Contract-to-Hire
Hire vetted SDR candidates on contract first, then convert the best fit to full-time. This model helps founders validate performance before committing to salary, benefits, and long-term hiring risk.
Activated Scale helps startups hire vetted, US-based SDRs without the risk of a traditional full-time hire. Connect with experienced outbound sales talent in 7 days or less, validate performance through a contract-first model, and build pipeline faster with SDRs who know B2B SaaS prospecting, messaging, cold email, calls, and social selling.
Flexible SDR recruiting and fractional sales support for startups that need qualified pipeline without traditional hiring risk.
Hire vetted SDR candidates on contract first, then convert the best fit to full-time. This model helps founders validate performance before committing to salary, benefits, and long-term hiring risk.
Access experienced US-based SDRs and BDRs for outbound prospecting across email, phone, video, and social channels. Current customers book between 10 and 15 meetings per month.
Connect with hungry, experienced salespeople who work closely with founders to improve messaging, articulate value propositions, and generate more leads for B2B SaaS businesses.
Activated Scale starts by understanding your startup’s product, ACV, buyer persona, sales cycle, current pipeline goals, and whether you need fractional SDR support or a contract-to-hire path toward a full-time employee.
Startups use Activated Scale to increase meetings, grow qualified pipeline, and de-risk early sales hires.
"You brought on a great hire, super fast!"
"Activated Scale helped us to bring on an experienced salesperson. The speed with which we got her was exceptional. Not only did she have the experience selling to our buyer but could hit the ground running."
"Activated Scale has been a sales talent partner for over a year. Activated Scale has helped us hire fractional and full time contract enterprise sales talent. This model has been a good fit for our current stage as we expand our sales team."
"Like Toptal for Sales pros, Activated Scale's try-before-you-buy model makes building a sales team affordable and low risk. Exercising the FTE option is quick, easy and affordable."
"Your fractional sales talent outperformed my full-time sales employee!"
"You brought on a great hire, super fast!"
"Activated Scale helped us to bring on an experienced salesperson. The speed with which we got her was exceptional. Not only did she have the experience selling to our buyer but could hit the ground running."
"Activated Scale has been a sales talent partner for over a year. Activated Scale has helped us hire fractional and full time contract enterprise sales talent. This model has been a good fit for our current stage as we expand our sales team."
"Like Toptal for Sales pros, Activated Scale's try-before-you-buy model makes building a sales team affordable and low risk. Exercising the FTE option is quick, easy and affordable."
"Your fractional sales talent outperformed my full-time sales employee!"
"You brought on a great hire, super fast!"
"Activated Scale helped us to bring on an experienced salesperson. The speed with which we got her was exceptional. Not only did she have the experience selling to our buyer but could hit the ground running."
"Activated Scale has been a sales talent partner for over a year. Activated Scale has helped us hire fractional and full time contract enterprise sales talent. This model has been a good fit for our current stage as we expand our sales team."
"Like Toptal for Sales pros, Activated Scale's try-before-you-buy model makes building a sales team affordable and low risk. Exercising the FTE option is quick, easy and affordable."
"Your fractional sales talent outperformed my full-time sales employee!"
Activated Scale helps startups hire SDRs faster, smarter, and with less risk.
Start with contract talent, then convert when performance and culture fit are proven.
Access SDRs from networks connected to Salesforce, Oracle, MongoDB, Zendesk, and other SaaS leaders.
Connect with qualified US-based sales talent in 7 days or less, sometimes under 48 hours.
Avoid benefits, payroll overhead, termination fees, and months wasted on the wrong sales hire.
Sales recruiting support built for early-stage startup growth.
Activated Scale is built for founders who need sales traction before they are ready to build a traditional in-house sales team. The company connects B2B SaaS startups with vetted, US-based sales talent through fractional and contract-to-hire models. Instead of forcing startups into expensive full-time hires too early, Activated Scale helps them test SDRs against real buyers, real messaging, and real pipeline goals. Its network includes sellers with experience at companies such as Salesforce, Oracle, MongoDB, Datadog, Zendesk, ZoomInfo, IBM, Square, and others. Backed by Techstars and trusted by 200+ companies, Activated Scale gives early-stage teams a faster, lower-risk way to build sales capacity.
To get hired as an SDR, candidates should show strong outbound discipline, clear communication, CRM familiarity, and the ability to personalize email, phone, and social outreach. Activated Scale evaluates sales talent through a case-study pitch and interview process, helping startups identify SDRs who can articulate value propositions, handle rejection, and book qualified meetings in a B2B SaaS environment.
Get practical guidance on the right SDR hiring model.
Startup accelerator backing and credibility.
Trusted by over 200 companies.
Pre-vetted sales professionals from top SaaS companies.
Share your hiring goals, target buyer, ACV, and timeline. Activated Scale will help identify the right SDR recruiting path for your startup.
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