Boardroom Hunter
An AI sourcing platform for executive search firms that scans board pages, conference speaker bios, alumni directories, and published interviews to build ranked candidate slates for C-suite searches, with a CRM that auto-logs every touchpoint and hides confidential searches.
Partners and senior recruiters at boutique executive search firms running C-suite mandates
- Auto-generated candidate longlists from board pages, talks, and alumni networks
- Fit scoring on industry, scale, and tenure match to the role spec
- Pipeline tracker with auto-reminders for every touchpoint
- Confidential-search mode that masks candidate names from junior staff
YC-backed Stardex is specifically hiring its first customer-success lead, which is a strong demand signal that executive search firms are now actively buying AI sourcing tools rather than building internally.
Stardex (YC + FundersClub backed) is shipping an AI-native ATS/CRM specifically for executive search firms, and is hiring its first CS lead — concrete proof that boutique search firms are now buying AI sourcing tooling rather than building in-house.Stardex - Crunchbase Company Profile & Funding ↗Stardex: Funding, Team & Investors | Startup Intros ↗
Incumbents (Bullhorn, Loxo, SourceWhale, HireVue, LinkedIn Talent Solutions) dominate recruiting broadly, but none appear to be AI-native specialists scanning board pages, speaker bios, and alumni directories for C-suite slates — a narrow but contested niche where Stardex is also planting a flag.Executive Search Software Market Size: Regional Overview ↗10 Best Executive Search Software in 2025 - Recruiters LineUp ↗
Executive search is a high-fee, retained business ($36.55B market, 11.72% CAGR) where firms routinely pay premium for tools that accelerate slates; willingness to pay is structurally high even if specific per-seat pricing for AI sourcing isn't published.Executive Search Market Size & Share Outlook to 2031 - Mordor Intelligence ↗Executive Search Fees 2025 | Christian & Timbers ↗
Executive search is a durable, growing profession tied to leadership transitions and board appointments; AI sourcing augments rather than replaces the human relationship work, supporting a long-tailed tool category.Executive Search Market Size & Share Outlook to 2031 - Mordor Intelligence ↗
Buildable with modern LLMs + scraping, but technically heavy: must reliably parse messy board pages, conference bios, alumni directories, and interviews into deduped candidate entities, plus ship a confidential-mode CRM — doable but not trivial and accuracy expectations are high.8 Best AI sourcing tools - Gem ↗