Seed · HR Tech · London, United Kingdom · Founded 2025 · 13–18 employees
Dex is a London-based AI talent agent that connects software engineers and tech professionals with career opportunities through deep conversational AI — via voice or text — rather than traditional job boards or cold outreach. The platform combines matchmaking, interview coaching, and compensation benchmarking for candidates, while helping employers deeply understand their ideal hire, charging a 20–30% placement fee only on successful hires. Founded in early 2025 by ex-Atomico duo Paddy Lambros (CEO) and Harry Uglow (CTO), Dex has attracted over 15,000 engineers and 50+ tech company clients — including ElevenLabs, Synthesia, and Lovable — reaching a ~$1.8M ARR run rate within months of monetising. The company has raised $8.4M in total across a $3.1M pre-seed (a16z Speedrun, Concept Ventures) and a $5.3M seed round led by Notion Capital, with angel participation from OpenAI, Meta, Deliveroo, and Wise.