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Virtustant is a United States-based remote staffing agency. It recruits, vets and places bilingual Latin American professionals with businesses across the United States.
Virtustant LLC was founded in 2021 by Erik Reid and Kevin Wright, who are brothers-in-law and run the company as co-chief executive officers.
The company started from a hiring problem of its own. Erik Reid was running an eCommerce business alongside a job as a financial analyst. He went looking for a virtual assistant and found that every agency charged high placement fees and disappeared after the hire.
Since 2021 Virtustant has made 2,000+ placements for 1,000+ US companies. It ranked No. 661 on the 2026 Inc. 5000.
It holds a 4.9 out of 5 rating on G2 (94 reviews) and 5.0 on Clutch.
Virtustant is headquartered in St. Petersburg, Florida, and has its operational roots in Argentina, where much of its leadership and recruiting team is based.
Recruiting spans 18 Latin American countries, plus a global bench in South Africa and the Philippines.
Its four largest markets are Argentina, Brazil, Colombia and Mexico. The company also places professionals from Honduras, Venezuela, Guatemala, Costa Rica, Uruguay, Peru and South Africa.
The engagement model is managed rather than transactional. Virtustant runs sourcing, vetting, contracts and payments in the professional’s own country, and the client directs the day-to-day work as part of its own team.
Clients pay one all-in hourly rate with no separate recruitment or placement fee, receive a single weekly invoice in United States dollars, and never open a foreign entity.
Only the top 1% of applicants are hired:
Timelines are fixed. A client gets a shortlist of three to five pre-vetted candidates within 48 hours of the first call, and the hire can start within 72 hours.
Virtustant offers remote staffing for US businesses hiring in Latin America. The company lists 88 roles across six specialties:
Industry-specific assistants are available for real estate, property management, healthcare, legal, insurance, accounting and eCommerce teams.
Virtustant charges one all-in hourly rate per hire, starting at $7 per hour. The rate covers the professional’s pay, contracts and payments, and there is no separate recruitment or placement fee.
The minimum commitment is 10 hours per week, billed month to month with no long-term contract. Every placement carries a lifetime replacement guarantee with no time cap and no limit on rounds.
Published starting rates run from $7 per hour for a virtual assistant or customer service representative, $8 for a sales development rep or appointment setter, and $8.50 for an executive assistant or bookkeeper. Several roles are quoted individually.
The company also publishes median client-side rates from its own January to June 2026 placement data, covering 441 starts. The median for a virtual assistant is $10.10 per hour (n=24).
Full role-by-role rates sit on Virtustant’s pricing page.
Virtustant differentiates itself through a zero-fee commercial model and a guarantee that outlives the placement. The company presents the combination as the differentiator, since any single element can be matched on its own.
Zero placement fees
There is no recruitment fee, no deposit and no monthly platform charge. Clients pay the hourly rate and nothing else.
Top 1% vetting with a published funnel
Rather than asserting quality, Virtustant publishes the numbers behind it: 22% clear the recruiter screen, 9% pass cognitive (IQ), skills and English testing, 3% reach a live interview and 1% are hired.
Lifetime replacement guarantee
If a Virtustant hire leaves in month two or year three, the search reopens at no cost, with no expiry window and no limit on rounds.
Nearshore time zone
Latin American talent works the client’s hours rather than the reverse. Argentina, Brazil and Uruguay sit one to two hours ahead of US Eastern time, depending on the season.
48-hour shortlist and 72-hour start
Three to five vetted candidates arrive within 48 hours of the first call. The hire can start within 72 hours of that same call.
Fully managed back office
Contracts, payroll and the paperwork are handled in-house rather than passed to a third party. The client receives one weekly invoice.
Published rate evidence
Alongside starting prices, Virtustant publishes median client-side rates by role with sample sizes, flags roles under 10 placements as small samples, and states its methodology.
Erik Reid (Co-Founder and Co-Chief Executive Officer)
Erik Reid co-founded Virtustant in 2021 after a search for his own virtual assistant ran into placement fees and no accountability after the hire. That search became the specification for the company.
Kevin Wright (Co-Founder and Co-Chief Executive Officer)
Kevin Wright had already built an international education business, recruiting and managing teams across borders. He leads sourcing, vetting, onboarding and retention, and reviews the company’s published research.
Virtustant’s client testimonials come predominantly from United States small and midsize businesses, with sales agencies, law firms, accounting practices and eCommerce teams among them. Selected client comments:
“These are the best recruiters I’ve ever worked with. I tested more than a dozen others over three years before finding Virtustant.” – Ian Cunningham, Co-Founder and CEO of Contractor Independence
“They seem to get better as we go, and that really stood out from any other recruiting agency we’ve worked with.” – Mike Dombo, Founder of Kensington Sales
“The Bookkeeper they sent me is a TREASURE! I loved that they not only did the standard interview and background check, but also recorded it and had candidates take competency tests. A huge time saver.” – Acumen Integrated Solutions
Virtustant’s main headquarters is located in:
St. Petersburg, Florida, United States Further, you may virtually reach out the company through the following contact information:
In addition, you may email them at [email protected] or call +1 727 513 2583.
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