Case Studies
Real work. Real outcomes.
Every placement tells a story. Here is how we approach the hard briefs — the markets that have been worked, the roles that are genuinely competitive, and the clients who needed a different kind of partner.
Cisilion
IT Solutions & Managed Services
Two senior commercial hires for one of the UK IT channel's fastest-growing businesses — placed inside a market that had been worked hard by multiple agencies simultaneously.
2
Placements
AM & AD
Role types
London IT Channel
Market
100%
Retention
“Ikuto took the time to properly understand what we were building and the kind of people who would thrive here. The process felt different to what we had experienced before — more thorough, more considered. Both hires have been exactly what we needed.”
— Nick Paul, CEO, Cisilion
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Brellium
AI / Healthcare Technology
Two Implementation Managers placed for a Series A AI healthcare startup — a role requiring rare overlap between enterprise healthcare relationships, B2B SaaS delivery, and clinical credibility.
2
Placements
Impl. Manager
Role
$16M Series A
Funding
NYC
Location
“Ikuto understood what we were looking for from the start. The candidates they put forward were genuinely strong — experienced in the right ways and the right fit for where we are as a business. The process was efficient and the quality was there.”
— Henry Kasa, Brellium
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Assort Health
AI / Healthcare Technology
The first dedicated Sales Engineer at Assort Health — a founding hire at one of the fastest-growing AI healthcare companies in the US, managing 65M+ patient interactions and backed by $109M in funding from First Round Capital.
Founding SE
Placement
$109M
Funding
11× revenue
Growth
San Francisco
Location
“We needed someone who could close complex healthcare deals on day one and build the SE function in parallel. Ikuto understood that brief completely and found us exactly that person.”
— Jon, Co-founder & CEO, Assort Health
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TheLoops
AI / Enterprise Software
A single, highly specific hire for a 24-person AI startup — a Forward Deployed Engineer with genuine ML depth, enterprise customer instincts, and the confidence to operate in a fast-moving pre-Series A environment. The company was later acquired by IFS in June 2025.
1
Placements
FDE / AI Engineer
Role
Acquired by IFS
Outcome
Palo Alto
Location
“Ikuto found us someone who genuinely understood both sides of the brief — the technical depth to work in our stack and the communication skills to own the customer relationship. That balance is hard to find and they got it right.”
— Mohan, VP Customer Experience, TheLoops
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Alteryx
Data Analytics / Enterprise Software
Five Sales Engineers placed across Alteryx's EMEA team over a two-year period — a sustained hiring partnership that helped build out their European pre-sales function as the company scaled toward a $4.4B take-private.
5
Placements
2022-2024
Period
EMEA
Market
$4.4B take-private
Exit
“Ikuto understood the brief at a level that went beyond the job spec. They knew the kind of person who would succeed in our team — technically credible, client-confident, and genuinely motivated by the complexity of what we were building. Across multiple hires, the quality was consistent.”
— EMEA Sales Leadership, Alteryx
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RecVue
Revenue Management / Enterprise SaaS
An EMEA Solution Engineer placed for RecVue — a revenue management platform processing over $5.5B in recurring revenue for enterprise clients across North America, EMEA, and Asia-Pac — at a point when the company was scaling its European pre-sales function.
1 SE
Placement
EMEA
Market
$5.5B+
Revenue managed
2023
Year
“The brief required someone with real ERP and revenue management depth — not a generalist who could learn on the job. Ikuto understood that and found us a candidate who could walk into complex enterprise evaluations and add immediate credibility.”
— EMEA Sales Leadership, RecVue
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Ardoq
Enterprise Architecture / SaaS
A Sales Engineer placed at Ardoq — a cloud-based enterprise architecture platform — at a point of significant growth that would culminate in a $125M Series D raise in 2022. The hire required genuine EA credibility in a market where few candidates carry it.
1 SE
Placement
2021
Year
$125M
Series D (2022)
Long-term
Retention
“Ikuto found us someone who genuinely understood enterprise architecture — not just the product, but the world our customers live in. That credibility matters enormously when you're selling into EA and CIO teams, and it's not something you can fake in a demo.”
— Robin Fitzhugh, Ardoq
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