Innovate Fingal Tech Week Series - Liam Whelan, COO of TalentHunter

Liam Whelan of TalentHunter joins Sean Fahey for the first episode of the Innovate Fingal Tech Week Podcast.
TalentHunter is an AI-powered jobs board built in Fingal, taking on the likes of Indeed by matching candidates to roles on skill base — not keywords. In this conversation, Liam talks about going from 20 years in hospitality to founding an AI recruitment platform, why "fewer, better matches" is a harder sell than volume, designing against bias in hiring AI, the EU AI Act, his recent funding round, and what Fingal has become as a place to build a tech company.
Topics covered:
- The elevator pitch — what TalentHunter is, and who it's for
- From hospitality and recruitment to building an AI platform
- Lean Six Sigma as a turning point
- Meeting co-founder Frank Byrne
- Volume, bias, and the skills gap
- How the matching actually works
- Designing against bias in AI hiring
- The EU AI Act and what it means for Irish AI companies
- Fingal as a place to build a tech company
- The funding round and what's next
- A realistic five-year picture for recruitment
- Advice for SME owners and aspiring founders
Find TalentHunter:
Website: talenthunter.me
Email: info@talenthunter.me
Until the end of this month, TalentHunter is offering €500 free advertising for every employer — no obligation, no credit card required.
This podcast series is part of Tech Week, produced by Fahey Media for Innovate Fingal.
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Innovate Fingal — innovatefingal.ie
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