# Johnny Bridges

> Johnny Bridges is the London-based co-founder and co-CEO of Artificial Labs. A UCL alumnus with interests in design and software development, he co-founded the business as a consultancy in 2013 before moving into specialty-insurance technology with David King. Artificial announced a $45 million Series B in February 2026 and expanded its US and continental European leadership that spring.

- **Role:** Co-Founder and Co-CEO at Artificial Labs
- **Organizations:** Artificial Labs, ConceptMill
- **Education:** Information Management for Business (IMB), University College London, Cambridge Judge Business School, Eltham College
- **Known for:** Co-founded Artificial Labs in 2013., Helped develop the consultancy into a specialty-insurance software business., Artificial raised £9.5 million Series A in 2022 and $45 million Series B in February 2026.

## Career timeline

- **Before 2010** — Worked as a reinsurance analyst during a gap year; continued working during his first two years at UCL.
- **2013** — Co-founded Artificial with David King after graduating from UCL; the business initially delivered software consultancy projects.
- **2015-2016** — Shifted towards insurance products. Bridges dates the product pivot to 2015; King describes full insurtech focus from 2016.
- **2021** — Identified as co-founder and chief product officer in Artificial’s algorithmic-trading announcement.
- **2022** — Artificial raised £9.5 million in Series A funding.
- **2026** — As co-founder and co-CEO, continues leading Artificial as it announces $45 million Series B and international expansion.

## Achievements

- Co-founded Artificial Labs in 2013.
- Helped develop the consultancy into a specialty-insurance software business.
- Artificial raised £9.5 million Series A in 2022 and $45 million Series B in February 2026.
- Received Eltham College’s Senior Computer Science Prize in June 2009.

## Latest updates

- **2026-09** — Discussed Artificial’s new identity, The Power Between, and the role of technology in supporting insurance expertise and relationships.
- **2026-09** — Artificial described its AgLabs agentic offering, live insurance workflow deployments, and approach to traceable AI decisions.
- **2026-06** — Artificial announced Christopher Lohmann as Head of Europe, initially targeting Germany and Switzerland.
- **2026-05** — Artificial announced Eric Joost as President leading US expansion.
- **2026-02** — Artificial announced a $45 million Series B led by CommerzVentures.

## Links

- Website: https://johnnybridges.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/johnnybridges/
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/johnnybridges
- GitHub: https://github.com/johnnybridges

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