Hand-picked scout network

You know the people who'll build the next unicorns.IPOs.breakthroughs.

Founders, operators, angels: the intros you make every week, finally compounding. 70% per placement. At companies you'd be proud to send your best person to.

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70%
of every fee
200+
tier-1 startups
Zero
recruiting work
24mo
attribution per intro
70% Per PlacementYC · Sequoia · a16z BackedHand-Picked NetworkOne Intro = $49K24-Month AttributionNo Recruiting WorkNo QuotasSend the Best · Earn the Most
70% Per PlacementYC · Sequoia · a16z BackedHand-Picked NetworkOne Intro = $49K24-Month AttributionNo Recruiting WorkNo QuotasSend the Best · Earn the Most
The leak

You make these intros every week. For free.

Every operator with a network gets the same DMs every week. You answer. The hire happens. You hear about it on LinkedIn six months later.

The free favor

You answer founders' "do you know anyone" pings every week. The hire closes. Not even a thank-you when they raise their B.

The wrong room

Referral bonuses route to forgettable Series A's. You won't send a friend somewhere they won't be proud of.

The lost compounding

Your network is a portfolio. Right now it pays out to everyone except you.

The companies

Where your best people end up.

The highest-velocity, best-funded startups in tech. The companies your friends will brag about working at in five years.

Backed by
Y CombinatorSequoiaAndreessen HorowitzFounders FundIndex VenturesGeneral CatalystLightspeedGreylockTiger GlobalKhoslaBessemerBenchmarkAccelKleiner PerkinsNEA
Stage
Pre-seed → Series B
highest-growth window
Capital
$5M to $200M
most raised in last 12mo
Geography
SF · NY · LDN
~80% Bay Area
Founders
Tier-1 only
Stripe, OpenAI, Anthropic

"Send your best person here, and you've put them on a five-year arc that ends in IPO, acquisition, or a top-tier resume line and meaningful equity. That's the bar."

Who's in the room

Hand-picked. Worth being in.

Curated for quality of judgment and depth of network. Every Refery referral carries the weight of who's behind it.

Founders of YC-backed companies (Series A and beyond)
Early operators at Stripe, Airbnb, Anthropic, OpenAI, Figma, Linear
Angels with 10+ tech investments
GPs and Principals at seed and Series A funds
Repeat founders with prior exits
Ex-FAANG technical and product leaders
Heads of engineering and product at growth-stage startups
Operating partners at venture firms

If your network looks like theirs, you'll fit right in.

The economics

One intro. One quarter's income.

Placement fees average 15 to 20 percent of base. You keep 70 percent. Volume isn't the point. Leverage is.

$49,000
per quality intro.
20% fee on a $350K senior hire · your 70% share
$196K
1 / QUARTER
$392K
2 / QUARTER
$588K
1 / MONTH
$1.18M
2 / MONTH
Annual earnings · upper-range example · $49K per intro
How it works

Send. Match. Get paid.

01
Anytime

Send anyone you'd vouch for

Forward an email, paste a LinkedIn URL, DM your scout contact. Don't pick the role. Don't write a brief. Your endorsement is the brief.

02
Within 48h

Talent Committee vets

A real investor or operator spends 25 to 30 minutes with your candidate. Vetted candidates get significantly higher interview rates than cold submissions.

03
On placement

Payout in 14 days

70% of the placement fee, after the 90-day guarantee. Bank transfer for US, Wise for international.

Q&A

Every question, answered.

The basics

Money

Companies & terms

Apply to the network

The next intro you make. Your standard.

15-minute call. Then full access, hand-picked deal flow, 70% of every placement.

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