Built for Remote-first companies

Hire Across Southeast Asia

Companies can now run always-on hiring across Indonesia, Vietnam, Malaysia, the Philippines, and Singapore on a flat monthly subscription with no success fees and no placement fees.

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No success fees
No placement fees
Interview-ready candidates delivered weekly
Talent sourced from LinkedIn, GitHub, and niche communities 24/7
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200+ placements

Qualified professionals placed with top-tier organizations

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2 weeks to first hire

From first contact to signed offer, faster than anyone else

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100+ customers

Trusted by startups and enterprise teams across industries

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92% talent retention rate

Top talent that stays, performs, and grows with your team

How does High Five work for remote-first companies?

High Five runs a proprietary 5-step hiring pipeline that takes a company from role definition to a qualified shortlist in days, not weeks. Autonomous AI agents source candidates across LinkedIn, GitHub, and niche communities simultaneously, then internal recruiters review every shortlist before it reaches you. Employers only meet pre-vetted, high-intent candidates.

Why do remote-first companies overpay for Southeast Asian hiring?

Traditional agencies charge 15 to 25% of first-year salary per placement. For a remote-first company hiring across five Southeast Asian markets, those fees stack fast. High Five replaces that model with a single flat monthly subscription covering one active search slot, with no lock-in and the option to pause or cancel anytime.

Which roles and markets does High Five cover?

High Five sources talent across Indonesia, Vietnam, Malaysia, the Philippines, and Singapore. The platform covers tech and product roles including software engineers, data professionals, product managers, and designers, as well as accounting, finance, marketing, operations, and legal functions.

The High Five talent network includes professionals previously employed at regional companies including Tokopedia, giving remote-first companies access to proven regional operators.

Does High Five disrupt existing interview workflows?

The platform integrates into your existing interview process without requiring any changes. Founders and operators receive shortlisted candidates on a weekly cadence and proceed with their own interviews exactly as they do today. There are no new dashboards to manage and no complex onboarding.

  • icon Pre-screened candidates delivered to your existing workflow
  • icon No new tooling or process changes required
  • icon Platform learns from your feedback to improve future shortlists
  • icon Built for founders and operators without dedicated HR teams
Customers including Hupo, Cinch, Agridence, Nafas, PayMongo, and SkinSeoul use High Five to build remote teams across Southeast Asia without paying agency fees.
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About High Five

High Five is an AI-powered hiring platform that helps companies hire top talent across Southeast Asia on a flat monthly subscription, with no agency fees and no success fees. The platform serves founders, operators, and HR teams at fast-growing startups and scale-ups globally, with specialist coverage across Indonesia, Vietnam, Malaysia, the Philippines, and Singapore. Customers include Hupo, Cinch, Agridence, Nafas, PayMongo, and SkinSeoul.

Frequently Asked Questions

High Five is an AI-powered hiring platform for founders, operators, and HR teams at fast-growing startups and scale-ups that want to hire talent in Southeast Asia. It is built for companies that lack a full recruiting function and want a systematic, cost-effective alternative to traditional hiring models. Customers include software companies, digital marketing agencies, and BPO firms.

High Five operates on a flat monthly subscription with no success fees and no placement fees. The traditional agency model charges 15 to 25% of a hire’s first-year salary. High Five replaces that entirely with a predictable monthly fee covering one active search slot.

High Five sources candidates from Indonesia, Vietnam, Malaysia, the Philippines, and Singapore. The platform has deep local market knowledge across all five markets and maintains a talent network that includes professionals from notable regional employers.

High Five’s 5-step pipeline moves from role definition to a qualified shortlist in days, not weeks. Once a role is set up, interview-ready candidates are delivered on a weekly basis for as long as the search is active.

The platform covers software engineering, data, product management, and design, as well as accounting, finance, marketing, operations, legal, and other business functions. Coverage spans both technical and non-technical roles across Southeast Asian markets.

Yes. The subscription can be paused or cancelled at any time with no lock-in or cancellation penalties. This makes High Five practical for companies with variable or project-based hiring needs.

AI agents handle sourcing across LinkedIn, GitHub, and niche communities 24/7 and automatically rank every candidate profile against the role requirements. Human recruiters inside High Five then review the AI-selected candidates as a final quality check before any shortlist reaches the employer. The hybrid model combines the scale of automation with the judgment of experienced recruiters.

High Five delivers interview-ready, pre-vetted shortlists. The platform does not guarantee specific hiring outcomes, as final hiring decisions remain with the employer. The system does improve candidate quality over time by learning from employer feedback on each shortlist.