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DOJO AI: Geographic Expansion
Portuguese AI marketing company expanding operations into the United States market with fresh funding
Source: EU-Startups
The leadership read
Market entry of this kind typically deepens demand for artificial intelligence leadership bench strength in the region over the following 12–18 months.
Market context: This lands while the Talent Market Index reads 111.1 (Hot) — up 5.2 versus the prior month — and Americas signal share is rising (+6.3pts).
DOJO AI: 2 signals in the last 90 days — above the Artificial Intelligence median of 1 across 93 tracked companies; 0.1% of MitchelLake's Americas signal flow.
Market entry — the MitchelLake playbook
When a company expands into a new market, the first leadership hires decide whether it lands. A selection of market entries we've run:
Market entry · Oceania
Square
Executive Search Fintech
Market entry
Dropbox
Executive Search for SaaS
Market entry · Asia
Deliveroo
Executive Search in ASEAN
Market entry · Oceania
SurveyMonkey
Managing Director APAC (first hire in region) / Country Manager
Market entry · Asia
LivePerson
Director ASEAN (first hire in region); also Head of Presales APAC
Market entry · Oceania
Etsy
Managing Director, Australia + Asia (MD APAC)
MitchelLake in this thematic
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Capital Raising · Americas
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Product Launch · Americas
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Partnership · Americas
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Partnership · Americas
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Strategic Hiring · Americas
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