Prolific
High-quality human-powered data at scale
- 101-200 employees
- B2B
- Artificial Intelligence
- Marketplace
- Market research
- SaaS
- eCommerce
- Vauxhall, London, UK
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Company mission
To accelerate human understanding.
Our take
Founded in 2014, Prolific is a marketplace and data analysis company that provides researchers with a network of test participants. From eye-tracking to human-facing AI applications, Prolific’s network acts as both a recruiter for test participants and as a marketplace for researchers scientists to hire said participants.
Founded in 2014, it’s already used by the likes of Google, Stanford, Oxford and Kings College London Universities to test new AI products, providing “stress tests” for its clients. Prolific’s user base now counts over 2000 potential test subjects, whilst researchers leverage its network to launch surveys, tests and evaluation tasks every 2 minutes.
An indicator of Prolific’s success is maintaining of profitability for years after its initial Y Combinator investment. In 2024, it raised $32 million in Series A to maintain its healthy position. This funding will allow it to expand its operations.
Freddie
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Benefits
- Bank holiday swaps
- Company wide holidays/offsites
- Early finish Fridays
- Enhanced maternity leave – 13 weeks full paid, 26 weeks 50% pay
- Enhanced paternity leave – 4 weeks full paid
- Enhanced sick pay
- Mental health days
- L&D budget – £1000 per year
- Dog friendly co-working space
- 25 days annual leave + bank holidays
Funding (1 round)
Jul 2023
$31.7m
Series A
Total funding: $31.7m
Leadership
Phelim Bradley
(CEO & Co-Founder)Currently also Venture Partner at Pioneer Fund. Previously Dphil at Wellcome Trust Centre for Human Genetics, Bioinformatics Intern at Illumina and MPhil of Computer Biology at University of Cambridge.