# Talently

> Talently is a Latin American tech-talent marketplace that connects US and global companies with senior, bilingual, AI-vetted software engineers and digital professionals across LATAM. Founded in Peru in 2018, it began as an upskilling platform and pivoted into a hiring and staff-augmentation engine that delivers vetted candidate shortlists in 48-72 hours and gets teams up and running in about 21 days. The company blends automated technical and English screening with human-led evaluations for culture and communication fit, and handles contracts, payroll, compliance, and IP.

- **Founded:** 2018
- **Headquarters:** New York, United States (founded in Lima, Peru)
- **Founders:** Domenica Obando (Co-Founder & CEO), Roxana Kern (Co-Founder & COO), Cristian Vega (Co-Founder & CTO)
- **Team size:** ~76 employees
- **Products:** Talently Hiring, Talently Staffing, AI-vetted talent marketplace, Managed contracts & compliance
- **Notable:** Raised what was reported as one of the largest seed rounds for a LATAM edtech (US$3M, 2022)., Secured a US$750K investment from IDB Lab to train and hire tech talent in Latin America., Grew a marketplace of 100,000+ AI-vetted tech professionals.

## Products & services

- **Talently Hiring** — Direct hiring for US and global companies - senior engineers, product managers, AI engineers, data experts, and tech leads, with candidate shortlists delivered in 48-72 hours.
- **Talently Staffing** — Nearshore staff augmentation to scale teams with bilingual remote LATAM talent across software engineering, AI, DevOps, QA, data, product, and UX/UI, including free replacement if the fit isn't right.
- **AI-vetted talent marketplace** — A pool of 100,000+ professionals screened with automated technical and English assessments plus human-led evaluation for cultural and communication fit.
- **Managed contracts & compliance** — Talently manages contracts, salary payments, compliance, and IP protection for engaged talent.

## Achievements

- Raised what was reported as one of the largest seed rounds for a LATAM edtech (US$3M, 2022).
- Secured a US$750K investment from IDB Lab to train and hire tech talent in Latin America.
- Grew a marketplace of 100,000+ AI-vetted tech professionals.
- Delivered 5,000+ hires across 500+ startups.
- Program participants historically earned roughly 2x more on average after upskilling, in some cases up to 10x.
- Reports a 90%+ hiring success rate on retainer and ~21-day average time to hire.

## Latest updates

- **2022-11** — Closed a US$3M seed round led by regional VCs including 500 Startups Latam and Alaya Capital to expand across Latin America.
- **2021** — Received a US$750K investment from IDB Lab to support training and hiring of tech talent.
- **2024** — Sharpened positioning around Talently Hiring and Talently Staffing, emphasizing AI-vetting plus human evaluation and a US-facing nearshore model.

## Links

- Website: https://talently.tech
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/school/talentlytech/
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/TalentlyTech
- YouTube: https://youtube.com/channel/UCq1SXihQJFH0a2gzauuJPZQ
- Instagram: https://instagram.com/talentlytech/
- Facebook: https://facebook.com/talently.tech

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Last updated: 2026-07-02