Fundraising Fox

Prolific

YC S19

London, GB · Founded 2014 · 180 employees · Hiring · 5 known investors

Prolific connects researchers, AI developers, and product teams with vetted participants for collecting high-quality human data for AI training, surveys, and behavioral research. The platform enables customers across science, technology, and industry to access verified and diverse participant pools for reliable data collection.

Founders & leadership· Y Combinator alumni (S19)

Prolific was founded in 2014 by Phelim Bradley.

PBPhelim Bradley
Phelim Bradleyin𝕏Founder · CEOPhelim Bradley completed a PhD in Bioinformatics, developing software for bacterial data analysis using graph structures. He is co-founder and CEO of Prolific, a platform providing online research capabilities through a verified participant pool and integrated research tools.

Investors · 5

Also in the syndicate · 2

Oxford Science Enterprises (OSE)leadPartechlead

Competitors · 4

by search overlap

Companies competing with Prolific for the same Google search keywords, organic and paid, via search-intersection analysis.

In the news

Frequently asked questions

What does Prolific do?
Prolific connects researchers, AI developers, and product teams with vetted participants for collecting high-quality human data for AI training, surveys, and behavioral research. The platform enables customers across science, technology, and industry to access verified and diverse participant pools for reliable data collection.
Who founded Prolific?
Prolific was founded by Phelim Bradley in 2014.
Who are Prolific's investors?
Prolific's investors include 10xvaluepartners, Oxford Science Enterprises, Y Combinator.
Where is Prolific headquartered?
Prolific is headquartered in London, GB.