Sherpa (previously Kandidate)

sherpatalent.io · Recruiting & ATS · People

Sherpa, formerly known as Kandidate, is a London-based recruitment and talent acquisition firm established in 2017. The company specializes in assisting Scale-Up companies in building AI teams and quickly filling critical roles in Tech, Operations, Sales, and Marketing.

Proven Score (provisional)

20 / 100

Emerging. Based on Proven marketplace listings, member redemption clicks, years in business, market standing, verified clients and connected data, scaled to 100. Client quality (20 points) is added once publicly named clients are verified. Checked 2026-10-21.

Company facts

Founded	2017 (9 years)
Employees	15
Headquarters	London, United Kingdom
Trusted networks on Proven	3 investor, bank and government networks offer Sherpa (previously Kandidate) to their members

Company facts from Apollo.io company data. Network, offer and redemption data from the Proven platform. A Proven Score is published once publicly named clients are verified with sources.

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Source: Proven platform data, public records and vendor websites. Vendors cannot pay to change a score. Methodology. Updated 2026-10-21.