# Hunt Club

> Hunt Club is a Chicago-based executive search company combining an expert referral network, proprietary relationship data and AI-assisted recruiting. It serves growth companies and investment firms through retained leadership searches and team buildouts, with particular emphasis on VC- and PE-backed businesses.

- **Founded:** 2014
- **Headquarters:** Chicago, United States
- **Founders:** Nick Cromydas (Co-Founder & CEO), Sami Ahmed (Co-Founder & Head of Search), Scott Kacyn (Co-Founder & Chief Innovation Officer), Jeffrey Sternberg (Co-Founder & General Manager)
- **Products:** Retained Executive Search, Team Build-Out, Proprietary Search Platform, Atlas, Expert Community
- **Notable:** Currently reports more than 5,000 leaders placed and a 95% placement rate; definitions and audit details are not supplied on the About page., Reported more than 1,000 leadership placements by December 2022., Made In case study reports a VP of Product & Sourcing hired in 55 days.

## Products & services

- **Retained Executive Search** — Managed searches for C-suite and senior leaders, pairing functional recruiters with network introductions and proprietary search technology.
- **Team Build-Out** — Coordinated hiring across functions including finance, go-to-market, people, engineering and consumer businesses, extending into director and manager positions.
- **Proprietary Search Platform** — Combines relationship mapping, AI matching, plain-language search and workflow coordination for the recruiting team.
- **Atlas** — Historically promoted as a relationship platform for investor networks, talent access, deal sourcing and portfolio support; current core search pages emphasize the search platform without the Atlas name.
- **Expert Community** — Business leaders and operators who provide referrals and trusted routes to potential candidates.

## Achievements

- Currently reports more than 5,000 leaders placed and a 95% placement rate; definitions and audit details are not supplied on the About page.
- Reported more than 1,000 leadership placements by December 2022.
- Made In case study reports a VP of Product & Sourcing hired in 55 days.
- Announced a USD 40 million Series B in December 2022.
- Current search-platform page reports more than 30,000 executives and operators mapped in its network.

## Latest updates

- **2026-03** — Published guidance for people entering a CXO role for the first time.
- **2026-05** — Nick Cromydas published “How To 10x Your CEO’s Voice,” a piece about how leaders allocate their time and influence.

## Links

- Website: https://www.huntclub.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/huntclub/
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/huntclubco
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/huntclubco/

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Last updated: 2026-10-15