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  "license": {
    "name": "CC BY 4.0",
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  "cite_as": "Newsprint, \"Dex: what it sells, price and AI features\", https://www.newsprint.com/companies/dex/, updated 2026-11-11",
  "updated_at": "2026-11-11",
  "url": "https://www.newsprint.com/companies/dex/",
  "markdown_url": "https://www.newsprint.com/companies/dex.md",
  "title": "Dex: what it sells, price and AI features",
  "opening_answer": "Dex is on the AI hiring software map. We record 1 dated launch or event for it. The latest is dated April 28, 2026.",
  "period": "April 28, 2026",
  "methodology_url": "https://www.newsprint.com/updates/pr-software/#methodology",
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    "slug": "dex",
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    "site": "https://meetdex.ai/",
    "summary": "\"The talent agent for senior software engineers.\" Every candidate has a voice or text conversation with Dex's AI agent about their experience, goals and deal-breakers. An employer briefs Dex once on what \"great\" looks like. Dex's matching engine and its human \"matchmaker and talent team\" then send a small flow of warm, opt-in introductions through Ashby, Slack or the existing process. Dex does not sell software to recruiters; it charges a placement fee. The employer runs the interviews and makes the offer.",
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    "updated_at": "2026-11-11",
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  "launches_data_url": "https://www.newsprint.com/data/launches.json",
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  "summary": {
    "text": "\"The talent agent for senior software engineers.\" Every candidate has a voice or text conversation with Dex's AI agent about their experience, goals and deal-breakers. An employer briefs Dex once on what \"great\" looks like. Dex's matching engine and its human \"matchmaker and talent team\" then send a small flow of warm, opt-in introductions through Ashby, Slack or the existing process. Dex does not sell software to recruiters; it charges a placement fee. The employer runs the interviews and makes the offer.",
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      "title": "The AI hiring software map",
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      "name": "Dex",
      "site": "https://meetdex.ai/",
      "category": "AI recruiters and agents",
      "what": "\"The talent agent for senior software engineers.\" Every candidate has a voice or text conversation with Dex's AI agent about their experience, goals and deal-breakers. An employer briefs Dex once on what \"great\" looks like. Dex's matching engine and its human \"matchmaker and talent team\" then send a small flow of warm, opt-in introductions through Ashby, Slack or the existing process. Dex does not sell software to recruiters; it charges a placement fee. The employer runs the interviews and makes the offer.",
      "what_source": {
        "name": "meetdex.ai",
        "url": "https://meetdex.ai/"
      },
      "price": "Charges employers 20% to 30% of a hired candidate's salary (Fortune); no price on the vendor site.",
      "price_published": false,
      "capabilities": {
        "label": "AI capabilities",
        "items": [
          "Named agents",
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          "Screening and ranking",
          "AI sourcing"
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      "scale_tier": 3,
      "scale": "Funded challenger: institutional funding disclosed ($8.4M disclosed funding; about $1.8M annualized revenue run rate and 50+ client companies (Fortune, Apr 2026).)",
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        {
          "name": "fortune.com",
          "url": "https://fortune.com/2026/04/28/exclusive-dex-ai-powered-recruiting-startup-raises-seed-round-notion-capital/"
        },
        {
          "name": "tech.eu",
          "url": "https://tech.eu/2026/04/29/dex-lands-53m-to-grow-its-ai-driven-talent-matching-platform"
        }
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    {
      "id": "event-1",
      "url": "https://www.newsprint.com/companies/dex/#event-1",
      "on": "2026-04-28",
      "date_precision": "day",
      "title": "Dex raises $5.3M seed for its AI talent agent",
      "summary": "Notion Capital led a $5.3M seed with a16z Speedrun and Concept Ventures, bringing total funding to $8.4M. Dex focuses on AI researchers and software, ML and quant engineers and charges employers 20% to 30% of salary.",
      "kind": "Funding round",
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        "url": "https://www.newsprint.com/research/hiring-software/#co-dex"
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