Dex lands $5.3M to grow its AI-driven talent matching platform. Dex has secured seed funding to scale its AI-powered hiring platform, matching software engineers with roles while addressing inefficiencies in traditional recruitment. London-based Dex, an AI-powered recruitment platform, has raised $5.3 million in a seed funding round led by Notion Capital, with participation from Andreessen Horowitz's Speedrun programme, Concept Ventures, and angel investors including individuals from OpenAI and other organisations. The round follows a pre-seed round raised in 2025, bringing the company's total funding to $8.4 million. Dex focuses on connecting software engineers with relevant job opportunities through an AI-driven approach. Its product operates as an AI "talent agent", engaging users in detailed conversations to understand their experience, motivations, and career goals. The platform then matches candidates with suitable roles, while also supporting them with research, compensation benchmarking, and interview preparation through a conversational interface. On the employer side, Dex gathers insights into hiring teams, role requirements, and performance expectations. When a strong mutual fit is identified, the platform facilitates direct introductions between candidates and hiring managers. Commenting on the limitations of current hiring systems, Paddy Lambros, CEO and founder of Dex, said that recruitment processes frequently underperform, while AI has not yet delivered substantial improvements. We're currently seeing an AI 'arms race' to the bottom, with companies being flooded by AI-generated applications, while individuals are often subjected to inhumane and unethical screening. Dex offers an alternative. The funding comes at a time when the global recruitment industry is facing growing pressure to evolve, with traditional hiring processes often criticised as inefficient and heavily reliant on manual decision-making. Dex positions itself as an alternative, aiming to improve how talent and opportunities are matched through AI. Dex plans to use the new funding to further develop its product and expand its go-to-market strategy. While currently headquartered in London, the company is preparing to expand into the US, targeting technology hubs such as New York and San Francisco. The company's broader goal is to improve how individuals find meaningful work by aligning opportunities with their skills, ambitions, and values, while offering tools that support both candidates and employers throughout the hiring process.

Dex, an AI-powered recruiting startup focused on AI researchers and software developers, has raised $5.3 million in a seed round led by Notion Capital, with participation from a16z Speedrun and Concept Ventures. The funding brings total capital raised to $8.4 million. Founded in early 2025 by former Atomico talent adviser Paddy Lambros, Dex uses AI agents to interview candidates via voice or text, then matches them to employers using a proprietary matching engine. The platform has attracted over 15,000 engineers and more than 50 technology companies, including ElevenLabs and Synthesia. Dex charges employers 20% to 30% of hired candidates' salaries and has reached approximately $1.8 million in annualised revenue since late 2025. The company plans to open offices in New York and San Francisco this year.