Rocket (getrocket.com)
Technology, Information and InternetCalifornia, United States11-50 Employees
Rocket is an AI-native recruiting firm that serves high-growth startups, placing engineering, product, go-to-market, operations, and executive roles from Series A through IPO. Based in Daly City, California, it works with technology and internet-oriented companies seeking scale. Its client list includes teams at Perplexity, Character AI, Rippling, Coinbase, Glean, Docker, Affirm, PayPal, and Robinhood. The firm emphasizes a selective approach, vetting and contextualizing each candidate before presenting them to clients. Over eight years, the firm has completed more than a thousand startup hires and reports that about four in five submitted candidates are invited to interviews, with a 77% offer-to-close rate. It positions itself as an extension of a client’s team, working with a select roster of venture-backed firms such as a16z, Index Ventures, Lightspeed, Mayfield, NEA, and Redpoint, and avoiding low-cost or rushed hiring.