Expert Sales & Business Development Recruiting Firm

Activated Scale connects B2B SaaS startups with vetted, US-based sales professionals who can work fractionally, on contract, or through a contract-to-hire model. The recruiting approach is designed to reduce hiring risk by letting founders evaluate sellers against their buyer, ACV, product, and pipeline goals before making a full-time commitment.

Activated Scale can match companies with fractional SDRs, BDRs, Account Executives, VPs of Sales, Heads of Sales, CROs, Sales Directors, and sales operations leaders. Talent can support outbound prospecting, full-cycle selling, go-to-market strategy, sales process development, coaching, pipeline generation, contract negotiation, and full-time hiring transitions.

Sales talent is typically connected in 7 days or less, and sometimes in under 48 hours. This faster timeline helps founders avoid spending weeks sourcing, screening, and interviewing candidates. Activated Scale also saves more than 20 hours of founder interview time per salesperson by pre-vetting candidates before introduction.

Contract-to-hire lets you engage a vetted salesperson on a contract basis before deciding whether to convert them to a full-time employee. This model helps startups validate fit, performance, messaging ability, and buyer knowledge before committing salary, benefits, and long-term payroll costs. When the fit is right, the FTE conversion option is quick and affordable.

Fractional SDRs and BDRs are generally listed at $3,500 to $4,500 per month plus commission, while fractional Account Executives start around $4,500 to $7,500 per month plus commission. Fractional VPs of Sales are listed at $8,000 to $15,000 per month plus bonus. Current pricing is available through Activated Scale’s pricing page.

Activated Scale reports that customers using fractional SDRs commonly book 10 to 15 meetings per month, while fractional Account Executives have helped win $50,000 to $250,000 in new revenue per month. Results depend on sales motion readiness, offer clarity, market fit, buyer targeting, and how quickly messaging is tested and improved.

Activated Scale is built especially for Seed to Series A funded companies, B2B SaaS startups, early-stage technology companies, and founders without established sales teams. It is particularly useful when a startup needs sales execution or leadership but is not ready for the cost, risk, or permanence of a full-time sales hire.

The talent network includes sales professionals with experience at companies such as Salesforce, Oracle, MongoDB, Datadog, Zendesk, ZoomInfo, Mixpanel, IBM, Square, Indeed, and other named SaaS businesses. Candidates are vetted through case-study pitch work and interviews, helping ensure they can speak to buyers, messaging, and revenue outcomes.