Pioneer AI Foundry Venture Partner, Cykel AI, Achieves Significant Market Traction

Over 200 Successful Product Demos with Early Adopters of the HR AI Agent

Vancouver, British Columbia--(Newsfile Corp. - April 17, 2025) - Pioneer AI Foundry Inc. (Cboe CA: JPEG) ("Pioneer" or the "Company") is excited to announce that its venture partner, Cykel AI PLC ("Cykel") (LSE: CYK), recently reported substantial early market engagement with Lucy, the Company's autonomous AI recruitment agent, following its release in March 2025 announcing Lucy was available for hire. The Company has completed 200 product demonstrations across diverse industry sectors, with organisations now actively deploying Lucy as early adopters of the technology.

This milestone represents a strategic validation of Cykel's market positioning and demonstrates growing recognition of the transformative potential of autonomous digital workers within recruitment workflows. Early users span recruitment agencies, in-house talent acquisition teams, and HR consultancies across the UK and US markets.

"The strong engagement and rapid adoption of Cykel's platform and AI agents reflect a broader shift we're seeing across industries - AI is no longer a future concept; it's a present-day catalyst for transformation. This momentum validates our own thesis that AI agents are a critical next step in evolving how businesses operate. The launch of Lucy and Samson has been particularly exciting, as their early market traction illustrates how intelligent automation can unlock efficiency, scale, and competitive advantage. As organizations face increasing pressure to do more with less, we're witnessing a fundamental shift: AI is becoming essential to streamline processes, reduce operational friction, and enable smarter decision-making at speed. At Pioneer AI Foundry, we're proud to be at the forefront of this transformation, helping to shape the next chapter of enterprise innovation," said Darcy Taylor, CEO of Pioneer AI Foundry.

Early adopter feedback highlights several key value propositions driving adoption:

• Operational efficiency: Users report significant reduction in time spent on repetitive recruitment tasks, with digital worker automation handling processes 24/7

• Candidate quality improvement: Lucy's AI-driven approach to personalised outreach and screening is yielding higher quality candidate shortlists

• Cost effectiveness: At just £1.25/day, Lucy delivers an estimated 5-10x productivity enhancement compared to traditional recruitment methods