# Maxime Droux

> Swiss entrepreneur and investor Maxime Droux co-founded the Montreal job-search platform Talent.com, formerly neuvoo, with Benjamin Philion and Lucas Martinez in 2011. After serving as co-CEO and announcing a move to President of the Board in 2023, he became a General Partner at Climb Ventures, backing Swiss deep-tech scale-ups. His career began with an UBS apprenticeship and included finance work in London.

- **Role:** General Partner at Climb Ventures
- **Organizations:** Talent.com, Climb Ventures, HC Fribourg-Gottéron, HEG Geneva, UBS, Vroum.ca
- **From:** Geneva, Switzerland
- **Nationality:** Swiss
- **Education:** HEG Geneva, MBA, IE Business School, Board education modules, IMD
- **Known for:** Co-founded Talent.com and helped scale it across 78 countries., His personal biography reports growth to more than $100 million revenue and 500 employees during his operating tenure., Helped build the company through years of operating-cash-funded growth before major institutional financing.

## Career timeline

- **Age 15** — Began an apprenticeship at UBS after leaving the academic school track.
- **Before 2011** — Worked in finance in London and co-created car-lease transfer platform Vroum.ca with Benjamin Philion.
- **2011** — Co-founded neuvoo in Montreal with Benjamin Philion and Lucas Martinez.
- **2019** — Neuvoo attracted CDPQ investment and acquired the Talent.com domain.
- **2020** — The Talent.com brand was introduced; migration continued into 2021.
- **2022** — Talent.com announced US$120 million Series B equity and US$30 million new debt financing.
- **2023** — Announced appointment as President of the Board at Talent.com, with Lucas Martinez becoming sole CEO.
- **2024** — Elected to the HC Fribourg-Gottéron board.
- **2025** — Became a partner at Climb Ventures in March, following work with the firm from May 2024.
- **2026** — Publicly identifies as General Partner at Climb Ventures; listed as vice-president of HC Fribourg-Gottéron.

## Achievements

- Co-founded Talent.com and helped scale it across 78 countries.
- His personal biography reports growth to more than $100 million revenue and 500 employees during his operating tenure.
- Helped build the company through years of operating-cash-funded growth before major institutional financing.

## Latest updates

- **2026-09** — Published a LinkedIn essay recalling Talent.com's shift from prepaid job ads to pay-per-click.
- **2026-08** — HC Fribourg-Gottéron's season announcement identifies Droux as a board vice-president.
- **2026-03** — Discussed his UBS apprenticeship and its influence on entrepreneurship in Genève Attractive's CFC à CEO interview.

## Links

- Website: https://maxime-droux.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/maxime-droux-15139a26
- GitHub: https://github.com/maximedroux55-hue

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Last updated: 2026-10-12