From a small team in Mexico City to placements in 17 countries — across the Americas, Europe, Africa and Oceania. A certified B Corp since 2022 — score 93.2 — trusted by the brands that define their categories.
LaPieza began in 2018 in Mexico City as Talento Startup. Pol Morral Dauvergne and Juan Carlos Martínez had one conviction: the best talent decisions in Latin America happen at a table, not on a platform. They started by connecting young talent with emerging companies — culture as the differentiator — through NUMA México's Batch 17 and COLABORATIVOx.
By 2019, the market told us something bigger: recruitment needed to be bias-free. We became LaPieza. A year later, we built the first AI-driven ATS in the region that hides name, photo, age, gender, and education in round one — surfacing skills and values instead. Pioneers on the day. Still leading it.
“Search isn't a marketplace. It's a relationship between the people who know the role and the leaders who could take it.”
Pol Morral Dauvergne and Juan Carlos Martínez found Talento Startup in Mexico City — connecting young talent with emerging companies, with culture as the differentiator. NUMA México Batch 17 and COLABORATIVOx.
By September, companies were asking for bias-free recruitment. Already operating as LaPieza, we validated the model at Hackatón Talento CDMX — the piece Latin American recruitment had been waiting for.
In August, we launched the first AI-driven ATS in the region that hides name, photo, age, gender, and education in round one — and surfaces skills and values instead. Bias-free recruitment, pioneered on the day, still ours to lead.
We raised our seed round to accelerate. The team expanded with one intention — social impact through employability across Latin America.
February — Forbes Mexico named us a 30 Promesas de los Negocios. The same year, we earned B Corp certification at 84% above the global median — a certified B Corp, re-scored 93.2 today. LaPieza Academy (today Emplicity) was born.
By December, we had entered a new chapter — strengthening operations, deepening strategic partnerships with multinationals: Coca-Cola FEMSA, Volaris, Unilever.
ATS, Headhunting, Executive Search, RPO, AI Interviews, and a curated community. Emplicity is now an independent brand, powering careers across Latin America. 60+ people, 5 countries, 650K+ talent in the network — and placements in 17 countries.
From a small team in Mexico City, we find the right person for the role — wherever they are.
One partner from brief to chair. No handoffs to a junior, no farmed-out outreach. The person who briefs you is the person who lands the chair.
A limited number of mandates each year. We turn down more searches than we take. The ones we keep get every hour the partner can give.
Mexico City, São Paulo, Bogotá, Lima, Santiago. We live the markets we work in — same time zone, same language, same evening calls when a candidate is weighing two offers.
The leadership team that runs the practice — co-founders, partners, and directors across Mexico, Brazil, Colombia, Peru and Chile. Senior leaders find senior leaders. That's how this place grows.
Co-founded LaPieza in 2018 and led it as CEO through 2024. Forbes México 30 Promesas. NEOMA Business School and UDLAP; co-president of La French Tech Mexico and a mentor at Endeavor. Now also building 1Degree.
Co-founder and Chief Product & Technology Officer 2018–2024: built the ATS and the in-house matching engine behind the network, and scaled the team from two people to 65+ across five countries. Sits on the board; now co-founder & CTO at Arkos AI.
Runs the firm day to day. Joined in 2020 as a sales & hunting analyst, led headhunting and operations, and has been COO since 2023 — the operator behind the tenders LaPieza has won against the largest global firms. Universidad Anáhuac México.
Leads sales and partnerships across LATAM and the US. Returned to LaPieza in 2025 after LinkedIn Talent Solutions and Deel; started her career here in 2020. Host of the Traviajando podcast. UDLAP.
Runs executive-level searches end to end — CTOs, VPs and senior technology leaders across LATAM: market map, approach, interviews, offer. With LaPieza since 2020; community lead of HR Leaders LATAM.
Senior consultant on C-level and specialist searches across LATAM and the US, currently embedded in a client's talent team — the RPO model in person. Led the headhunting practice in 2023–25; with LaPieza since 2022. Tecnológico de Monterrey.
And 1,000+ more across Latin America. Every engagement under NDA — these are some of the names we can share.
A 30-minute call. No pitch — we listen first. If we're right for the work, you'll know inside the call. If we're not, you'll leave with a shorter list and a clearer brief.
