Our Services

  • ‘ToughTech’ isn’t built in the cloud; it’s developed in the labs, on testbeds, and in pilot plants, through years of iteration, hard science, and specialized infrastructure.

    With deep expertise spanning industrial chemistry, engineering, and frontier physics, we specialize in identifying niche, domain-specific technical talent, from individual contributors to executive-level. By combining targeted and detailed market mapping with rigorous evaluation, we help founders and leadership teams build a clear picture of the talent landscape and secure the hardest-to-find experts.

    Whether developing first-of-a-kind products or driving commercial deployment, we can connect you to the exceptional people that align with your mission, and no challenge is beyond our reach.

  • Early-stage innovators need investment partners who understand the magnitude of opportunity, but also appreciate the unique uncertainties and long timelines when building at the frontiers of science.

    Through our network of specialized funds, family offices, and select individual investors, we help founders from pre-seed through early Series stages secure aligned capital to accelerate their vision. Our role goes beyond simple introductions. Drawing on years of experience, we can help refine your narrative for a financial audience and ensure founders are connecting with people who genuinely share their conviction. By curating the right matches, we reduce wasted cycles and increase the likelihood of lasting partnerships.

    In addition to connecting companies with external financing, we also back select ventures ourselves. For these partnerships, we bring capital, perspective, and the human resources needed for organizations to scale from first principles to commercial impact.

  • With hands-on experience scaling high-growth businesses from the inside, we know how organizational needs can evolve rapidly. For clients looking for more comprehensive support, we provide strategic guidance across the full spectrum of people operations, including:

    • Compensation & Incentives

    • Onboarding & Retention

    • Departmental Design

    • Global Mobility

    • Learning & Development

    Whether you’re expanding into new markets, considering a new office location, or simply refining your current approach, we can help you gain foundational knowledge and real-world insights across a competitive and fast-moving talent landscape to make smarter workforce decisions.

“Tom has been a fantastic partner in growing our workforce.

He has taken the time to research and understand our business, which is extremely helpful.

He also takes that understanding and proactively identifies where experience from other related industries is analogous and can translate easily into ours to broaden the candidate pool.

His candidate submissions are consistently the best we’ve received compared to other recruiting agencies and, when we provide feedback as to why a candidate may not be a fit, he incorporates that feedback into his ongoing recruiting efforts.

Easy to work with, highly responsive, and has over-delivered on the roles he’s recruited for us.”