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For early stage startups

Hire your first people abroad, the easy way.

Found the perfect hire in another country? We handle the immigration, relocation, and local setup behind the scenes, so you can focus on building. No internal setup, no long contracts, transparent pricing.

Trusted by founders making their first hires across 40+ countries
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Bank account & local IDJun 24
The teams we help are backed by
AccelIndex VenturesNorthzoneCreandumLightspeedPoint NineEQT VenturesBalderton
How it works with Elva

From first call to landed in days, not months

You do one thing, tell us who's moving. We do the rest, and you can see it all happen.

1

Book a quick call

Tell us who you're hiring and where they're moving from and to. Ten minutes is enough to get started.

2

Get a fixed quote

We map the case and send a transparent, fixed price, case by case, no bundles or surprise fees.

3

We handle everything

Permits, relocation, and local setup run behind the scenes, coordinated by real people you can reach.

4

They land ready

Your hire arrives set up and ready on day one, while you focus on building the company.

Built for speed

When a great hire says yes, every day counts.

Traditional relocation takes months of back-and-forth. We move in parallel and keep things transparent, so your hire can start weeks earlier.

5 days
Average time to a signed, fixed quote
3ร—
Faster to start than a traditional firm
0
Setup fees or long-term contracts
40+
Countries we can place talent in
Humans help, tech supercharges

Real people do the work. Technology keeps it fast and clear.

Updates in Slack

Progress lands where you already work. No new tool to check, no chasing anyone for status.

Automated bookings

Appointments at embassies and local offices are booked automatically the moment slots open.

Live visibility

See every step, timeline, and cost in one place, for you and for the person moving.

Why founders switch

Traditional firms vs Elva

What matters
Traditional firms
Elva
Time to start
Slow onboarding, long contracts
Start in days, case by case
Pricing
Opaque, bundled, hidden fees
Transparent, fixed, quoted upfront
Technology
Email and spreadsheets
Platform, Slack, automated bookings
Visibility
You chase for updates
Live status on every step
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Worldwide coverage

Wherever your best candidate is, we can bring them home.

From an O-1 visa to the US to a work permit in the EU, we source and place talent across 40+ countries, so location is never the reason a great hire falls through.

40+ countries covered
Founder stories

Teams like yours, already landed

Seed-stage ยท 12 peopleSรฃo Paulo โ†’ Berlin

โ€œWe found our lead engineer in Brazil on a Friday. Elva had a fixed quote to us by Wednesday, and she started six weeks later.โ€

[Founder name]
Co-founder & CEO, [Startup]
Pre-seed ยท first hireBangalore โ†’ Helsinki

โ€œAs a first-time founder I had no idea where to start. Elva made our first international hire feel as simple as a local one.โ€

[Founder name]
Founder, [Startup]
We come from the ecosystem

Built by people who've been in your seat.

We've worked inside startups and relocated ourselves to join ambitious teams. We know how founders operate, fast, lean, and allergic to bureaucracy, because we've lived it. That's why Elva feels less like a vendor and more like a teammate who happens to be great at immigration.

Meet the team behind Elva
Transparent, fixed pricing

No bundles. No platform fees. No surprises.

Every move is quoted case by case with a fixed price you approve before anything starts. You always know exactly what you're paying, and what for.

Fixed price per case
No long-term contract
Pay only when you move someone
Get a quote