
Artificial Labs
Artificial Labs sells software to digitize and optimize specialty insurance placements and underwriting for brokers and carriers. The London-based company has raised $72M and employs 127 people.
The growth story

Artificial Labs grew from 27 to 127 employees between 2022 and 2026, raising $72M along the way, most recently a Series B in February 2026.
About
Artificial Labs provides software that helps insurance brokers manage placements and carriers scale underwriting. Its customers include major global brokers and carriers like Apollo, BMS, and AXIS.
The company, founded in 2013, has raised $72M in funding, most recently a Series B in February 2026. Its engineering team makes up 37% of its 127-person workforce.
Founders and leadership
Engineering is the largest function at Artificial Labs, accounting for 47 of its 127 employees. The company has a median tenure of 2 years, suggesting moderate turnover.












Departments, and which ones grew

Headcount by function: Engineering 64 (+73% YoY), Business Development 13 (+44% YoY), Customer Success and Support 8 (+60% YoY), Product Management 6 (+50% YoY), Information Technology 6 (+100% YoY), Education 4 (+33% YoY).
Talent flow
Artificial Labs hires heavily from insurance and tech firms, with WTW, Aon, and hyperexponential each contributing 4 alumni. Its employees come from top UK schools like Imperial College London and Cambridge Judge Business School.

Most common previous employers of Artificial Labs staff: WTW (4), Aon (4), hyperexponential (4), UCL (3), Imperial College London (3), Betfair (2). Former Artificial Labs employees most often moved to Resilience (2), Kelltron Identity (1), Form1 Partners (1), Life5 (1), ValiCor USTM (1), Eurazeo (1).
Alumni worth knowing








The Artificial Labs mafia
Artificial Labs alumni have founded 7 companies, including Somerset Bridge (464 employees) and Form1 Partners (100 employees).





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Damian Arnold, was CEO until 2021
John Downes, was Board Director until 2023
Yago Montenegro Mendez, was Board Member until 2022
Tim Bird, was Consultant until 2021
Haibin Li, was Head of Data Science and China office until 2019
Christoph Zimnicki, was Advisor, Product Partner until 2025
William Montout, was UI/UX Designer until 2018Hiring now
Web traffic

Traffic mix: 46% direct, 40% search, 4% social, 1% paid.
What this company is made of

Most common skills at Artificial Labs: Python (Programming Language) (38), Management (33), JavaScript (32), Project Management (32), SQL (31), Microsoft Excel (26), Software Development (25), Microsoft Office (24).
Where the team actually sits

Artificial Labs people are concentrated in England, United Kingdom (55), United Kingdom (15), London Area, United Kingdom (8), Germany (2).
Search footprint
Artificial Labs attracts about 133,600,000 organic search visits a month, traffic worth roughly $185M a month if bought through ads. It gained 13,122,488 ranking keywords and lost 11,487,038 in the last period.
What employees say
- Compensation
- 5.00 / 5
- Career opportunities
- 5.00 / 5
- Senior management
- 5.00 / 5
- Work-life balance
- 5.00 / 5
Frequently asked
Artificial Labs has 127 employees as of September 2026.
Artificial Labs has raised $72M in total, most recently a Series B round in February 2026.
Artificial Labs was founded in 2013 by David King, Johnny Bridges.
The most common previous employers of current Artificial Labs staff are WTW (4 people), Aon (4 people), hyperexponential (4 people).
Former Artificial Labs employees most often move to Resilience (2), Kelltron Identity (1), Form1 Partners (1).
At least 7 companies have a founder who previously worked at Artificial Labs, including Somerset Bridge, Form1 Partners, Life5.
Artificial Labs attracts about 133,600,000 organic search visits a month, worth roughly $185M a month in equivalent ad spend.
The most common skills among Artificial Labs staff are Python (Programming Language), Management, JavaScript, Project Management, SQL.
Artificial Labs staff are concentrated in England, United Kingdom (55), United Kingdom (15), London Area, United Kingdom (8).
Artificial Labs has about 64 people in Engineering, up 73% over the past year, as of September 2026.
Artificial Labs has about 13 people in Business Development, up 44% over the past year, as of September 2026.
Computed from 97 current and 70 former Artificial Labs profiles, as of September 2026. Source: Crustdata.
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