steve fogarty
Founder + Recruiter
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stephen@scalrr.com
Steve is a Founder and Executive Recruiter who partners with early and growth-stage startups to build product and technology teams. He works closely with founders and investors from Seed through Series B to hire leadership and early hires across AI/ML, engineering, product, and design. He focuses on difficult-to-find tech talent, in areas such as applied AI, ML research, AI platforms, cloud infrastructure, and deep tech including semiconductor and security startups.
Prior to founding Scalrr, Steve spent more than a decade scaling recruiting organizations at companies like Twitter and adidas, where he helped build global talent functions and supported thousands of hires across technical and product teams. He brings that operational experience directly to founders navigating their first critical leadership hires.
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Case Study: GO FUND ME
GoFundMe was entering a key phase of platform innovation and growth. Following the integration with Classy, their team needed to scale rapidly across engineering and product to support critical initiatives in payments infrastructure and … -
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Where Talent Reigns
We’re thrilled to see our Team Build model gaining recognition and making waves in the startup world. Our mission has always been to rethink recruitment—helping founders build powerhouse teams without the traditional… -
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Supporting the Next Generation of Inventors
At Scalrr, we work with early-stage and fast-growth technology companies pushing the boundaries of innovation—from materials science to AI, semiconductors, health…
Authentic. relentless.
founder Mentality.
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In cases where you don’t need a senior leader but are looking to build out an early team, our Team Build model is often the right fit.
This approach includes a modest monthly retainer, which helps reduce the overall placement fee. It works especially well for companies hiring for three or more roles at once.
We support hiring across individual contributor (IC) roles and can allocate multiple recruiters to your account, increasing speed and efficiency while lowering overall costs.
This model evolved organically—after placing leadership hires, many clients asked us to help build out their teams. For early-stage companies without internal recruiting resources, we effectively operate as an extension of your team, providing dedicated, hands-on support throughout the hiring process.
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We work with early stage and growth companies going from Seed to Series.
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We are easy to work with, just reach out via the form on our website and we will get back to you right away.