A DIFFERENT KIND OF RECRUITMENT PARTNER

Hi, I'm David. For over 18 years, I’ve been in the recruitment trenches, connecting great companies with exceptional tech talent. I’ve celebrated the wins, but more importantly, I’ve seen first-hand where the old agency model consistently fails, especially for the businesses that need the most support.

I watched countless ambitious founders and scale-up leaders get punished by a rigid system that felt transactional and completely ignored their biggest challenge: cash flow.

The breaking point for me was seeing founders forced to choose between hiring the critical engineer they needed to grow and protecting their precious runway. A huge, upfront 20% fee felt like a penalty for ambition. It was a model built for large corporations, not for the fast-moving, capital-conscious world of start-ups.

I knew there had to be a better, more aligned way to partner with them.

So in 2018, I founded Ripple with a simple, powerful mission: to provide a recruitment partnership that works for start-ups, not against them.

This mission isn't just a slogan on a website; it's built into our very structure. It’s why we created our Scale-Up Plan to spread fees over 12 months. It's why we act as an Embedded Talent Partner for our clients in the FinTech AI space, becoming a seamless part of their growth journey.

We're not just here to fill a vacancy and send an invoice. We're here to build a long-term partnership that helps you succeed.

Ready for a Better Partnership?

If you're tired of the old agency model and are looking for a partner who genuinely understands your world, I'd love to have a conversation. No hard sales pitch, just a straightforward chat about your hiring goals.

Feel free to email me directly at david@ripplerecruit.co.uk or call me on 0118 3044 010.