Business Ecosystem Architect & Entrepreneur

Building businesses.
Connecting people.
Architecting ecosystems.

Yousef Darvishvand designs the structures that let people, capital and strategy compound — across Executive Search, entrepreneurship and human capital, from Tehran to the wider region.

Base — Tehran, Iran Focus — Executive Search · Entrepreneurship · Strategy Education — MBA, Strategy, University of Tehran
HCTLinked YD Group Hamyar Niroo Alborz Ventures FIG. 01 — ECOSYSTEM SCHEMATIC
Founder & Group CEO — YD Group Founder — HCTLinked, Executive Search Founder & Chairman — Hamyar Niroo Alborz Startup Advisor & Entrepreneur MBA, Strategy — University of Tehran
Fig. 02 — The Ecosystem

One builder. A network of ventures.

Rather than a single company, Yousef operates a connected set of businesses in talent, strategy and entrepreneurship — each reinforcing the others.

Node — HR

HCTLinked

Executive Search and HR solutions — connecting evaluated, interviewed talent with organizations across Iran and beyond. Founded 2016, Tehran.

Node — Holding

YD Group

The umbrella under which Yousef's ventures operate — business strategy, entrepreneurship and cross-portfolio growth.

Node — HR

Hamyar Niroo Alborz

Human capital and staffing solutions, built and chaired by Yousef alongside his broader HR practice.

Node — Growth

Other Ventures

Startup advisory and early-stage involvement across fintech, HR-tech and adjacent sectors.

Fig. 03 — Expertise

Four disciplines, one practice.

The through-line across every venture: building the right structure around the right people.

01

Executive Search

Building leadership teams and connecting exceptional talent with organizations that need them.

02

Entrepreneurship

Building, scaling and developing ventures from first principles to sustained growth.

03

Business Strategy

Designing the structures, strategies and growth paths that hold an organization together.

04

Human Capital

Building organizations around the right people — from evaluation to long-term development.

Fig. 05 — Get in Touch

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