Not an agency. Not a job board.
Eleven Ventures started from a simple frustration: the skilled trades run on relationships, and almost every hiring tool ignores that. Shops meet technicians at the worst possible moment, learn the least possible amount, and hope it works out. We built a standing network instead — one where a technician can study a shop for a year, and a shop can watch a technician grow, before either has to decide anything.
We vet both sides, we keep the information honest, and we stay out of the way once two people have a reason to talk.
Technicians are professionals
Skilled trades work is technical, judgment-heavy and hard to replace. The network is built with that assumption, not around it.
Information beats urgency
Rushed decisions are expensive on both sides. Time and visibility fix more hiring problems than speed ever has.
Fit is knowable
Work style, autonomy, communication and priorities can be talked about honestly and early. So we do that.
Both sides are members
Employers pay a flat fee. Technicians never pay. Neither side is the product.
Build your network before you need it.
Know the technician before you hire them. Know the company before you join them.