
Founding Engineer Search
We Don't Find Candidates. We Find Co-Builders.
We help AI startups hire their first 10 engineers from India's top talent pool — fast, aligned, and built to scale globally.
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We Don't Find Candidates. We Find Co-Builders.

One Wrong Executive Hire Sets You Back 18 Months.

The World's Hardest AI Roles. Filled.
Why Grizmo
A new kind of hiring partner — built for founders, not requisitions.
Pre-vetted founding engineers from India's top product companies, AI labs, and YC-backed startups.
Every hire briefed against your roadmap, vision, and culture — not a generic job description.
Curated shortlists in 72 hours and quality founding hires onboarded in 15 days.
LLMs, infra, evals, agents — we speak your stack and understand your technical depth.
Engineers who stay, ship, and grow with you well beyond the first 12 months.
Async-ready, timezone-aware engineers fluent in startup velocity and global collaboration.
Process
A four-step engine that turns hiring chaos into founding-team clarity.
Deep-dive into your roadmap, stack, culture, and the founding team gaps.
We design the org chart for your next 10 hires — roles, levels, comp.
Curated shortlist of pre-vetted founding engineers in 72 hours.
Onboarding, retention, and ongoing hiring partnership as you grow.
Featured talent
A glimpse of the talent already in our network — pre-vetted, founder-aligned.
Client Testimonials
Trusted by startups scaling their first engineering teams.
"Grizmo is one of the best staffing agencies I have had the pleasure of working with. They have consistently excelled at closing roles in the shortest possible time. Priyanka's understanding of the roles and timely delivery were exceptional — she demonstrated a remarkable commitment to closing positions and managing the end-to-end process with candidates."
"Grizmo played a key role in building the early technology team at Flam, successfully filling roles across diverse areas such as AI, Backend, Frontend, and Data Engineering. I would highly recommend her and the Grizmo team to any early-stage startup looking to build a strong team during the critical 0-1 or 1-10 phase."
"Just a quick note to express my gratitude for Grizmo Labs' outstanding work on the recent closings. Closing our crucial positions is a testament to their skills and dedication. Their efficiency, communication, and ability to find the right candidates are truly commendable."
"Grizmo Labs has been more than just a hiring partner — they've been an extension of our team, going beyond the standard recruitment approach and taking the time to truly understand our culture, priorities, and the unique demands of the roles. Filling crucial and niche roles is never easy, yet Grizmo Labs made the process feel seamless."
"Before partnering with Grizmo, candidates did not have an interest in performing a basic website check to know the company; the initial excitement/curiosity was missing. This has significantly improved post-partnering with Grizmo. The profiles shared are limited with a high understanding of the bar of the candidate and transparency throughout the entire process."
"We truly appreciate the effort and dedication your team has put into supporting our hiring needs. The pipeline Priyanka's team built for our open positions has been strong, and the steady flow of profiles has ensured that we never faced a gap in interviews. Overall, it has been a great collaboration."
"As a founder, one of the most significant challenges we faced was sourcing high-quality candidates. Grizmo Labs has been instrumental in streamlining our hiring process. The quality of leads provided has been excellent, and the time and effort required from our end have been minimal. I would recommend your company to other startups."
"Before tying up with Grizmo Labs there were significant hiring challenges in the team — identifying candidates with the right skills, experience, and cultural fit. Since partnering with Grizmo Labs we have seen a good source of profiles in Software plus there has been not a single hire call drop in the closures we've made with them."
"Gaurav is a go-getter! His technical understanding coupled with his great people skills make him one of the finest search partners to have. If you are looking for a partner to build your high-performance team, I would highly recommend working with Gaurav and his team."
The right first hires change everything. Let's design yours.