Found By

Found By is a boutique talent agency and executive search firm specialising exclusively in design recruiting for technology companies across the United States. The firm was founded by Laura Hunting, a design recruiting specialist and former head of design recruiting at Airbnb, where she helped scale the design organisation from fewer than 60 people to over 600 in four years. Prior to Airbnb, Hunting conducted full-cycle design recruiting at LinkedIn (2012-2015). Co-founder Chloe Harlig was senior design recruiter at Squarespace (post-Series B to IPO) and worked in creative recruiting at Droga5, having studied design in college before moving to talent strategy.

Found By serves clients including Anthropic, Vercel, Ramp, Etsy, Airbnb, Zillow, Square, Yahoo, Nike, Calendly, GoodRx, Pinterest, Duolingo, and Squarespace, placing design leaders at all levels. The firm differentiates itself through a philosophy of quality over quantity, leveraging deep relationships within the design community and understanding designer motivations, career goals, and cultural fit beyond resume credentials. Found By approaches each client engagement as a strategic partnership, developing tailored hiring strategies based on the employer's specific business challenges, existing team dynamics, and desired organisational outcomes.

The company's reputation emphasises transparency, communication, continuous feedback, and collaboration. All Found By clients have come through referral or existing relationships, reflecting the firm's emphasis on trust-based partnership rather than transactional recruiting. Found By places design talent at IC, management, director, and VP levels across product design, creative direction, design leadership, and specialist design disciplines.