Episode #35: Meet the Startup Leveraging AI for Strategic Talent Placement
Tech Optimist Podcast — Tech, Entrepreneurship, and Innovation
In this episode of the Alumni Ventures’ Tech Optimist podcast, join Pete Mathias as he explores the innovative world of AI-driven talent placement with Fernando Rodriguez-Villa, co-founder and CEO of AdeptID. Discover how AdeptID is transforming the talent industry by harnessing AI to identify potential in the workforce, bridging skill gaps in critical sectors such as healthcare and cybersecurity. Fernando shares the inception and mission of AdeptID, emphasizing their commitment to getting more people into better jobs faster through their transformative matching technology. This episode sheds light on how AdeptID’s approach not only enhances economic mobility but also aligns with the future of skills-based hiring. Tune in to hear how AdeptID is making a significant impact on the labor market and improving the job search and hiring process with AI.
Episode #35 – Meet the Startup Leveraging AI for Strategic Talent Placement
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Join Pete Mathias in Episode #35 of the Tech Optimist podcast as he talks with Fernando Rodriguez-Villa, co-founder and CEO of AdeptID. Discover how AdeptID uses AI to revolutionize talent placement, bridging skill gaps in sectors like healthcare and cybersecurity. Learn about AdeptID’s mission to enhance economic mobility and improve the job search process through their innovative matching technology. Tune in to hear how AI is transforming the future of hiring.
Watch Time ~19 minutes
The show is produced by Alumni Ventures, which has been recognized as a “Top 20 Venture Firm” by CB Insights (’24) and as the “#1 Most Active Venture Firm in the US” by Pitchbook (’22 & ’23).
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Creators and Guests
HOST
Pete Mathias
Partner at Alumni Ventures
Alumni Ventures’ U.S. Strategic Tech Fund is led by Partner Pete Mathias, who is personally ranked by Business Insider as a Top Defense VC to Watch. Pete joined Alumni Ventures from the $1.5B+ venture capital arm of Bertelsmann, where he was a Senior Director across the European Union, China, and U.S startup ecosystems. Previously a fellow at .406 Ventures and alumnus of the Harvard Innovation Lab, Pete has substantial entrepreneurial and startup operating background. He has an MBA from the Tuck School at Dartmouth, an MPA from Harvard’s Kennedy School, a Master’s with Distinction from Oxford, and a BA (magna cum laude) from Dartmouth. He has recently been selected as a member of the Council on Foreign Relations. Pete has a creative core as drummer for the indie rock band Filligar, which has been designated as “Cultural Ambassador” by the U.S. Department of State. He is an avid skier, marathon runner, and ice hockey player.
GUEST
Fernando Rodriguez-Villa
CEO and Co-Founder, AdeptID
Fernando Rodriguez-Villa is the CEO and co-founder at AdeptID, a company using machine learning to identify and support hidden talent in the workforce.
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