Overview

• Bounty Network launched in November 2012 as part of Bright (www.brightnetwork.co.uk), leveraging Bright’s community of over 70,000 undergraduates, graduates, and young professionals.
• Operates the UK’s first community job marketplace where users earn cash bounties for recommending hires, with recruiters paying only upon successful hiring.
• Backed by investors Michael Jackson (former Sage chairman) and Zach Miles (ex-Vedior CEO), both joining Bright’s board after a 2011 angel investment round.
• Partners with over 200 employers, including Credit Suisse, Deutsche Bank, Innocent, HSBC, Ernst & Young, Mind Gym, QuBit, and Cancer Research UK.
• Headquartered at 13 New Bond Street, London, with a single employee as of the provided data.

Specializations

• Banking & Financial Services recruitment via partnerships with institutions like Credit Suisse and HSBC.
• Business & Management Consulting talent acquisition for firms including Ernst & Young and Mind Gym.
• Technology Startups staffing through connections to high-growth companies like QuBit.
• Nonprofit & Philanthropy recruitment, exemplified by collaboration with Cancer Research UK.

Services & Approach

• Cash-bounty referral platform where users earn rewards for successful job recommendations.
• Social recruitment solutions disrupting traditional models through community-driven headhunting.
• Cost-effective hiring system where recruiters set role-specific bounties tied to market value.
• Talent pipeline integration with Bright’s network of 70,000+ young professionals and graduates.