We help launch startups and build scale-ups
Grow is an Executive Search and RPO Solution for technology driven businesses to launch and scale in Japan and APAC
Flexible, tailored recruitment services across APAC
Our clients have raised over $4.2B from top venture capital firms, including Sequoia, Lightspeed, Square Peg, and Open AI, supporting their expansion in Japan and the wider APAC region.
150+
Candidates placed since 2023
150+
Candidates placed since 2023
150+
Candidates placed since 2023
150+
Candidates placed since 2023
50%
Reduction in time-to-hire
50%
Reduction in time-to-hire
50%
Reduction in time-to-hire
50%
Reduction in time-to-hire
8+
Countries in APAC
8+
Countries in APAC
8+
Countries in APAC
8+
Countries in APAC
95%
Satisfaction rate
95%
Satisfaction rate
95%
Satisfaction rate
95%
Satisfaction rate
Executive Search
Guaranteed Deliverables
Our Executive Search service offers guaranteed deliverables with weekly status updates and a longer guarantee. Benefit from a flexible fee structure, enhanced employer branding, and specialized executive/niche hiring. Gain valuable market entry insights and comprehensive market mapping to ensure successful recruitment outcomes.
Our Executive Search service offers guaranteed deliverables with weekly status updates and a longer guarantee, benefits from a flexible fee structure, enhanced employer branding, and specialized executive/niche hiring.
Valuable market entry insights and comprehensive market mapping to ensure successful recruitment outcomes.
Guaranteed Deliverables
Longer Guarantee
Flexible Fee Structure
Employer Branding
Market entry & Insights
RPO
End-to-End Recruiting Management
Experience seamless end-to-end recruiting management with our high-level TA management services. Stay informed with weekly status updates and enjoy guaranteed deliverables with a longer guarantee. Enhance your employer branding and manage bulk hiring efficiently, even without local TA. Our streamlined approach across all teams, combined with market mapping and local TA expertise across North Asia, ensures successful recruiting outcomes.
Experience seamless end-to-end recruiting management with our high-level TA management services, stay informed with weekly status updates, and enjoy guaranteed deliverables with a longer guarantee.
Enhance your employer branding and manage bulk hiring efficiently, even without local TA. Our streamlined approach across all teams, combined with market mapping and local TA expertise across North Asia, ensures successful recruiting outcomes.
High level TA Management
Bulk (5+ hiring)
Streamlines across all teams
Local TA Expertise Across APAC
Contingent
Success-Based
Our Contingent service is success-based, offering top-of-funnel support and valuable market entry insights to ensure your recruitment process is efficient and effective.
Top of Funnel support
Market Entry & Insights
What sets Grow apart
We bring our in-house recruiting experience to solve our clients needs.
We are led by a team of seasoned in-house and agency recruiters who have grown with the startup ecosystem. Our team has built and led the organizations at Uber, Agoda, Figma, Doordash, Coda Payments, Asana and many others across the APAC region
In-house startup experience
We are former start-up recruiters and have scaled over a dozen startups in Japan. We’ve hired Leadership for top-performing startups
In-house startup experience
We are former start-up recruiters and have scaled over a dozen startups in Japan. We’ve hired Leadership for top-performing startups
In-house startup experience
We are former start-up recruiters and have scaled over a dozen startups in Japan. We’ve hired Leadership for top-performing startups
In-house startup experience
We are former start-up recruiters and have scaled over a dozen startups in Japan. We’ve hired Leadership for top-performing startups
Data-Steered Efficiency
Every role is fillable, or the process is broken. We measure conversion rates to isolate the problem
Data-Steered Efficiency
Every role is fillable, or the process is broken. We measure conversion rates to isolate the problem
Data-Steered Efficiency
Every role is fillable, or the process is broken. We measure conversion rates to isolate the problem
Data-Steered Efficiency
Every role is fillable, or the process is broken. We measure conversion rates to isolate the problem
Fast to Hire
We’re a search firm with the DNA of a tech company. Data is second nature and you will know exact timelines of what to expect.
Fast to Hire
We’re a search firm with the DNA of a tech company. Data is second nature and you will know exact timelines of what to expect.
Fast to Hire
We’re a search firm with the DNA of a tech company. Data is second nature and you will know exact timelines of what to expect.
Fast to Hire
We’re a search firm with the DNA of a tech company. Data is second nature and you will know exact timelines of what to expect.
Trusted by the world's leading companies
Our portfolio of clients have raised over $4.2B from top Venture Capital Firms including Sequoia, Lightspeed, Square Peg, and Open AI, supporting their expansion in Japan and the wider APAC region
Loved by people at leading companies
What our clients
are saying
I've loved working with Grow team. Their embedded resource and RPO model seamlessly integrated with our internal team, and their deep expertise in the Japan and APAC markets helped us secure top talent quickly. We’re proud to call Grow a trusted partner on our growth journey
GROW built trust as a dependable partner, understanding our culture. They source, screen, and prepare specialist talent. Their retained search model continuously delivers high-quality hires. Results speak for themselves.
Grow has been a game-changer for our hiring efforts. Their deep local expertise in the region, combined with an embedded recruitment model, helped us scale quickly without compromising on quality. If you’re looking to level up your talent acquisition strategy in APAC, I strongly recommend Grow.
After meeting with the Grow team, it was clear they were the right partner for the job. Within just a few weeks, they presented us with a slate of highly qualified candidates, enabling us to meet and exceed our hiring goals. Their deep industry connections, strong understanding of our business needs, and ability to build lasting relationships have made them a trusted partner, and we continue to rely on their expertise.
Grow was recommended. They addressed our Japan/Korea hiring needs with deep regional understanding. A comprehensive search yielded top-tier candidates, giving us a wide range of exceptional choices.
I've loved working with Grow team. Their embedded resource and RPO model seamlessly integrated with our internal team, and their deep expertise in the Japan and APAC markets helped us secure top talent quickly. We’re proud to call Grow a trusted partner on our growth journey
GROW built trust as a dependable partner, understanding our culture. They source, screen, and prepare specialist talent. Their retained search model continuously delivers high-quality hires. Results speak for themselves.
Grow has been a game-changer for our hiring efforts. Their deep local expertise in the region, combined with an embedded recruitment model, helped us scale quickly without compromising on quality. If you’re looking to level up your talent acquisition strategy in APAC, I strongly recommend Grow.
After meeting with the Grow team, it was clear they were the right partner for the job. Within just a few weeks, they presented us with a slate of highly qualified candidates, enabling us to meet and exceed our hiring goals. Their deep industry connections, strong understanding of our business needs, and ability to build lasting relationships have made them a trusted partner, and we continue to rely on their expertise.
Grow was recommended. They addressed our Japan/Korea hiring needs with deep regional understanding. A comprehensive search yielded top-tier candidates, giving us a wide range of exceptional choices.
I've loved working with Grow team. Their embedded resource and RPO model seamlessly integrated with our internal team, and their deep expertise in the Japan and APAC markets helped us secure top talent quickly. We’re proud to call Grow a trusted partner on our growth journey
GROW built trust as a dependable partner, understanding our culture. They source, screen, and prepare specialist talent. Their retained search model continuously delivers high-quality hires. Results speak for themselves.
Grow has been a game-changer for our hiring efforts. Their deep local expertise in the region, combined with an embedded recruitment model, helped us scale quickly without compromising on quality. If you’re looking to level up your talent acquisition strategy in APAC, I strongly recommend Grow.
After meeting with the Grow team, it was clear they were the right partner for the job. Within just a few weeks, they presented us with a slate of highly qualified candidates, enabling us to meet and exceed our hiring goals. Their deep industry connections, strong understanding of our business needs, and ability to build lasting relationships have made them a trusted partner, and we continue to rely on their expertise.
Grow was recommended. They addressed our Japan/Korea hiring needs with deep regional understanding. A comprehensive search yielded top-tier candidates, giving us a wide range of exceptional choices.
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Are you ready to Grow?
Feel free to connect with us via the contact form, email or LinkedIn.
Are you ready to Grow?
Feel free to connect with us via the contact form, email or LinkedIn.
Are you ready to Grow?
Feel free to connect with us via the contact form, email or LinkedIn.
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