# Lucas Martinez

> Lucas Martinez is the Geneva-born co-founder and longtime chief executive of Talent.com, the Montreal job-search platform first launched as Neuvoo in 2011. A sales-oriented founder who helped turn an unfamiliar brand into an international employment marketplace, he led the business through early angel rounds, profitability, a 2020 rebrand, a pandemic shock, and a US$120 million Series B. In June 2026 he announced that he would step down as CEO on July 31, remain on the board, and move from Barcelona to San Francisco while considering his next chapter.

- **Role:** Co-Founder and Board Member at Talent.com
- **Organizations:** Talent.com, Neuvoo, EF Education First, SGS, PwC, Procter & Gamble
- **From:** Geneva, Switzerland
- **Nationality:** Spanish, Swiss and Canadian
- **Education:** Bachelor of Business Administration, Haute école de gestion de Genève (HEG-GE), Master’s degree in Business and Football Industries, University of Liverpool
- **Known for:** Co-founded Neuvoo in Montreal in 2011 and helped develop it into the international job-search platform Talent.com., Built an early sales and monetization operation around job aggregation and pay-per-click recruitment advertising., Helped the company reach profitability after raising about C$1.1 million from angel investors in 2012 and 2013.

## Career timeline

- **2007-2008** — Worked as an Oracle consultant at SGS, including a relocation to London.
- **2009-2011** — Worked in business development and B2B sales at EF Education First, including work in the Middle East.
- **2011** — Moved to Montreal and co-founded the job-search company Neuvoo with Maxime Droux and Benjamin Philion.
- **2012-2013** — Neuvoo raised two angel rounds totaling about C$1.1 million and then operated profitably for several years.
- **2019** — The company raised C$53 million from CDPQ, largely providing liquidity to early investors and adding growth capital.
- **2020** — Neuvoo rebranded as Talent.com and navigated the pandemic-era contraction in hiring.
- **2022** — Talent.com raised a US$120 million Series B led by Inovia Capital, alongside US$30 million in debt financing.
- **2026** — Announced he would step down as CEO on July 31 after 15 years, remain on the board, and relocate to San Francisco.

## Achievements

- Co-founded Neuvoo in Montreal in 2011 and helped develop it into the international job-search platform Talent.com.
- Built an early sales and monetization operation around job aggregation and pay-per-click recruitment advertising.
- Helped the company reach profitability after raising about C$1.1 million from angel investors in 2012 and 2013.
- Led the 2020 transition from the Neuvoo brand to Talent.com.
- Helped secure a US$120 million Series B led by Inovia Capital in 2022, plus US$30 million in debt financing.
- Led Talent.com through expansion to dozens of countries and tens of millions of job listings and monthly job seekers, according to company figures published in 2022.

## Latest updates

- **2026-07** — Stepped down as CEO of Talent.com on July 31, according to the transition date in his public announcement, while remaining on the board.
- **2026-06** — Announced his planned CEO departure after 15 years and said he was moving from Barcelona to San Francisco.
- **2026-06** — Said Talent.com's next phase includes AI and agentic HR products that customers were adopting quickly.

## Links

- Website: https://talent.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lucas83/
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/lucas_martinez

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Last updated: 2026-08-18