Starfish is a talent marketplace that connects businesses with pre-vetted experts from the Philippines, India, and Latin America at 20% of the cost of US equivalents. The company combines AI-powered matching with human recruiting expertise to source, screen, and deploy the top 1% of global talent across marketing, design, writing, development, sales, and operations roles. Starfish employs a rigorous six-step vetting process that includes experience verification, English proficiency testing, skill assessments, live interviews, pilot projects, and a comprehensive four-week training and onboarding program.
Founded in 2023, Starfish operates on a mission to give businesses an unfair advantage by providing access to world-class talent at affordable rates while creating global career opportunities for exceptional professionals. The platform eliminates recruitment fees, offers flexible month-to-month arrangements with a 30-day notice period, and handles all administrative tasks including talent onboarding, contracts, and payments. With clients typically paying around $3,000 per month for most roles, Starfish delivers the expertise of an entire team or agency at a fraction of traditional hiring costs.
