# Jonathan Azoulay

> Jonathan Azoulay is a Paris-based entrepreneur and investor who founded Urban Linker in 2009 and co-founded talent.io with Amit Aharoni and Nicolas Meunier in 2015. He returned to talent.io’s leadership in 2023 before its court-supervised acquisition by Davidson Consulting in 2025. He is now listed as President and CEO of MVMT, which works on acquiring and developing established small and medium-sized businesses.

- **Role:** President and CEO at MVMT
- **Organizations:** MVMT, Livingston, talent.io, Urban Linker, SISTA, The Galion Project
- **Nationality:** French
- **Education:** Université de Nice-Sophia Antipolis
- **Known for:** Built and sold Urban Linker., Co-founded a recruitment platform that expanded across several European markets., talent.io was selected for the French Tech 120 in three consecutive years, as described in his 2024 podcast coverage.

## Career timeline

- **2009** — Founded Urban Linker, a recruitment agency focused on digital and technology roles.
- **2015** — Co-founded talent.io with Amit Aharoni and Nicolas Meunier.
- **2016** — talent.io expanded to Berlin and London; his LinkedIn articles announced both launches.
- **2017** — Published a first-person account of building actionable company values; talent.io also introduced a freelance recruitment offer.
- **2018** — Sold Urban Linker, as described in his later public accounts.
- **2023** — Returned to talent.io as CEO after two years away from operations; reporting dates the return to June.
- **2024** — talent.io entered judicial reorganisation in September.
- **2025** — Davidson Consulting acquired talent.io through a court-supervised sale; Azoulay subsequently discussed the experience with investor Audrey Soussan.
- **2026** — MVMT’s public website identifies him as President and CEO; his LinkedIn profile focuses on business acquisition and succession.

## Achievements

- Built and sold Urban Linker.
- Co-founded a recruitment platform that expanded across several European markets.
- talent.io was selected for the French Tech 120 in three consecutive years, as described in his 2024 podcast coverage.
- Serves on SISTA’s board, according to its public team page.

## Latest updates

- **2026-10** — Research snapshot: MVMT’s public website lists Azoulay as President and CEO, and his LinkedIn profile describes MVMT’s acquisition studio and work with Agathe Desplats. This is the verification month, not an inferred appointment date.
- **2025-04** — Published a joint retrospective with Ventech investor Audrey Soussan on talent.io’s business model, market cycles and platform dependency.
- **2025-03** — Maddyness reported talent.io’s court-supervised acquisition by Davidson Consulting.

## Links

- Website: https://wearemvmt.fr/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jonathanazoulay/
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/Jon_Azoulay

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Last updated: 2026-10-12