Needl

Needl is a recruitment agency built for founders, delivering tech talent with no bullshit and just delivery. Based in Ireland's thriving tech ecosystem, Needl partners with venture capital-backed early-stage startups to scale their teams from Seed through to Series B. The company offers three core services: one-off recruitment across engineering, product and go-to-market roles on permanent or contract basis; fractional talent team partnerships where Needl manages the full sourcing, screening and scheduling process; and retained search for high-impact leadership positions combining targeted headhunting with founder-aligned hiring processes.

Needl specialises in hiring across multiple core disciplines: leadership, software engineering, go-to-market roles including sales and customer success, marketing, product management, and artificial intelligence and machine learning. The team understands the unique challenges of early-stage companies and combines deep recruitment expertise with genuine insight into startup operations, business strategy and founder ambitions. Their approach focuses on product-centric hiring and understanding what makes high-performing teams thrive in fast-growing organisations.

The company operates from its headquarters in Dublin and has expanded to serve the UK market with an office in London, bringing Needl's expertise to founders and investors across both regions. Needl is embedded in the startup community through podcasts, meetups and thought leadership, working with VCs and category-defining companies worldwide. Founders choose Needl because the team genuinely understands their business, provides strategic advice on market conditions and hiring specifications, and delivers results at the speed required by early-stage companies scaling globally.