Klay Vision – Building the Early Team Behind a Rights-Safe AI Music Platform
Supporting Klay through multiple growth stages with specialist research and engineering talent
About the Client
Klay Vision is an AI music company developing an ethical, rights-safe platform powered by licensed music. Their work brings together advanced audio research, generative AI and music-tech innovation to create new interactive listening experiences. As Klay moved from early R&D into full platform development, they required a new technical team. We were brought in to build it from scratch – assembling research, engineering leadership and development roles that would form their core.
The Challenge:
Klay needed highly specialised hires who could operate in a fast-moving environment and contribute immediately across audio research, engineering leadership and software development. Each role required deep technical expertise, adaptability and a strong understanding of the music and AI landscape.
Align & Discover
We partnered closely with Klay's leadership to:
- Understand the evolving needs of the business from early experimentation to platform build
- Define research, engineering leadership and specialist developer profiles
- Establish a clear, efficient hiring process suited to an early-stage, high-velocity team
Connect & Hire
Using our specialist network in music-tech, audio, and AI engineering, we:
- Conducted targeted searches for senior and specialist talent across research and engineering
- Evaluated candidates for technical depth, domain knowledge and startup readiness
- Managed the hiring process end-to-end, ensuring clear communication and smooth decision-making
Outcome
Over a partnership spanning more than four years, we helped Klay establish the early research and engineering team that supported their platform’s development. This included foundational hires in research, engineering leadership and audio/mobile software development, all of whom contributed to core product innovation, infrastructure and technical direction.
Our long-term collaboration supported Klay through several growth stages – from early R&D through to full platform build – ensuring the company had the expertise needed at each step. This foundation helped position Klay for future milestones, including industry-leading licensing agreements with major music companies such as Universal Music Group, Sony Music Publishing, Sony Music Entertainment, Warner Music Group and Warner Chappell Music, announced publicly in November 2025.
What we delivered
- Team Foundations
Built Klay’s initial research and engineering team from the ground up, enabling the company to move quickly during its earliest development stages.
- Targeted Search
Identified early-stage specialists across audio, ML and software development, ensuring Klay had the right expertise in place from day one.
- Streamlined Process
Ran a clear and efficient workflow to support rapid early hiring needs, creating consistency, transparency and momentum throughout the recruitment process.
- Long-Term Partnership
Provided multi-year support through Klay’s early and scaling stages, maintaining continuity and adapting to the company’s evolving technical goals.