When was Prolific founded?

Prolific was founded in 2014 and raised its 1st funding round 5 years after it was founded.

Where is Prolific located?

Prolific is headquartered in London, United Kingdom.

Who is the current CEO of Prolific?

Phelim Bradley of Prolific. They have also founded 1 company.

Which legal entities is Prolific associated with?

Prolific is associated with PROLIFIC ACADEMIC LTD. and 1 other.

How many employees does Prolific have?

As of Aug 31, 2026, the latest employee count at Prolific is 1470.

Is Prolific a funded company?

Prolific is a funded company, having raised a total of $33.8M across 3 funding rounds to date. The company's 1st funding round was a $***** Seed round, raised on 2019.

When was the latest funding round of Prolific?

Prolific's latest funding was a $***** Series A round on Apr 25, 2023, with participation from 2 investors.

Where does Prolific rank among its competitors?

Prolific ranks 2nd amongst 873 active competitors, of which 59 are funded. It stands 4th in terms of total funding among its competitors. The most recent competitor to raise funding was UserEvidence, which secured $7M in Aug, 2025.

Who are the top competitors of Prolific?

Prolific's top competitors include SurveyMonkey, Typeform and Upwave. Among them, UserEvidence secured the most recent funding round in August, 2025.

Prolific - 2026 Company Profile, Team, Funding, Competitors & Financials

Company Details

Online platform for finding research participants. It allows researchers to find and engage with research participants. It offers a user interface and a pool of participants from academia, industry, and AI. It enables researchers to launch the studies of participants.

Website: www.prolific.com/
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Founded Year

2014

Location

London, United Kingdom

Stage

Series A

Total Funding

$33.8M in 3 rounds

Latest Funding Round

Series A, Apr 25, 2023, $*****

Investors

Y Combinator & 6 more

Ranked

2^nd among 873 active competitors

Employee Count

1,470 as on Aug 31, 2026

Similar Companies

20|20 Research & 19 more

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Prolific is associated with 2 legal entities given below:

Legal Entity Name	Date of Incorporation	Revenue	Latest Employee Count	Reports
PROLIFIC ACADEMIC LTD. CIN: 8991598 , Germany, Active	Apr 09, 2014	-	-
PROLIFIC LIMITED CIN: 12610183 , United Kingdom, Active		-	-

Prolific has raised a total funding of $33.8M over 3 rounds. Its first funding round was on 2019. Its latest funding round was a Series A round on Apr 25, 2023 for $*****. 2 investors participated in its latest round. Prolific has 7 institutional investors.

Here is the list of recent funding rounds of Prolific:

Date of Funding	Funding Amount	Round Name	Post-Money Valuation	Revenue Multiple	Lead Investors	Other Investors
Apr 25, 2023	2414148	Series A	4412483	1482949	2931943	3099201
Aug 20, 2019	4518041	Seed	9964511	9796479	5984211	9349483
2019	9427	Seed	6907	8175	Y Combinator	7432

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The founders of Prolific is Phelim Bradley. Phelim Bradley is the CEO of Prolific.

Here are the details of Prolific's key team members:

Phelim Bradley: Co-Founder & CEO of Prolific.

Prolific's Board of Directors

Prolific's board has 3 active members. Phelim Bradley and Jemma White are part of team and Angeline Mashazhu is independent board member.

Here is the list of Prolific's board of directors:

Name	Type	Representing	Status	Duration
Phelim Bradley	Team	-	Current	12y 4m
julwhpn	Team	-	Current	5y 5m
Angeline Mashazhu	Independent board member	-	Current	1y 7m

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Prolific's employee count trend

Prolific has 1,470 employees as of Aug 26. Here is Prolific's employee count trend over the years:

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Top competitors of Prolific include SurveyMonkey, Typeform and Upwave. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of Prolific, ranked by Tracxn score:

Rank	Company Details	Short Description	Total Funding	Investors	Tracxn Score
1st	SurveyMonkey 1999, Palo Alto (United States), Public	Provider of a platform for creating surveys, forms, and market research	$694M	T. Rowe Price, Baillie Gifford & 25 others	79/100
2nd	Prolific 2014, London (United Kingdom), Series A	Online platform for finding research participants	$33.8M	Oxford Science Enterprises, 10x Value Partners ... & 5 others	65/100
3rd	Typeform 2012, Spain, Series C	Provider of a platform for creating forms, surveys, and quizzes	$188M	General Atlantic, Sofina & 19 others	63/100
4th	Upwave 2012, United States, Series B	Cloud-based predictive analytics solutions for marketing	$21.5M	Conductive Ventures, Uncork Capital & 11 others	60/100
5th	QuestionPro 2002, Seattle (United States), Seed	Provider of survey software and tools for data collection and analysis	-	Microsoft Accelerator	58/100
6th	Happydemics 2013, Paris (France), Series B	Feedback collection tool for businesses	$29.4M	Adelie, Kima Ventures & 11 others	57/100
7th	UserEvidence 2020, Jackson (United States), Series A	Provider of platform for gathering and managing customer evidence and content	$36.9M	Crosslink Capital, Founder Collective & 3 others	55/100
8th	Canvs 2010, New York City (United States), Series B	AI-powered platform transforming customer feedback into actionable insights for business growth	$28.9M	KEC Ventures, Fulcrum Equity Partners & 13 others	55/100
9th	Userpilot 2017, Newark (United States), Series A	Platform offering product user experience management software	$4.73M	Silicon Badia, 500 Global & 1 others	55/100
10th	Confirmit 1996, Oslo (Norway), Acquired	Platform providing market research, customer experience, and employee feedback solutions	-	B2B International, Alliance Venture & 1 others	54/100