Connecting Talents

What Connecting Talents does

Connecting Talents S.r.l. operates a web-based talent-sharing platform that connects individuals with impact-oriented projects and teams. The platform is built around a proprietary Unique Talent Code (UTC) system that profiles users along three dimensions — Drivers (sources of energy/decision-making motivations), Passions, and Skills — via a Basic (5–8 minutes, 48 questions) or Full (15–20 minutes) assessment. A matching engine refreshes project suggestions every 24 hours and provides project leaders with a ranked list of the top 50 best-matching talents based on a UTC Score. The legal entity is an Italian S.r.l. (P.IVA 05417710281) headquartered in Padova, Italy, with a London mailing address; the firm is privately held, bootstrapped, and operates with 1–10 employees (6 named core team members plus community contributors).

The product portfolio includes the core platform, a 40-card Talent Game (digital and physical versions in English, Italian, and Dutch) used for icebreakers, workshops, and coaching, two recurring subscription tiers ("Develop Your Talents" for professionals seeking project volunteering and "Realize Your Ideas" for project owners seeking complementary talent), a 23 EUR physical card deck, a "Create an Archipelago" ecosystem service, and 60-minute live coaching sessions at 46 EUR + VAT available in six languages. Payments are processed through Stripe, with EU billing in EUR and UK billing in GBP; subscriptions explicitly do not auto-renew, and the firm only accepts credit cards. The platform integrates LinkedIn and Facebook for social login, is GDPR-compliant, and distributes via a self-serve, product-led growth motion supplemented by a community-led GTM through 11 purpose-focused "Archipelagos" (Innovation, Social Impact, Environmental Sustainability, Diversity & Inclusion).

The go-to-market is grassroots and community-driven: the platform claims 2,305 active talents, 75 active project ideas, 3,153 connections made, and 11 Archipelagos across 80 countries, with the top markets being Italy, the Netherlands, Germany, the United Kingdom, and France. The user base is 49% female / 51% male and 69% are aged 18–35. Strategic partners include Paradigma, SheTech Italy, Marsh Yellow, Tree of the Future, Garage Stories, Fondazione Brodolini, Startup Checklist, Unita, Social Innovation Teams UniTO, Greencome, and Omnia. There is no native mobile app, no disclosed funding, no disclosed revenue, and no institutional investors identified in the source data.

Name

Connecting Talents

Legal name

Connecting Talents S.r.l.

Website

https://connectingtalents.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2016

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Connecting Talents is a privately held, bootstrapped web platform that uses a proprietary Unique Talent Code (Drivers, Passions, Skills) to match individuals with impact projects and complementary team members across 80 countries, monetizing via subscriptions, a physical card deck, and coaching sessions.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Talent Matching Platform

NAICS

Custom Computer Programming Services (541511)

SIC

Services-Computer Programming, Data Processing, Etc. (7370)

akta.pro primary industry

Internship/Apprenticeship Matching & Work-Based Learning Platforms (EDAFAMAL)

akta.pro secondary industry

Remote/Hybrid Work Readiness & Digital Collaboration (EDAAAKAL)

Keywords

• Talent matching platform
• Team collaboration network
• Skill assessment tool
• Volunteer matching service
• Professional development platform

Headquarters

HQ city

London

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Operations

Revenue model

1. Subscription Plans: Two main subscription tiers: 'Develop Your Talents' for professional transformation and 'Realize Your Ideas' for project implementation. Both offer monthly billing with annual option. Subscriptions are NOT automatically renewed.
2. Talent Card Deck: Physical card deck product aligned with the UTC testing system. Sold in packs of 1 or 3 decks. Prices include standard delivery to BE, DE, FR, ES, IR, IT, NL, UK. One-time purchase.
3. Live Coaching Sessions: 60-minute video call with talent experts and team builders. Available in Dutch, English, French, German, Italian, and Spanish. One-time purchase at 46 EUR + VAT.
4. Deepdive Coaching Service: Additional coaching support to better understand UTC report results. 1-hour video session with experts at 46 EUR + VAT.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Connecting Talents operates a web-based talent-matching platform that connects individuals with social impact projects, startups, and volunteer opportunities using a proprietary Unique Talent Code (UTC) algorithm. The UTC system profiles users across Drivers, Passions, and Skills, then surfaces project and team-member matches refreshed every 24 hours. The company monetizes through subscription plans, a physical Talent Card Deck, and paid live coaching sessions with talent experts.

Product overview

Connecting Talents operates as a platform-plus-subscriptions model centered on its core matching platform. The platform uses a proprietary Unique Talent Code (UTC) system comprising Drivers, Passions, and Skills to connect talents with social impact projects. Key products include the Talent Game (card-based and digital), the UTC Assessment (Basic and Full versions), and two subscription tiers: Develop Your Talents (for professionals seeking project volunteering) and Realize Your Ideas (for project owners seeking team members). Physical products include the 40-card Talent Deck for team building activities. Additional services include Live Coaching sessions and Archipelago creation for ecosystem building.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Connecting Talents Platform A web-based collaboration matching platform that connects individual talents with ideas and social impact projects. Uses a proprietary Unique Talent Code (UTC) system measuring Drivers, Passions, and Skills to match users with complementary projects and team members. Accessible globally via browser with LinkedIn and Facebook social login.
• Develop Your Talents (Subscription) A monthly subscription tier for professionals undergoing career transformation who want to develop and articulate their skills and motivations, and find voluntary collaboration opportunities in innovative projects. Offers monthly billing with annual option; subscriptions do not auto-renew.
• Realize Your Ideas (Subscription) A monthly subscription tier for individuals with an idea or project who want to find people with complementary talents to collaborate and create a new team. Offers monthly billing with annual option; subscriptions do not auto-renew.
• Talent Card Deck (Physical) A 40-card physical deck aligned with the Motivation Drivers test, designed for use in coaching or team-building activities. Available in single-deck or 3-deck bundle; prices start at 23 EUR including standard delivery to BE, DE, FR, ES, IR, IT, NL, UK.
• Live Coaching A 60-minute live video coaching session with talent experts and team builders. Available in Dutch, English, French, German, Italian, and Spanish. Priced at 46 EUR plus VAT per session.
• Create an Archipelago A service allowing users to start a new ecosystem (Archipelago) around their current idea and create a project network to share talents and exploit synergies with other projects. Part of the platform's purpose-focused community feature.
• Talent Game A gamified card-based digital tool that provides users with an initial assessment of their talents through gameplay. Introduces the concept of four Drivers (Air, Earth, Fire, Water) and helps users identify their dominant talent profile. Free to play.

Quantifiable outcome

• 2305 active talents on platform
• +4 more outcomes

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration3 records

AI capability1 record

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Eleven partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• ParadigmaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner organization working on empowering persons and teams to realize their potential ideas and talents. Located in Italy.
• SheTech ItalyminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerItalian organization focused on empowering tech talents and innovation.
• Marsh YellowminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner organization in the network working on empowering persons and teams.
• Tree of the Future (ToF)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDedicated community page (treefuture.connectingtalents.org) focused on environmental and social impact innovation. Partnership creates dedicated ecosystem for sustainability-focused innovators to collaborate.
• Garage StoriesminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner organization supporting innovative projects and entrepreneurship.
• Fondazione BrodoliniminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerItalian foundation partner focused on social innovation and labor market projects.
• Startup ChecklistminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner platform helping startups with resources and tools.
• UnitaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner organization in the ecosystem supporting entrepreneurship and innovation.
• Social Innovation Teams UniTOminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAssociation of innovators launching events on startups, sustainability, social innovation. Part of Tree of the Future network.
• GreencomeminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerOrganization simplifying green innovation communication. Part of Tree of the Future network.
• OmniaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerThink tank of young people designing the future of Turin metropolitan area. Part of Tree of the Future network.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Emerging players

• Lunchclub: AI-driven professional networking platform that matches individuals for 1:1 conversations based on interests and goals. Comparable to Connecting Talents' algorithm-driven matching, though focused on conversations rather than project team formation.
• Shapr: Networking app that surfaces relevant professionals to meet based on shared interests. Comparable to Connecting Talents' interest- and purpose-driven matching for talent discovery, though oriented to individual meetups.

Broad incumbents

• Toptal: Curated freelance talent marketplace matching vetted professionals with companies. Comparable in the talent-matching mechanic and algorithm-driven affinity scoring, though commercial rather than social-impact focused.
• Meetup: Community-driven platform for organizing local groups around shared interests. Comparable to Connecting Talents' Archipelagos model of purpose-driven communities, but oriented to in-person/online events rather than project team formation.
• LinkedIn: Dominant professional networking platform that has expanded into groups, content, and increasingly volunteer/project-matching features. Overlaps with Connecting Talents' professional networking and OAuth-based identity layer, but at vastly larger scale.

Others

• Slack: Team communication platform widely used by distributed teams. Comparable to Connecting Talents' built-in communication/collaboration features, and a likely substitute for the messaging layer within Archipelagos.
• Asana: Team collaboration and project management platform. Adjacent to Connecting Talents' project-formation and team-design use case, providing collaboration tooling once teams are formed on the platform.

Direct peers

• Catchafire: Skills-based volunteering platform that matches professionals with nonprofit and social-impact projects. Directly comparable to Connecting Talents in the talent-to-volunteer-project matching use case and purpose-driven community positioning.
• Idealist: Volunteer and social-impact opportunity matching platform with global reach. Comparable to Connecting Talents as a marketplace for individuals seeking meaningful projects and organizations seeking talent around SDGs.
• VolunteerMatch: Long-standing volunteer opportunity matching service connecting individuals with nonprofits. Comparable in core function (volunteer-to-project matching) though less focused on team formation for entrepreneurial ideas.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/ConnecTalents

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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