For venture capital funds
A recruitment partner for your portfolio companies
Your founders get a consultant who knows each role. Your fund gets one point of contact: a Lity partner who follows the whole portfolio.
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What we do for funds
The hires that matter after a round
First key hires
Head of Sales, first account executives, engineering leads, finance managers: the roles that shape the next 18 months. A consultant who knows the role starts the search after the brief.
Executive searches
CEO, CTO, CFO, CRO and country managers, through our Executive Search practice and a confidential direct approach.
Expanding into France
A US or UK portfolio company wants a team in Paris? We run the first searches and explain contracts, salaries and notice periods to the founders.
Salary data for boards
Salary ranges by role and seniority, drawn from our searches, so hiring budgets are realistic before the board approves them.
How it works
Working with Lity as a fund
- 1
Intro call
We meet your platform or talent team and agree on the companies you want to support.
- 2
One brief per company
Each company has its own brief, its own consultant and its own proposal.
- 3
Portfolio follow-up
A Lity partner follows every search across the portfolio and sends your team regular updates, with the founders’ consent.
Services
Five ways to hire with Lity
Permanent recruitment
Permanent hires, headhunted by our consultants. Success fee only, paid when the candidate signs.
Freelance recruitment
Senior tech, data, product, AI, sales, marketing and finance freelancers for 3- to 12-month assignments, available within 7 days.
RPO
Lity recruiters embedded in your team, for companies making 12 or more hires a year. Fixed monthly fee.
Executive Search
C-level, VP and Head of roles, filled through a confidential search led by a consultant who knows the function.
Interim management
An experienced executive in place within 15 days, for a fixed-term assignment of 3 to 18 months.
Salaries
What leadership hires cost in Paris
Gross annual salary ranges for leadership roles, from our searches. Useful before a hiring plan goes to the board.
- CTO€115k to 170k
- Engineering Manager€75k to 92k
- Head of Sales / CROOTE€150k to 200k
- Head of Data€105k to 128k
- Head of Marketing / CMO€100k to 125k
- CFO / Finance Director€132k to 169k
Gross annual salary in thousands of euros, Paris, 2026. Sales roles are on-target earnings (OTE). Based on our own hires, cross-checked with APEC, the Robert Half salary guide, Glassdoor France and HelloWork.
At a glance
What each company gets, what your fund gets
| Each portfolio company | Your fund | |
|---|---|---|
| Contact | A consultant who specializes in the role | A Lity partner who follows the whole portfolio |
| Proposal | One proposal per company, fee set at the brief | One view of every open search |
| Reporting | A search report and regular updates | Regular portfolio updates, with the founders’ agreement |
| Guarantee | 12-week guarantee, fee refunded pro rata | The same terms across the portfolio |
Contact
- Each portfolio company
- A consultant who specializes in the role
- Your fund
- A Lity partner who follows the whole portfolio
Proposal
- Each portfolio company
- One proposal per company, fee set at the brief
- Your fund
- One view of every open search
Reporting
- Each portfolio company
- A search report and regular updates
- Your fund
- Regular portfolio updates, with the founders’ agreement
Guarantee
- Each portfolio company
- 12-week guarantee, fee refunded pro rata
- Your fund
- The same terms across the portfolio
Questions from funds
Who is our contact at Lity?
A Lity partner, who is the fund’s single point of contact and follows the searches across all your portfolio companies.
Which companies do you work with?
Startups, scale-ups and established companies. The method stays the same: a specialist consultant, a scorecard, direct outreach to candidates and regular reporting.
Which roles do you recruit for portfolio companies?
Tech, product, data, AI, sales, marketing, finance, legal and HR roles, from the first hires of a team to the executive committee.
Do you recruit outside France?
Yes. Our consultants are based in Paris and recruit worldwide: across France and Europe, in the US and in the UK. We also work with clients in Montreal, New York and Dubai.