Faktor Talent in facts.

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As of 15 September 2026

Profile

What: A recruiting service for junior commercial roles at funded startups, neither software nor a marketplace.
For whom: Funded startups in DACH, from pre-seed to Series A, in any industry.
Roles: Founders associate, sales (SDR, BDR, junior account executive), marketing, business development, operations. Full-time.
Result: A shortlist of talent who actively want a startup and fit the role, with CVs and our notes on each.
Since: August 2026. Website since September 2026.

Fee: A one-time 15% of first-year gross salary, due when the employment contract is signed.
Upfront: Nothing. No kickoff fee, no retainer, no minimum.
Guarantee: 90 days. If the person leaves, the client chooses between a full refund and one free replacement search.
For talent: Free. Faktor Talent never charges talent.

Intro call: 20 minutes with the startup. Then a 30-minute briefing on the role, the team and the way of working.
Talent: Every person in the network has had an intro conversation with Faktor Talent. Matching runs on interests and way of working, as they show in the conversation.
Consent: No profile reaches a company without the person's prior consent to that specific company.
Answer: Whoever introduces themselves receives an answer within two weeks on whether they are invited to a conversation, with a reason.
AI: Matching, and preparing candidates for the interview. Every decision about a person is made by a person.
Deadline: None. What is realistic for a search is said at the end of the briefing.

Founder: Nikolai Gelhausen, 22, sole proprietorship, Vallendar (Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany).
Contact: Via the contact page on faktortalent.com.
Data: Introductions stored with Supabase in Frankfurt, email sent via Brevo in France.