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Guests include:

Jim McKelvey - Co-Founder @ Square
Brad Garlinghouse - CEO @ Ripple
Keith Rabois - GP @ Khosla Ventures & Member of PayPal Mafia
Delian Asparouhov - Co-Founder & Chairman @ Varda 
Jack Abraham - Co-Founder @ Hims & Hers, Founder @ Atomic VC
Emil Michael - Chief Business Officer @ Uber
Howard Lerman - Founder & CEO @ Yext & Roam
Zeb Evans - Founder & CEO @ ClickUp
Matteo Franceschetti - Founder & CEO @ Eight Sleep
Steve Galanis - Founder & CEO @ Cameo
Peter Smith - Founder & CEO @ Blockchain.com
Ed Sim - Founder @ Boldstart
Ben Ling - Founder @ Bling Capital

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Quantum

Quantum is a new category of recruiting firm focused on building VC-backed AI, SaaS and Web 3 Startups from Seed through IPO. We don’t just place people, we build entire companies.

We partner intimately with Tier 1 VC's & Founders to assemble world class executive suites and full team build outs across Engineering, Product, Finance & Go-To-Market.

Our team is comprised of highly specialized .01% Recruiters that operate with next level precision, startup speed, and elite standards. Simply put, we're the firm Founders trust to run through walls and generate unparalleled results. 

To date, we've generated 500+ successful placements with hundreds of companies backed by VC's like Sequoia, a16z, Lightspeed, Coatue, Bessemer, Index and Craft Ventures.

Clients include: Character AI, Scale AI, Together AI, Hebbia, ClickUp, Rippling, Hume, Voyage AI, Alchemy, Lightspark, Yuga Labs, DyDx, Magic Eden, Moonpay, Verkada, Robin AI, Aptos, X1, Anomalo, Kandji, Chroma, Orby AI, Wisdom AI, Federato, Dream AI, MaintainX, Tavus, Foundry, ModernFi, vidIQ, Mosaic, NexHealth

Founder & CEO

ThroughYOU

ThroughYOU is a Non-profit on a mission to create equal access to quality education, clean water and medical care around the world. We envision a completely connected world where all human beings are empowered to create a brighter future, free from the constraints of poverty. 

ThroughYOU partners with world-class NGO’s to fundraise and build schools and clean water systems in developing countries. 

Our focus is three-fold:

1) We run campaigns to fully fund every project we take on.
2) We provide immersive experiences, where we build our projects in country side-by-side with the communities we serve.
3) We have a powerful community for on-going support and development to help every individual continuously blossom as leaders.

Our motto is simple: change can only happen ThroughYOU. 

When we unite as a community to take on the difference we seek to make, our impact can move the world.

Co-Founder, CEO

Speakeasy

Investor

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CapStack

Investor & Founder @ Quantum | Building iconic teams for AI, SaaS & Web 3 Startups

"It simply doesn't get any better than Chris and Quantum. The golden standard in talent acquisition - they've been absolutely game changing for ClickUp and we wouldn't have scaled without them."

Zeb Evans, Founder & CEO @ ClickUp 🚀 (60+ placements from pre-funding to $4B)

👉🏽 𝐅𝐮𝐧 𝐅𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐬: Backpacked 30+ countries, broke 30+ bones (much better at recruiting than sports), became a Yoga teacher in India, taught English across Africa & Asia, and rode a motorcycle across Vietnam. Passionate about all things spiritual and personal growth. Obsessed with serving underdog Founders, taking on "impossible" challenges and winning big together. 

▪️ Co-Founder & CEO of 𝐓𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡𝐘𝐎𝐔, 𝐈𝐧𝐜., a nonprofit on a mission to create access to quality education & clean water around the world. We currently build schools & water systems across Africa, Asia & Central America. 

▪️ Founder & CEO of 𝐐𝐮𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐮𝐦, a VC Search firm specializing in building full stack Executive, Engineering & GTM teams for VC-Backed AI, SaaS & Crypto Startups.

𝐕𝐂 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐬: a16z, Coatue, Sequoia, Index, Craft, Bessemer, Quiet, Lux Capital, Paradigm, Human Capital, Felicis, Insight, Foundation, Uncork, Pear, Wing

𝐂𝐥𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬:

AI: Character AI, Luma AI, Cartesia, Together AI, Scale AI, Orby, Tavus, Hume, Foundry, Hebbia, Chroma, Galileo, Credo, Wisdom, Shelf, Federato, Dream, Eve

SaaS: Rippling, ClickUp, Kandji, Verkada, NexHealth, Modern Health, Harmonic, Metadata, Applied Intuition, Kargo, Illumio, Kodex, Flock Homes, Flock Freight

Web 3: Alchemy, DyDx, Yuga Labs, Lightspark, Magic Eden, Aleo, Aptos, IronFish, Autograph, Moonpay, Gemini, Skolem, Sound xyz, World Coin, Story Protocol, Gensyn, Monad

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I'm beyond excited to announce our two newest Partners, Ches Courtney & Chad Rogers!

Ches was initially a good friend & client of Quantum -- one day out of the blue he called me and said "Dude, I want to join you guys." I broke the rules on our interview process and immediately said "F*** yes, let's do it." Absolute no brainer. Ches is the teammate everyone dreams of working with — he's a hardcore builder that drives big results while effortlessly elevating everyone around him. He's one of the most thorough, thoughtful and detail oriented operators I've ever met, on top of being a world class human with unquestionable integrity. He's someone I implicitly trust in every dimension, and would go to war with any day. 

Chad joined Quantum less than a year ago and has been an complete game changer for us. Part of me was surprised he joined, given the other insane offers he had on his plate. So happy he chose us. Chad quickly brought in some marquee clients & flawlessly executed on major projects. He brought new sales and execution strategies to the table we had never considered, that instantly inspired myself and our other partners to level up our games. I continue to be blown away by the reputation and respect he's built in the venture community, and working with him day to day, it's easy to see why.
He's a force of nature & extraordinary team mate we all feel lucky to work with. 

Congrats gentlemen, your success is inspiring and so well deserved!

Chris Vasquez

Investor & Founder @ Quantum | Building world class teams for AI Startups

We're hiring at Quantum!

Offering $10,000 Referral bonuses for any successful intros through the end of this year.

Opportunity to partner with 250+ Tier 1 AI Startups / CEOs, drive massive impact on large team builds, learn from a world class team & build serious wealth. 

1) 2x Director of Recruiting - Engineering / AI (OTE = $500k-1M/yr)
2) 2x Director of Recruiting - Go-to-Market (OTE = $500k - 1M/yr)
3)10x Principal Recruiter - Engineering / AI (OTE = $300-600k)

Backgrounds we hire:
1) Founding Recruiter / Hands on Head of Talent specifically at Tier 1 VC Backed companies with rapid growth
2) $1M+ Agency recruiters from top firms

If you have next level passion for the craft, an undeniable track record & a fire to build... lets chat!

I’m hiring our first internal recruiter to help us build Quantum.

Looking for an internal/rec-to-rec recruiter with a track record of hiring recruiters for top agencies / vc backed startups, who wants to partner with me to build a generational company. 

Open to 3-5 year up and comer with sharp pattern recognition and a fire to help us build the most talent dense company in our industry. 

Must have undeniable results, hardcore work ethic, and a passion for finding and recruiting the most talented people in the world. 

If interested please DM me with:

- Notable accomplishments / stats 
- Examples of companies you’ve worked with and recruiters you’ve placed 
- Your goals / motives & how this aligns

I'm pumped to welcome Alexander Forman  & Lauren Klemp to Quantum as our newest Directors!

Alex is impressive on paper, and even more so off paper if you spend 5 minutes with him.

- Top performer at Google, Mixpanel, & Uber, Head of Talent @ Runway.
- Whip smart, highly personable, full of positive energy
- Immigrant work ethic with an insatiable fire to win

Lauren is also total badass.  

- Entrepreneur who recently sold her startup recruiting company for XX Millions 
- High energy driver that leans into growth over comfort 
- Massive enthusiasm and love for the game of startups — you can't teach this! 

These two are builders in every sense of the word, and truly embody the quantum DNA.

I'm grateful to work with you guys, our future looks much brighter with you on the team.

Who are the BEST Internal Recruiters / Head of Talent / Agency Recruiters that specialize in building Engineering/Product/GTM Teams for VC-Backed Startups?

I'm selectively looking to mentor 2x world class recruiting operators -- will help you achieve your 10 year goals in 2-3 years.

- Earn $1-2M/annually and build a top tier personal brand in venture
- Invest in our clients and build an equity portfolio of Tier 1 AI Startups
- Get "handed" an insane book of business in 6 months that would take 5+ years to build alone 
- Get mentored by myself and our team of  .01% operators in startup/venture recruiting
- Join an electric, high camaraderie culture full of world class humans on a mission to level up together 

If you have an undeniable track record in building talent dense teams for technology startups & have an absolute FIRE to achieve your highest potential, I'd love to meet you.

DMs open (please share statistics/motives - will only respond to those who meet above qualifications).

𝗤𝘂𝗮𝗻𝘁𝘂𝗺 𝗨𝗽𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗲 (𝗡𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿):

𝗤𝘂𝗶𝗰𝗸 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝘁𝘀:

 • 87 Candidate Offers 
 • 35 Placements
 • 16 New Clients
 • 5 New Team Members

We made successful placements across Eng Executives, AI Research, Applied ML & SW & GTM roles for 𝟮𝟳 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗽𝘀:

Eve, Replit, Mercor, Reevo AI, AIM, Actively AI, AirOps, Architect, Brale, Capitol AI, Cogent Security, Detail, Elementum AI, Further AI, GigaML, Hanover Park, Latitude, Neuron7.ai, Optura, Orchard Robotics, Percepta, Rillet, Sieve, Traversal, Unify, Valerie Health, Stealth

We’re rapidly growing & hiring for the following roles:

 • 1x Partner (Product & Eng) - Executive Search
 • 5x Director (Product & Eng) - Scale 
 • 2x Director (GTM) - Scale 
 • 15x Principal (Product & Eng) - Scale

We’re exclusively looking for 1) Former 1M+ Billers in agency and/or 2) Founding Recruiters/Head of Talent/Agency Owners specializing in high volume, Tier 1 VC backed startups 

Offering $10k referrals for any successful intros.

Thank you!

Startup hiring advice:

Only hire these two types of people.

Quantum 2025 Executive Offsite off to a great start.

Team has never been stronger and more locked in. Big things coming!

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