
He spent a decade persuading companies to approach overlooked technical talent. Now the hackajob co-founder is betting that an AI agent can repair a hiring market in which applications are plentiful, attention is scarce, and trust has become the rarest qualification.
The tech recruitment marketplace is putting Archer, its AI hiring agent, in front of the application queue. Its wager: employers will pay for better introductions, not more CVs.
IgniteData is a healthtech company automating the transfer of clinical trial data between hospital electronic health records (EHRs) and sponsors' electronic data capture (EDC) systems. Its flagship platform, Archer, is a cloud-based, system-agnostic 'Virtual Research Assistant' that uses HL7 FHIR and SMART on FHIR APIs to move clinically validated data securely and automatically, cutting manual transcription, reducing source data verification, and helping treatments reach patients faster. Founded in the UK and now operating on both sides of the Atlantic, IgniteData works with pharmaceutical sponsors like AstraZeneca and research hospitals including UCLH, Cambridge University Hospitals, and Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center.