How Innovators Hub Asia scaled an AI-powered talent platform with the Top-1% Vietnamese Engineers
To build and scale an AI-powered talent platform (including matching, vetting, and client/talent portals), Innovators Hub Asia partnered with AppGenie to embed a dedicated Vietnam-based team — accelerating candidate matching by 45% and lowering cost-per-hire by 28%.
Industry
Technology / Talent Platform
Country
Singapore
Company Type
Startup
The Partner
Innovators Hub Asia is a Singapore-based technology ecosystem and talent hub aiming to connect organizations with elite tech talent and managed teams — supported by a curated network of 3,000+ vetted tech talents and innovators. As demand grew for faster, higher-quality hiring and delivery, Innovators Hub Asia invested in a dedicated AI talent platform to operationalize the full lifecycle, from onboarding and vetting to matching and client engagement, at scale.
The Challenge
Innovators Hub Asia needed to move quickly without compromising platform quality or matching precision. The key challenges were:
- Ship an MVP fast while building a scalable foundation: The platform required multiple modules (talent portal, client portal, admin, matching, vetting) with cohesive UX and reliable operations.
- Improve match speed and recruiting economics: Matching needed to be meaningfully faster while reducing cost-per-hire as the platform grew.
- Scale delivery capacity without long hiring cycles: A dedicated team was needed to deliver and iterate continuously while requirements evolved.
The AppGenie Solution
AppGenie set up an embedded Vietnam-based engineering team to operate as an extension of Innovators Hub Asia's product and engineering team, owning delivery across core platform modules and enabling a consistent release cadence.
The Team
- Technical Lead (Senior Full-stack) — architecture, delivery quality, sprint outcomes
- Backend Engineer (Senior) — APIs, matching services, integrations, data workflows
- Frontend Engineer (Senior) — portals UX, performance, conversion flows
- Full-stack Engineer (Middle) — onboarding workflows, admin tools, reporting views
- ML/Matching Engineer (Senior) — matching logic, ranking signals, evaluation loop
- QA Engineer (Middle) — regression automation, release confidence, test strategy
What AppGenie Delivered
- Client and talent portals (account creation, onboarding, profile, and project workflows)
- AI-powered matching engine (recommendations, ranking/filtering, time zone, and skills signals)
- Talent vetting system (assessments, interview workflow, scoring)
- Admin panel (user management, dashboards, scoring rule controls)
- Delivery + ODC operations to keep feature throughput high while sustaining quality and stability.
How AppGenie Integrated
- Operating rhythm: Weekly planning + delivery checkpoints; sprint-based releases (typical 2-week cadence).
- Collaboration: Clear ownership via pull request reviews, milestone tracking, and frequent feedback loops to adapt to evolving requirements.
"They showed strong adaptability to our evolving needs."
— Jeff, Product Director, Innovators Hub Asia
Key Features Delivered
- AI-Powered Matching Engine
- Talent Vetting System
- Client & Talent Portals
- Admin Dashboard
The Outcome
With an embedded team provided by AppGenie, Innovators Hub Asia shipped faster, scaled supply and demand on the platform, and improved hiring efficiency.
- 45% faster candidate matching and 28% lower cost-per-hire (reported as headline outcomes).
- MVP launched within 3 months, providing core functionality across talent management, client project workflows, and AI matching.
- 500+ AI engineers and 50+ global clients acquired in the first 3 months after launch.
- Time-to-match reduced by ~40% (from ~5 days to under 72 hours) through AI recommendations and workflow automation.
- 99.9% system uptime post-launch, supporting reliability as the platform scaled.
"The biggest unlock was closing the loop between matching quality signals and the onboarding UX — so every sprint improved both speed and placement outcomes."
— Ngan Le (Frontend Engineer)