind every solution.
PathwaysX is powered by a single AI-enabled, human-led Talent Engine across how we work with founders.
Future Potential Mapping
We start from who your company is becoming – not just the job description in front of you.
Real-World Readiness Screening
We filter for people who can execute in messy, resource-constrained startup environments.
Mission And Role Alignment
We align personal drivers, role expectations, and company narrative so people don’t churn when things get hard.
Strategic Curation
We don’t flood you with options; we narrow down to the few people who can change the trajectory of a small team.
Decision Support And Offer Execution
We help you think through tradeoffs, structure offers, and set new hires up for success in their first 90 days.