BUSINESS POINT INTELLIGENCE SOLUTIONS LIMITED

Their core work

Business Point Intelligence Solutions is a Dublin-based technology SME that builds AI-powered recruitment software for the European market. Their core product — branded AIRE (Artificial Intelligence for Recruiting Europe) — applies machine learning to automate and improve candidate matching, screening, and selection for employers. They used EU SME Instrument funding to develop and validate this technology, progressing from a Phase 1 feasibility study in 2017 to a larger coordination action by 2019. Their work sits at the intersection of HR technology, algorithmic hiring, and data governance — increasingly relevant as AI-driven hiring tools face regulatory scrutiny under EU law.

What they specialise in

How they've shifted over time

In their first H2020 project (2017–2018), BPISL focused exclusively on the technical and market feasibility of AI-driven recruitment — a narrow, product-development orientation typical of SME Instrument Phase 1 grants. By their second project (2019–2021), the scope had broadened to include the Security sector, most likely reflecting growing attention to GDPR compliance, algorithmic bias, and the ethical governance of automated hiring decisions. The shift is modest given only two projects, but it mirrors the wider European policy turn toward trustworthy AI that accelerated in this period.

BPISL appears to be scaling a single core product (AI recruitment) while adding security and governance layers — a trajectory that aligns well with the EU AI Act's requirements for high-risk AI systems in employment contexts.

How they like to work

BPISL has coordinated both of its H2020 projects independently, with no recorded consortium partners — a pattern typical of SME Instrument recipients who receive grants to develop their own product rather than collaborate in multi-partner consortia. This means they are accustomed to leading and owning their project outcomes, but have little demonstrated experience integrating into larger consortium teams. A future collaboration would likely work best if BPISL plays a defined specialist or technology-provider role, rather than a coordination role within a complex multi-partner structure.

BPISL has operated entirely as a solo entity in H2020, with zero recorded consortium partners and no cross-country collaborations. Their network within the EU research ecosystem is effectively non-existent in the formal sense, though their market reach targets the pan-European recruitment sector.

What sets them apart

BPISL is one of the few Irish SMEs in H2020 to focus specifically on AI for recruitment — a vertical where EU-funded R&D remains thin compared to health or energy. Their consecutive AIRE grants show they passed EU evaluation twice on the same product concept, which is a meaningful signal of commercial credibility. For partners needing a specialist in algorithmic hiring or HR-tech with an EU compliance angle, BPISL offers focused domain expertise that generalist tech firms typically lack.

Highlights from their portfolio

• AIRE
  The original 2017 SME Instrument Phase 1 project that established BPISL's EU-funded identity as an AI recruitment technology developer, serving as the foundation for all subsequent work.
• AIRE+
  The expanded 2019 Coordination and Support Action nearly doubled their EU funding to €98,750 and added a Security dimension, signalling a deliberate move toward responsible and compliant AI hiring.