VC Referral Program - Grizmo Labs

Your Portfolio Companies' First Engineering Hire Shouldn't Be a Coin Flip.

We work with founders building their founding teams speed-tested, technically rigorous, and built for the chaos of 0→1. If a portfolio company needs their first 5 engineering hires done right, we’re set up to help.

12+

VC partners

47

Portfolio hires

18d

Avg. to offer

What partners get

Dedicated. Tracked. Shared.

How it works

Four steps, fully tracked.

Sign up

Apply via the form below. We approve fund partnerships within 1 week.

Refer 3–5 portcos

Send portfolio company intros each quarter via your partner dashboard.

We architect their team

Each portco gets a dedicated Grizmo partner and a 72-hour shortlist.

Quarterly outcome report

Time-to-offer, retention, ESOP terms measured per portco, shared with your fund.

Portfolio discount

15% off Grizmo retainer for every portfolio company you refer applied for the lifetime of the engagement.

Outcome data

Anonymised hiring benchmarks across your fund: time-to-offer, ESOP grants, retention. Useful in your next LP update.

Co-marketing

Co-branded reports (like the India Engineering Salary Report 2026), founder workshops, and joint office hours.

Apply

Bring your portfolio in.

We approve fund partnerships within 1 week. Limited to 12 active VC partners.

Limited to 12 active partners · 8 spots remaining