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Dex funding, valuation and investors
AI talent agent matching technical professionals and employers; SR005 alum with $5.3M seed and reported $1.8M revenue run rate.
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Funding, valuation & investors
Answer-first snapshotLatest funding
Seed
$5.3M · April 28, 2026
Latest known valuation
Not publicly disclosed
Total disclosed equity funding
$8.4M
Excludes debt, grants, acquisitions, secondaries, and IPO proceeds.
Current status
private
seed · London, United Kingdom
Investors in latest funding
Lead: Notion Capital
Other: a16z Speedrun , Concept Ventures
Overview
Dex is an AI talent agent for software engineers, machine-learning researchers and other technical candidates. Jobseekers describe their career goals through a voice or text conversation; Dex matches them with suitable companies and helps them evaluate roles, compensation and interviews. Founder Paddy Lambros previously worked in technical recruiting and venture talent roles, including Atomico. Dex participated in a16z Speedrun SR005.
On April 28, 2026 Fortune reported a $5.3M seed led by Notion Capital, bringing total funds raised to about $8.4M. Lambros told Fortune more than 15,000 engineers had joined, over 50 technology companies were customers, and the product had reached approximately $1.8M annualized revenue run rate.
Those metrics are founder-reported snapshots, not audited annual revenue; recruitment outcomes and candidate satisfaction still need longitudinal evidence. Dex's differentiator is candidate intent and curated introduction rather than high-volume resume keyword matching.
Why Dex is interesting
Dex combines a $5.3M seed round, founder-reported $1.8M annualized revenue run rate, more than 15,000 engineering candidates and 50+ employer customers—unusually specific commercial traction for a Speedrun alumni profile.
Product & use cases
Voice/text career interview, AI-led role matching and guided introductions for technical candidates and high-growth employers.
- Engineers exploring high-quality roles without blasting resumes
- Growth-stage companies recruiting specialized technical talent
- Candidates comparing compensation, team fit and interview preparation
Funding history (newest first)
Seed
2026-04-28 $5.3M- Notion Capital (lead)
- a16z Speedrun (participant)
- Concept Ventures (participant)
Source: Read source · fortune.com
Pre-seed
2025 $3.1MSource: Read source · fortune.com
Competitive landscape
Edge: Two-sided, higher-context matching may improve relevance but has to overcome competition for candidate attention and employer trust.
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Hired direct
Developer-focused hiring marketplace
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LinkedIn Recruiter incumbent
Large talent discovery and recruiter tooling
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Jooba adjacent
AI-powered embedded recruiting service for employers
Notable stories
- Official a16z cohort: https://speedrun.a16z.com/companies/dex
- Funding and founder-reported users, customers and ARR: https://fortune.com/2026/04/28/exclusive-dex-ai-powered-recruiting-startup-raises-seed-round-notion-capital/
- Company product and team: https://meetdex.ai/about
Market / IPO context
Editorial / static context — not a live quote.
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