: A founder-CEO for a VC portfolio company in pain management.
The result
$4.5M
Series A, 3 months after the CEO joined
2,000+ CEOs → 3 finalists
How the search narrowed
Bars on a log scale, so every stage stays visible.
- 2,000+CEOs in our network
- 120+C-level profiles selected
- 5+deeply engaged
- 3finalists
The challenge
The investor needed a CEO who could build the team, not just manage it.
Our approach
We started from healthcare CEOs we already knew and went deep with a few.
The outcome
Nivesh Khandelwal joined as CEO. The company raised a $4.5M Series A three months later.
Xponentiate understood that deeply and matched me with the perfect founder role, where I could truly build again.
