Clients
Tom joined when we were in stealth mode. Over his four year tenure, he helped build almost every part of the organization. Tom created a lean and effective recruiting team that identified and hired top engineering talent from around the world. And, Tom played a foundational role in our strategy to open new locations in Toronto and Bangalore providing direct access to new pools of talent. I highly recommend Tom to anyone trying to build complex high performing technology companies.
We were looking to grow our engineering team with an additional full-stack developer and hire a key product/design lead. Atticus put us in touch with several engineering candidates and found a partner to source several product candidates. We are thrilled with the new additions to our team and enjoyed meeting several other qualified candidates. The Atticus team was reliable, communicative, and efficient. They were great partners in the hiring process!
Seed Stage: Prompt.ai - democratizing access to Computer Vision (September 2023)
Tom was instrumental in building our hardware team from two to fifteen people. He quickly put us in touch with top talent, both for individual contributors and executives. Thanks to his work, our world-class engineering team is one of our company's key differentiators.
Seed Stage: Etched.ai - specialized hardware for AI transformers (September 2023)
I engaged Atticus to work on a search we had been struggling to fill. We were looking for a technical lead on our Design Verification team with expertise in processor technology. Tom partnered with our VP Engineering to understand the brief and we all used Slack to update on progress. Tom and his sourcing team conducted extensive research to uncover relevant candidates. We are extremely happy that Atticus helped us close the search with an excellent candidate. I would recommend Atticus to anyone looking for a highly technical and creative leadership search firm.
Series B: Quadric.io - specialized hardware for ML inference (October 2023)
Tom and the team at Atticus Growth Partners have been instrumental in helping some early-stage companies hire exceptional talent. Their knowledge of the deep tech sector is unmatched, and we trust them to work on the most challenging roles. In addition to their networks and market reach, they are fun to work with and great partners. Early stage companies are getting exceptional value with Atticus.
I was introduced to Tom by one of our investors. Atticus helped me build my founding team including a Head of Machine Learning and a Technical Artist. They also helped me build a network of Business Development leaders for the future. Throughout the process Tom and his team were in constant communication and took direction well. We are in stealth, and they were comfortable with this requirement. They quickly understood our technical space and came up with some excellent candidates. We hired two people that have made a big difference to our early goals. I would recommend Atticus to anyone building a founding engineering team or hiring machine learning engineers.
Seed Stage: Stealth Start-Up - AI platform, more details to come (August 2023)
Testimonials
Naveen Rao
Co-founder & CEO at Mosaic ML
Tom joined my leadership team in 2017 to drive our strategic recruiting efforts for AI talent in Intel’s AI Products Group.
Through a mix of conferences, events and new programs like an AI Residency, we built a strong reputation in research communities . Tom also helped build international recruiting processes in Poland, India, and Israel contributing to the launch of our pioneering hardware platform for training and inference.
There are few people with perspective in AI recruiting and I highly recommend Tom to anyone building AI research or engineering teams. He is a strategic thinker and very effective at building leadership teams.
Nish Sinnadurai
VP Engineering & Canada GM at Cerebras Systems
In early 2020 Cerebras launched its Toronto office to bolster its capabilities in AI, Compilers, EDA and HPC. Almost three years later, we have nearly 100 engineers in Canada, building state-of-the art software and hardware for our Deep Learning system. From the start, Tom developed a strategic and intentional plan focused on building specific engineering functions in Canada. He adjusted the strategy continually with ever changing market dynamics and engineering needs. Today, many of the engineers Tom brought on board in Canada are thought leaders within the company and have achieved the highest levels of our technical and management ladder. I have the privilege of leading the team that Tom was instrumental in putting together. Tom demonstrated a keen ability to spot talent, engage them technically, and convey a compelling mission and story. Tom is a rare stand-out player in the industry and I am truly grateful to have had the opportunity to work with him.
Arjun Bansal
CEO & Co-Founder at Log10
Tom was instrumental in helping recruit and retain key talent as we founded and built out Intel’s AI lab.
He took a strategic approach to sourcing talent – hiring research and engineering talent from top schools and research labs.
Tom was able to passionately communicate our vision and set us apart from our peers.
Beyond recruiting, Tom set us up for success by identifying top professors in academia and startups to partner with to maximize the impact of our brand.
Tom is a very positive person and has cultivated a strong network over the years. He has always been entrepreneurial and I am excited for his new venture.
Casimir Wierzynski
SVP Cloud and AI at Rockley Photonics
Tom and I worked closely at Intel AI on several strategic initiatives in the CTO office. One was creating an AI Residency program to embed promising early career scientists and provide access to Intel’s research resources and mentorship for one year to support a project of their own design. Tom pitched the idea to senior management and played a key role in defining and executing the program. It was a huge success for Intel, especially per unit of spending, leading to several exceptional research and talent outcomes.
Tom has redefined my expectations of what a great recruiter can do. He is the only talent professional I have worked with who thinks in terms of specific business outcomes, not just filling pre-defined roles. He is also a pleasure to work with and always operates with great integrity and humanity.
Emad Barsoum
CVP AI at AMD
I met Tom Case around two years and a couple of months ago when I was in the process of joining Cerebras. I had a great interview and onboarding experience working with Tom in each step of the process.
After joining, I had the pleasure to work with Tom closely and get to know him better. I worked with Tom, and his team, to grow the AI Framework team at Cerebras in U.S, Canada and remote. Tom was crucial in helping us select top candidates, in addition to working with us to understand what we are looking for in terms of seniority, experience and knowledge. Tom’s skill in finding top talents in such competitive market was essential in growing the team with world class talents, including helping attract those talents against multiple offers from top companies.
Furthermore, I worked with Tom to organize a recruiting event in Seattle & Oregon, this was during the peak of COVID so we did the event virtually. Tom was instrumental in each step of the way, from deciding on the venue for face-to-face event then switching to online, Tom was also essential in the organization and layout of the event such as agenda, presentation time, Q&A and private room with each team in Cerebras for more focused interactive discussion. The event was successful, we got a lot of interests and some great hires.
I enjoyed working with Tom, he is a world class recruiter. And I am looking forward to working with him again in the future!!!
Rebekah Leslie-Hurd
Head of Software Engineering at Rain Neuromorphics
I first met Tom in mid-2020 when I was considering joining Cerebras Systems. He has a genuine warmth and interest in others that shined through from our initial call as well as a great ability to articulate the vision for a company and role in an engaging way. Working with him through the recruitment, interview, and onboarding process was far and away the best experience I’ve had as a candidate.
After I joined Cerebras, Tom and I worked together to double the size of our compiler team within a year, sourcing top talent from around the globe. He has a knack for finding candidates with the right technical and cultural fit for a role, even when working in niche domains. During this high growth period for the team, we had a steady stream of well-matched candidates and an extremely high offer acceptance rate despite significant competition in the market.
In addition to managing our regular recruiting pipeline, Tom and his team created a strong academic recruiting program and through their efforts we were able to hire outstanding candidates from top universities such as Stanford, MIT, and Georgia Tech.
In these endeavors, I have no doubt that Tom’s unique combination of EQ, technical acumen, and strategic insight was key to our success.
Lakshmi Ramachandran
India Country Lead at Cerebras Systems
I got to know Tom Case at Intel AI and our paths crossed briefly.
A few years later, Tom reached out to me in late 2021 for a leadership role at Cerebras and resulted in an excellent interview / onboarding process at Cerebras. Tom was my key partner in building the India site for Cerebras and his strategic approach helped a great deal.
Tom brings world class expertise in hiring and building teams with top talent. His ability to quickly understand a new geography and its nuances, his rich experience in the Tech industry, and his ability to connect with candidates of diverse backgrounds really helped build a world class team for Cerebras in India, which is now delivering critical capabilities to Cerebras products.
Tom was a joy to work with, and I look forward to working with him in future!
Andrew Feldman
Co-Founder & CEO at Cerebras Systems
Tom joined when we were in stealth mode. Over his four year tenure, he helped build almost every part of the organization.
Tom created a lean and effective recruiting team that identified and hired top engineering talent from around the world. And, Tom played a foundational role in our strategy to open new locations in Toronto and Bangalore providing direct access to new pools of talent.
I highly recommend Tom to anyone trying to build complex high performing technology companies.
Ajat Hukkoo
VP Hardware Engineering at Etched.ai
Tom and I met during the VP Hardware Engineering search he led for Etched.ai. As a candidate, I got to work closely with Tom.
He has deep subject matter expertise which was useful and is a trustworthy partner critical to the closing offer stage. I recommend him to others looking for a well-connected and knowledgeable search consultant. Since joining Etched.ai, Tom helped me build out my team.
He has demonstrated exceptional proficiency in candidate sourcing, employing innovative strategies to engage with relevant individuals and facilitating their communication with our team. Furthermore, he extended his efforts beyond the scope of his primary responsibilities by actively participating in compensation negotiations. I have developed a significant reliance on Tom’s contributions during the hiring phase of our startup.