# talent.io

> talent.io was a European recruitment marketplace that flipped traditional headhunting: pre-screened software engineers and tech freelancers were surfaced to companies, who then applied to candidates. Founded in Paris in 2015 by Amit Aharoni, Jonathan Azoulay and Nicolas Meunier, it scaled to ten European cities and 2,000+ employer clients before being acquired by Davidson Consulting out of judicial reorganization in March 2025.

- **Founded:** 2015
- **Headquarters:** Paris, France
- **Founders:** Jonathan Azoulay (Co-founder & CEO), Nicolas Meunier (Co-founder), Amit Aharoni (Co-founder)
- **Team size:** ~55 at later stage; peaked at ~100+
- **Products:** Permanent hiring marketplace, Freelance / contractor marketplace, Salary reports & market insights
- **Notable:** Scaled from launch to ten European cities in roughly two years., Onboarded 2,000+ employer clients including Adobe, BlaBlaCar and N26., Published widely-cited annual European tech salary reports.

## Products & services

- **Permanent hiring marketplace** — Pre-screened software engineers, data scientists, DevOps and product managers surface to employers, who then reach out with offers.
- **Freelance / contractor marketplace** — A separate platform for tech contractors - the part of the business Davidson Consulting kept post-acquisition.
- **Salary reports & market insights** — Recurring reports on European tech compensation, hiring trends and remote work.

## Achievements

- Scaled from launch to ten European cities in roughly two years.
- Onboarded 2,000+ employer clients including Adobe, BlaBlaCar and N26.
- Published widely-cited annual European tech salary reports.

## Latest updates

- **2024-09** — Entered judicial reorganization in France as the post-2022 tech hiring slowdown bit.
- **2025-03** — Acquired by Davidson Consulting via commercial court; freelance business preserved, permanent hiring division wound down.

## Links

- Website: https://talent.io
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/talent-io
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/talent_io
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/talent_io/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/talentioEU

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Last updated: 2026-05-18