Pioneer AI Foundry Highlights Commercial Milestone of Venture Partner, Cykel AI's Autonomous Recruitment Agent "Lucy"

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Pioneer AI Foundry (PNAIF) reports a commercial milestone achieved by its venture partner Cykel AI, announcing initial paid subscriptions for their AI recruitment agent "Lucy". The autonomous recruitment solution offers two pricing tiers: Starter ($59/seat/month) and Pro ($249/seat/month). Analysis shows that over 50% of Lucy's tasks involve autonomous candidate sourcing, indicating strong market demand for AI-powered recruitment automation.

Lucy is developed using Cykel's proprietary TaskOS framework, designed for building scalable AI agents. This launch follows Cykel's March beta release of Samson, an AI research agent. Pioneer's CEO Darcy Taylor emphasized that Lucy's early adoption insights will help shape product-market fit and pricing strategies for Pioneer's own beta-stage agents, including Kora Pilot.

Positive

• Initial conversion of early adopters to paid subscriptions across multiple pricing tiers
• Strong market validation with over 50% of tasks focused on autonomous candidate sourcing
• Strategic insights gained for Pioneer's own beta-stage agent development

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• None.

Vancouver, British Columbia--(Newsfile Corp. - May 13, 2025) - Pioneer AI Foundry Inc. (Cboe CA: JPEG) ("Pioneer" or the "Company") is pleased to acknowledge a significant milestone by its venture partner, Cykel AI PLC (LSE: CYK) ("Cykel") with the initial uptake in paid subscriptions for Lucy, Cykel's autonomous AI recruitment agent.

As reported by Cykel AI, (full release) the company has commenced monetization of its agentic recruitment solution with early adopters converting to paid subscribers across both Starter ($59/seat/month) and Pro ($249/seat/month) tiers. Usage analysis reveals that more than half of Lucy's task activity involves autonomous candidate sourcing-demonstrating strong early demand for AI-powered recruitment workflows.

Lucy is built on Cykel's proprietary TaskOS framework, a modular infrastructure for building scalable AI agents. This development follows the March beta launch of Samson, Cykel's AI research agent, and reinforces the company's mission to commercialize autonomous digital workers across verticals.

Darcy Taylor, CEO of Pioneer AI Foundry, commented: "We are encouraged by the strong early traction Cykel AI is seeing in its subscription-based rollout of Lucy. The insights gained from real-world usage-especially the outsized demand for autonomous sourcing-underscore the value of targeted agentic workflows that solve acute business needs. Pioneer learnings from Lucy's early adoption help inform how we approach product-market fit and pricing strategies for our own beta-stage agents, such as Kora Pilot."

ABOUT CYKEL AI

Cykel AI creates autonomous digital workers that perform complex business tasks without human supervision. The Company's expanding portfolio includes Lucy (recruitment), Samson (research analysis), and Eve (sales), all built on TaskOS - Cykel's proprietary AI agent infrastructure. Cykel's digital workers operate alongside human teams, enabling businesses of all sizes to transform their operations at scale. For further information, please contact: investors@cykel.ai

ABOUT PIONEER AI FOUNDRY INC.

Pioneer AI Foundry Inc. is a next-generation agentic AI venture builder, focused on developing and commercializing autonomous, revenue-generating AI agents. Through its wholly owned subsidiary, Crowdform, Pioneer operates as a venture studio and IP incubator focused on AI agents at the intersection of decentralized finance (DeFi) and the Solana ecosystem.

In 2025, Pioneer launched the private beta Korapilot.ai, its first direct-to-market product, offering an autonomous AI trading agent purpose-built for crypto markets. Kora pilot reflects Pioneer's strategy to bring agentic AI solutions from concept to commercialization.

In addition to in-house development, Pioneer has formed successful partnerships with leading AI companies globally, with several projects fully deployed and in market delivered through operating companies in which Pioneer is a significant shareholder. These partnerships focus on the intersection of revenue-generating agentic AI and DeFi.

For additional information, visit www.p10neer.ai or www.sedarplus.ca.

ON BEHALF OF PIONEER AI FOUNDRY INC.

"Darcy Taylor"

CEO & Director
ir@p10neer.com

Certain statements in this release are forward-looking statements, which reflect the expectations of management regarding the matters described herein. Forward-looking statements consist of statements that are not purely historical, and such statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results, performance or developments to differ materially from those contained in the statements. No assurance can be given that any of the events anticipated by the forward-looking statements will occur or, if they do occur, what benefits the Company will obtain from them. These forward-looking statements reflect management's current views and are based on certain expectations, estimates and assumptions which may prove to be incorrect. A number of risks and uncertainties could cause our actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements, including factors beyond the Company's control. These forward-looking statements are made as of the date of this news release.

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FAQ

What are the subscription tiers and pricing for Cykel AI's Lucy recruitment agent?

Lucy offers two subscription tiers: Starter at $59/seat/month and Pro at $249/seat/month.

What is the main function of PNAIF's venture partner Cykel AI's Lucy agent?

Lucy is an autonomous AI recruitment agent, with over 50% of its task activity focused on autonomous candidate sourcing.

What technology platform is Lucy built on?

Lucy is built on Cykel's proprietary TaskOS framework, a modular infrastructure designed for building scalable AI agents.

How will Lucy's launch impact Pioneer AI Foundry's (PNAIF) future developments?

The insights from Lucy's early adoption will help Pioneer shape product-market fit and pricing strategies for their own beta-stage agents, including Kora Pilot.