Talent Intelligence Collective: Zeki Data Webinar Recap
Did you miss our recent webinar featuring Zeki Data ? Here's everything you need to know about this innovative approach to talent intelligence in the deep tech space.
Martin Thomas from the Talent Intelligence Collective hosted an insightful session with the leadership team from Zeki Data, a company revolutionizing how organizations identify and engage with top scientific and engineering talent.
Meet the Zeki Data Team
The webinar introduced us to the key players behind Zeki Data:
Thomas Hurd (CEO and Co-founder): Former UK Government professional with extensive experience in national security and big data
Margaux Bergen Hurd (Co-founder): Eager to collect community feedback on their solutions
Paul Mann (Director of Business Development): Handles all commercial relationships and partnerships
Rachel Cook (Head of Data): Oversees the data science and machine learning teams
What is "Talent Alpha"?
Zeki Data focuses on what they call "talent alpha" – individuals with exceptional skills in science and engineering who drive innovation. Their comprehensive dataset includes:
10 million carefully selected individuals (from a pool of 500 million)
Specialists across AI, health technology, advanced materials, and other cutting-edge fields
Data drawn from 30,000+ open access sources
The Zeki Advantage: Explainable Scoring
What makes Zeki Data stand out is their transparent, bottom-up scoring system that evaluates talent based on:
Real-world impact and decision-making
Peer recognition within specialized communities
50+ different signals and metrics
The results speak for themselves – companies hiring high-scoring individuals identified by Zeki have seen a 100% increase in innovation within months.
Product Suite: Tailored Intelligence Solutions
Zeki Data offers four distinct products:
Talent Radar: Direct sourcing of specialized talent with curated datasets and regular tracking of talent movement. Ideal for deep tech VCs, universities, and companies with strategic workforce plans.
Talent IQ: Company-level insights analyzing the health, direction, and momentum of an organization's deep tech expertise. Perfect for private equity, hedge funds, and investment funds.
Talent Atlas: Macro-level intelligence mapping centers of excellence globally and tracking evolving talent dynamics across regions. Essential for organizations making strategic location decisions.
Diversity Product: Addressing gender and broader diversity challenges by providing greater transparency and opportunities for underrepresented groups in deep tech.
Finding Hidden Gems
One of Zeki's most valuable capabilities is identifying talent that flies under the radar of conventional platforms like LinkedIn, including:
Rising stars who haven't yet established large digital footprints
Exceptional recent graduates in specialized fields
Diverse talent often overlooked by traditional recruitment methods
What's Next?
Following strong interest during the Q&A session, the Talent Intelligence Collective plans to host a follow-up deep dive session to explore Zeki Data's capabilities in more detail. In the meantime, participants can access the webinar slides, recording, and transcript as well as an amazing report on "The State of AI Talent 2025" where you can discover the 10 market shifting predictions shaping the global AI talent landscape, based on the top 800,000 talent in AI by clicking the link below.
For any follow up questions for Zeki Data please reach out to Paul directly at: paul@zekidata.com
What’s 100% increase in innovation?