BALabs
Connecting Leadership
Talent to Founders
& Funders.
BALabs is a Benjamin Andrews Company.
A leadership search and advisory firm built specifically for early-stage companies. We specialize in placing transformative leaders—often for the first time - into venture capital and private equity-backed companies, from bold seed-stage startups to high-velocity pre-IPO scaleups.
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We exist to help founders and investors navigate one of the most critical—and risk-laden—decisions in company building: hiring the right leaders at the right time. These are not just hires. They are inflection points.
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BALabs focuses on leadership roles across General Management, Product, Go-To-Market, and People leadership. Our approach is purpose-built for early-stage environments: fast-moving, discreet, deeply tailored, and grounded in an understanding of what it takes to scale when there’s no playbook.
From Seed to Pre-IPO
At BALabs, we go beyond traditional search.
We act as a strategic partner—working side-by-side with founders, VCs, and PE firms to ensure leadership decisions fuel momentum, not friction. Our process blends sharp judgment and operating insight to de-risk hires and accelerate value creation.
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Because in early-stage companies, the first leadership hires don’t just fill roles, they shape futures.
Our Time is Spent Here Supporting and Placing Your Foundational Leadership Team
Typical Placements
