AboveBoard vs Hunt Club
A side-by-side comparison of AboveBoard and Hunt Club — two options for portfolio support & talent. Pricing, features, and honest pros and cons.
Category
Portfolio Support & Talent
Portfolio Support & Talent
Rating
4.0 / 5
4.2 / 5
Pricing
Custom
Retained / Custom
Best for
Funds sourcing board members and executives with broader, more diverse slates
Funds helping portfolio companies land executive hires without Big-Search fees
Key features
- Curated network of vetted senior executives
- Board and C-suite role posting and matching
- Diverse-slate sourcing built into the platform
- Direct outreach to interested, opt-in executives
- Search tracking and pipeline management
- Executive search driven by a curated connector network
- C-suite, VP, and board placement for high-growth companies
- Dedicated search teams layered on network referrals
- Portfolio-wide programs for venture and PE firms
- Search analytics and structured candidate scorecards
Pros
- Purpose-built for board and executive-level searches
- Meaningfully widens candidate slates beyond partner networks
- Lighter-weight and cheaper than retained search for board seats
- Warm-referral sourcing surfaces candidates traditional firms miss
- More affordable and faster than legacy retained search for many roles
- Portfolio programs create repeatable exec-hiring support
Cons
- Smaller network than full-service search firms for niche roles
- Platform model still requires internal effort to run the search
- Network coverage is strongest in US tech hubs
- Still a services engagement — not self-serve software