Tal&Dev
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AI-powered career coaching platform that assesses skills, maps career paths, and matches professionals with aligned opportunities.
About
Tal&Dev is an HR-tech platform that helps both new job market entrants and mid-career professionals develop a career strategy, pursue it, and measure satisfaction along the way. The platform uses a four-step process: Assess (a 10-15 minute quiz gauging work style and aspirations), Analyze (determining best career paths using proprietary algorithms), Improve (prescribing coaches and development programs), and Match (connecting talent with aligned job opportunities). Founded in 2019 by Michele Volpi, the platform leverages AI and proprietary algorithms to create lasting career matches between talent and employers. Tal&Dev is already used by employees at major corporations including Visa, Mars, and Amazon, operating in a $15.6 billion U.S. job training and career counseling market.
DailyDropout Take
Tal&Dev caught our attention as a refreshingly human approach to career tech โ instead of just matching resumes to job descriptions, they assess work style, aspirations, and readiness for effort, then prescribe coaching before making matches. In a $15.6B career counseling market dominated by generic advice, their AI-driven four-step process stands out.
Discovery signal: Unique career assessment approach combining AI with coaching, enterprise traction with Visa/Mars/Amazon, operating in a large addressable market with no dominant tech player.
What Makes Them Unique
Tal&Dev combines AI-powered career assessments with a matching network that connects professionals to opportunities based on work style, aspirations, and readiness โ not just skills and experience โ creating more lasting career matches.
Visa, Mars, Amazon
Notable Clients
$15.6B (US career counseling)
Market Size
Target Markets
Founders
Michele Volpi
Founder & CEO
Founded Tal&Dev in 2019 to revolutionize career development through AI-powered assessments and matching. Winner of CEO Monthly Most Influential CEO Award (2023).
Bianca Colonnello
Co-Founder & CAO
Chief Administrative Officer at Tal&Dev, overseeing operations and administration.
Nicola Volpi
Co-Founder & CGO
Chief Growth Officer at Tal&Dev, driving business development and growth strategy.