Site Information
ikhaya.io
Link authority for ikhaya.io (registrable domain: ikhaya.io) from the Common Crawl web graph: PageRank and harmonic centrality history since 2017, current scores, and the site's top backlink sources.
Link authority data (PageRank, harmonic centrality) and backlinks come from the Common Crawl web graph.
Current Scores
Web-graph authority (0-100)
Domain scores measure ikhaya.io as a whole: every subdomain's links rolled up into one node of Common Crawl's domain-level web graph. Host scores measure the exact hostname ikhaya.io. WWW scores cover the www variant of that hostname, which the graph tracks as its own entry since January 2026 (before that, www and bare host were merged). A big gap between domain and host usually means the domain's authority lives on other subdomains. PageRank is link-endorsement authority: how much weight the sites linking here carry themselves. Harmonic centrality measures reach: how close this site sits to the rest of the web when following links, which favors broadly connected sites over ones boosted by a few heavy linkers. All are normalized 0 to 100 within each crawl snapshot; a dash means that series does not exist for this site.
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Domain PageRank
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Host PageRank
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WWW PageRank
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Domain Harmonic Centrality
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Host Harmonic Centrality
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WWW Harmonic Centrality
Site Intelligence
Homepage
What ikhaya.io presents on its own homepage: the page title, description, and the social share markup it publishes. Pulled from https://ikhaya.io.
| Title | iKhaya | Startup Recruiting & Technical Talent Acquisition | Midwest & Remote |
|---|---|
| Description | Startup recruiting firm specializing in technical hiring for high-growth companies — from first hire to rapid scale. Engineering, product, design, and executive search based in Cleveland, serving the Midwest and nationwide. |
| OG Title | iKhaya | Startup Recruiting & Technical Talent Acquisition | Midwest & Remote |
| OG Description | Startup recruiting firm for high-growth companies — from first hire to rapid scale. Engineering, product, design, and executive search. |
| OG Site Name | iKhaya |
| Twitter Title | iKhaya | Startup Recruiting & Technical Talent Acquisition |
| Twitter Card | summary_large_image |
Site Intelligence
Structured data (JSON-LD)
The schema.org markup this homepage publishes: the machine-readable identity search engines and AI systems read. Types found: EmploymentAgency, ProfessionalService, FAQPage, WebSite, Person.
JSON-LD block (4,223 bytes)
{
"@context": "https://schema.org",
"@type": ["EmploymentAgency", "ProfessionalService"],
"name": "iKhaya",
"alternateName": ["iKhaya Talent", "iKhaya Recruiting"],
"description": "Startup recruiting firm specializing in technical hiring for high-growth companies — from first hire to rapid scale. Engineering, product, design, and executive search.",
"url": "https://ikhaya.io",
"email": "bryan@ikhaya.io",
"logo": "https://ikhaya.io/favicon.svg",
"image": "https://ikhaya.io/favicon.svg",
"priceRange": "$$",
"address": {
"@type": "PostalAddress",
"addressLocality": "Cleveland",
"addressRegion": "OH",
"addressCountry": "US"
},
"geo": {
"@type": "GeoCoordinates",
"latitude": 41.4993,
"longitude": -81.6944
},
"areaServed": [
{
"@type": "State",
"name": "Ohio"
},
{
"@type": "State",
"name": "Illinois"
},
{
"@type": "State",
"name": "Michigan"
},
{
"@type": "State",
"name": "Indiana"
},
{
"@type": "State",
"name": "Pennsylvania"
},
{
"@type": "Country",
"name": "United States"
}
],
"serviceType": [
"Startup Recruiting",
"Technical Recruitment",
"Executive Search",
"Engineering Recruitment",
"Product Team Hiring",
"CTO Search",
"VP Engineering Recruitment",
"Startup Talent Acquisition",
"Early Stage Startup Recruiting",
"High Growth Company Recruiting",
"Remote Startup Recruiting",
"GTM Recruiting for Startups",
"Recruiting Firm for Scaling Companies"
],
"foundingDate": "2024",
"foundingLocation": {
"@type": "Place",
"name": "Cleveland, Ohio"
},
"knowsAbout": [
"Startup Recruiting",
"Technical Hiring",
"Engineering Talent Acquisition",
"Product Team Building",
"Executive Search for Startups",
"Midwest Tech Ecosystem",
"Remote Team Building",
"Talent Density Strategy",
"Early-Stage Hiring",
"Growth-Stage Recruitment"
],
"hasOfferCatalog": {
"@type": "OfferCatalog",
"name": "Startup Recruiting Services",
"itemListElement": [
{
"@type": "Offer",
"itemOffered": {
"@type": "Service",
"name": "Technical Recruiting for Startups",
"description": "Specialized recruitment for software engineers, CTOs, VPs of Engineering, and technical leaders at high-growth startups"
}
},
{
"@type": "Offer",
"itemOffered": {
"@type": "Service",
"name": "Product & Design Hiring",
"description": "Product managers, designers, and product leadership recruitment for startups"
}
},
{
"@type": "Offer",
"itemOffered": {
"@type": "Service",
"name": "Go-To-Market Recruitment",
"description": "Sales, marketing, and business development talent acquisition for scaling startups"
}
},
{
"@type": "Offer",
"itemOffered": {
"@type": "Service",
"name": "Startup Executive Search",
"description": "C-suite and VP-level executive recruitment for venture-backed and bootstrapped startups"
}
}
]
},
"contactPoint": {
"@type": "ContactPoint",
"email": "bryan@ikhaya.io",
"contactType": "sales",
"areaServed": "US",
"availableLanguage": "English"
},
"sameAs": []
}
JSON-LD block (4,240 bytes)
{
"@context": "https://schema.org",
"@type": "FAQPage",
"mainEntity": [
{
"@type": "Question",
"name": "What does a startup recruiting firm do?",
"acceptedAnswer": {
"@type": "Answer",
"text": "A startup recruiting firm specializes in finding and placing talent at high-growth companies. Unlike generalist agencies, startup recruiters understand the speed, culture fit, and versatility required in early-stage and growth-stage hiring. iKhaya is a startup recruiting firm based in Cleveland, Ohio that places engineers, product leaders, GTM teams, and executives at companies from first hire through rapid scale."
}
},
{
"@type": "Question",
"name": "How much does a startup recruiter cost?",
"acceptedAnswer": {
"@type": "Answer",
"text": "Startup recruiting fees typically range from 15-30% of first-year compensation depending on the engagement model. iKhaya offers three models: contingent search at 20% (pay only when you hire), container search at 18% plus a small engagement fee (dedicated recruiter with SLAs), and retained search at 30% (exclusive, deep engagement for executive roles). The right model depends on role seniority, urgency, and how much dedicated attention the search requires."
}
},
{
"@type": "Question",
"name": "What is the best recruiting firm for early stage startups?",
"acceptedAnswer": {
"@type": "Answer",
"text": "The best recruiting firm for early-stage startups is one that understands the unique constraints of startup hiring — limited employer brand, evolving role scopes, compensation that often includes equity, and the outsized impact of each hire. iKhaya specializes in this exact context, working with founder-led, bootstrapped, angel-funded, and venture-backed companies. We also offer talent engine buildout consulting for startups creating their recruiting infrastructure from scratch."
}
},
{
"@type": "Question",
"name": "What is the difference between contingent and retained recruiting?",
"acceptedAnswer": {
"@type": "Answer",
"text": "Contingent recruiting has no upfront cost — you only pay when a hire is made. iKhaya's contingent fee is 20% of first-year compensation. Retained recruiting requires an upfront commitment (fee paid in thirds) but provides exclusive, dedicated search resources ideal for executive and confidential searches — iKhaya's retained fee is 30%. iKhaya also offers a hybrid 'container' model at 18% plus a small engagement fee, combining the accountability of retained search with the cost-efficiency of contingent."
}
},
{
"@type": "Question",
"name": "How long does it take to hire a startup CTO or VP of Engineering?",
"acceptedAnswer": {
"@type": "Answer",
"text": "Executive technical hires like CTOs and VPs of Engineering typically take 8-16 weeks through a retained or container search model. The timeline depends on market conditions, compensation competitiveness, geographic requirements, and how clearly defined the role is. iKhaya uses structured intake, defined SLAs, and calibration-based sourcing to reduce time-to-shortlist while maintaining candidate quality for these critical leadership hires."
}
},
{
"@type": "Question",
"name": "Does iKhaya work with remote startups?",
"acceptedAnswer": {
"@type": "Answer",
"text": "Yes. While iKhaya is based in Cleveland, Ohio and has deep roots in the Midwest tech ecosystem (serving Chicago, Columbus, Pittsburgh, and Detroit), we work with remote-first startups nationwide. Our sourcing approach leverages weak-tie networks to reach candidates across geographic boundaries, which is especially valuable for distributed teams building outside major tech hubs."
}
}
]
}
JSON-LD block (302 bytes)
{
"@context": "https://schema.org",
"@type": "WebSite",
"name": "iKhaya",
"alternateName": "iKhaya Recruiting",
"url": "https://ikhaya.io",
"description": "Startup recruiting and technical talent acquisition firm based in the Midwest"
}
JSON-LD block (443 bytes)
{
"@context": "https://schema.org",
"@type": "Person",
"name": "Bryan",
"jobTitle": "Founder",
"worksFor": {
"@type": "Organization",
"name": "iKhaya"
},
"knowsAbout": [
"Startup Recruiting",
"Technical Talent Acquisition",
"Executive Search",
"Talent Strategy",
"Midwest Tech Ecosystem"
]
}
Backlink Data
Backlink counts
Unique linking domains seen in Common Crawl's link graphs. This is a different dataset than the 0-100 authority scores above: these are raw counts, host-level for ikhaya.io and domain-level for ikhaya.io with all its subdomains combined. Common Crawl covers a large sample of the web, not all of it, so treat counts as comparable between sites rather than absolute totals.
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