Dex

Investor: Notion Capital

London-based Dex, an AI-powered recruiter, has raised £3.9 million ($5.3 million) in Seed funding to scale its talent matchmaking platform. Summary of transaction details: Value: £3.9 million ($5.3 million). Sector: Software & SaaS / Recruitment Tech. Advisor: Not disclosed. Key Entities: Target: Dex; Lead Investor: Notion Capital; Participating Investors: a16z Speedrun, Concept Ventures 2100, OpenAI angel investors; Key Executive: Paddy Lambros (Co-Founder & CEO). Location: London, UK. Note: Dex is redefining technical hiring through its multimodal AI Talent Agent, which engages software engineers in detailed conversations to understand their experiences, motivations, and ambitions before matching them with leading tech companies. With over 15,000 engineers and 50 technology businesses already using the platform, Dex is currently on track to hit an annualised revenue run rate of $1.8m this year. The seed funding—which brings Dex's total funding to $8.4 million—will accelerate R&D in advanced AI matching and fuel geographic expansion into the US, specifically New York and San Francisco.

Investor: Concept Ventures, Andreessen Horowitz’s Speedrun programme, Notion Capital

Investor: Concept Ventures, a16z Speedrun, Charlie Songhurst, Stephen Whitworth, Nilan Peiris, Eric French