Ascent Search

We are a privately held recruitment company operating in the staffing and human resources industry. We were founded in 2017 and are headquartered in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

Our purpose is to hire investors and leadership talent for global funds and companies, with a focus on Growth Markets. Our search-driven model identifies candidates globally, uncovering talent proactively, and we pay careful attention to creating a great experience for everyone in the process.

We have mandates in Europe, the United States, the Middle East and North Africa, Africa and Southeast Asia, and our expertise includes principal investment searches across public equities and private equity and venture capital. We support portfolio companies and corporate entities across related functions, including finance, strategy, corporate development and M&A. We selectively undertake searches for key hires at rapidly growing VC/PE-backed startups and scaleups.

Our areas of specialization include Emerging Markets and Startups and Scaleups.

We operate across Europe, the United States, the Middle East and North Africa, Africa and Southeast Asia.

Overall, we operate in the staffing and recruitment industry with a focus on growth markets, applying a search-driven approach across Europe, the United States, the Middle East and North Africa, Africa and Southeast Asia.