Poindexter Labs
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About
Poindexter Labs is a UK-based AI data company that produces expert-level training data for advanced AI models 12. The company operates a proprietary platform enabling collaborative workflows where subject-matter experts — including mathematicians, scientists, lawyers, doctors, finance professionals, and engineers — generate and validate training data for frontier AI labs and enterprise customers 12. The company was founded by Jocelyn D’Arcy, formerly a mathematics teacher, who bootstrapped the business to £1.6M in revenue before raising venture capital 3. Poindexter Labs officially launched at Maths World in London on June 3, 2026 2.
Funding History
| Date | Round | Amount | Lead | Co-investors |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-02 | Seed | £2M | Episode 1 | Evertrue Capital, Octopus Ventures First Cheque Fund 123 |
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“Poindexter Labs raises £2M to improve training data for advanced AI,” Tech.eu, June 2, 2026. https://tech.eu/2026/06/02/poindexter-labs-raises-ps2m-to-improve-training-data-for-advanced-ai/↩↩↩
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“Poindexter Labs Raises £2 Million Seed Round To Fix AI Training Data Supply Chain,” Pulse 2.0, June 2026. https://pulse2.com/poindexter-labs-raises-2-million-seed-funding/↩↩↩↩
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“Exclusive: The maths teacher who bootstrapped an AI startup to £1.6M before taking a penny of VC just raised £2M to fix AI’s broken data pipeline,” Tech Funding News, June 2026. https://techfundingnews.com/poindexter-labs-seed-episode-1/↩↩