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Scaling global talent and guiding startups through hypergrowth and executive transformation.

Kira Busman

Growth Advisor

New York

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Go-to-Market Execution
Global Expansion
Market Intelligence
New Market Entry
Capability Reviews
Highlights

Kira Busman is a global talent strategist and advisor with a track record of accelerating company growth from startup to scale. Most recently, she led growth at Index Ventures’ global people network, advising portfolio founders as they entered new markets and built executive teams.

Prior to that, Kira was instrumental in scaling Datadog from 300 to over 5,000 employees and driving ARR from $100M to $2B+, playing a critical role through one of the most successful IPOs in tech history.

Her early career spans leadership roles at Stack Overflow and Frank Recruitment Group.

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Kira’s career is defined by a deep ability to identify top-tier GTM talent, foster executive leadership, and create high-impact hiring strategies across NA, EMEA, and APAC. Her unique insight into cross-border talent challenges makes her a sought-after advisor for founders scaling globally.

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Career Highlights and Personal Passions

Kira thrives on helping ambitious companies scale by bridging talent and leadership gaps. She's passionate about global hiring, cross-market expansion, and empowering founders to build resilient executive teams.

Career Highlights and Personal Passions

Kira thrives on helping ambitious companies scale by bridging talent and leadership gaps. She's passionate about global hiring, cross-market expansion, and empowering founders to build resilient executive teams.

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Need a strategic partner to execute your growth goals?

Go-to-Market Execution

Execute launch plans—from whitepapers and thought leadership to demand gen pilots and lead generation events—with speed, clarity, and traction

Global Expansion

Navigate expansion into APAC, EMEA or North America with local insight, hiring support, and execution plans.

Market Intelligence

Gain insights into industry and competitors, pricing, customer needs, and market dynamics to inform strategic decisions.

New Market Entry

Enter new markets with confidence—through customer validation, GTM pilots, early hires, and brand building.

Capability Reviews

Evaluate team readiness, leadership depth, and skill gaps to build a structure fit for scaling