Dex raises $5.3m to build an AI talent agent for the engineers
Founded by a former Atomico talent adviser, Dex charges employers agency fees only on successful hires, and has gone from zero to $1.8 million ARR in under six months of charging.
TL;DR
- Dex, an AI talent agent, has raised $5.3 million in seed funding.
- The company focuses on hiring AI researchers, software developers, and machine learning engineers.
- Dex uses a conversational AI agent to interact with candidates and match them with employers.
- The business model charges employers a success fee of 20-30% of the hired candidate's first-year salary.
- The funding will be used to open offices in New York and San Francisco.