5V Tech

5V Tech is a technology recruitment consultancy that works with businesses in IoT, Edge AI, embedded systems and deep tech. It focuses on scaling tech teams that are working on problems such as climate change, the early detection of forest fires and wearables used in healthcare. Its current search areas are Edge AI, Deep Tech, the Internet of Things, Quantum, Photonics and Electronics, and it says its focus will change as technology evolves.

The company specialises in six areas: full stack development, embedded development, mobile development, DevOps, QA testing and cloud engineering. It works on retained, contingent, contract, permanent, exclusive and statement of work bases, and also offers recruitment process outsourcing and executive search.

It has offices in Bristol, Amsterdam, Tampa and Munich. It reports more than 300 candidates placed, more than 100 clients, placements in 19 countries, and an average time to hire of 13 days for permanent roles and 48 hours for contract roles. It also says 96% of the candidates it places are still in their role a year later.