The Solution

Collaborating with WeTravel’s leadership since summer 2019, Funded.club has supported multiple phases of the company’s growth—including the highly challenging period during the COVID-19 pandemic, when global travel was restricted and the entire industry was under pressure.

Despite lockdowns and a dramatic slowdown in travel, WeTravel remained focused on strengthening its platform and preparing for a rebound. Our role was to help them continue building a resilient, distributed team that could support product innovation, customer engagement, and operational stability—despite remote work and hiring limitations across borders.

With our global network of recruiters, each search was matched to a specialist with local knowledge and relevant industry experience—whether that meant sourcing sales talent in the U.S. and Southeast Asia, or engineering roles in Europe and Latin America.

We began every search with a focused kick-off call involving WeTravel’s key stakeholders—typically the CEO, COO (Zaky Prabowo - University of California, Berkeley), Head of Sales and CTO. These deep-dive conversations helped shape each search strategy: sourcing channels, target locations, screening criteria, compensation benchmarks, and more.

How We Worked:

Advance Payment
We operated on a fixed-fee per role model, with a small advance invoiced before each search. This advance confirmed our exclusivity and ensured full commitment from both sides.

Headhunting & Outreach
Each role had a dedicated recruiter who led outreach via outbound messaging, calls, and niche sourcing tools (beyond just LinkedIn). Our personalized approach helped capture attention and engage passive candidates effectively—especially important when many candidates were rethinking career moves during uncertain times.

Candidate Screening
Once interest was established, candidates were thoroughly screened using tailored scorecards and qualifying questions. We then compiled detailed notes and recommendations to shortlist the top 3–5 candidates per role.

Fast Turnaround

• First qualified candidates were typically presented within 7 days

• A full shortlist of pre-screened candidates delivered within 14 days

Process Management
We scheduled all interviews, handled calendar coordination, and ensured feedback loops were tight between hiring managers and candidates.

Weekly Syncs & Reporting
We held brief weekly sync calls with hiring managers and sent out Friday email updates to keep all stakeholders aligned and the search momentum going.

Offer & Negotiation Support
We advised WeTravel on offer strategy, ensuring fair, competitive packages across diverse international markets—from Senior DevOps Engineers to Financial Controllers and Digital Marketers.

Transparent Tracking & ATS Setup
As part of our partnership, we recommended that WeTravel implement a more robust Applicant Tracking System—Breezy. We helped set up and manage this system, aligning it with their hiring workflows and training key team members on how to use it effectively.

Throughout each search, our recruiters worked directly inside Breezy, collaborating with hiring managers in real time. This gave WeTravel full visibility into every candidate pipeline, including recruiter notes, scorecards, and feedback history—not just the final shortlist. This level of transparency helped drive faster, better-informed hiring decisions and eliminated any guesswork or delays.

Each search was led by a dedicated recruiter with both regional expertise and functional knowledge. That recruiter managed all candidate interactions and acted as the main point of contact for the hiring manager.

As an early customer of Funded.club, oversight by our own founder and CEO, ensured that timelines stayed on track and that every project maintained a high bar for quality, communication, and delivery.