Profound
NYC-based provider of an AI marketing platform that helps brands get chosen by answer engines such as ChatGPT, Gemini and Perplexity.
- Industry
- AI marketing platform
- Location
- New York City
About
Profound is described by FinSMEs as a NYC-based AI marketing platform provider. The platform is for marketers to research, write, report and collaborate so that their brand is chosen by the answer engines that consumers use, such as ChatGPT, Gemini and Perplexity. FinSMEs reports that Profound serves over 1,000 enterprise brands.
FinSMEs reports that the Series D was raised at a $1.8 billion valuation. The round was co-led by Sequoia Capital and Kleiner Perkins, with participation from existing investors. The date shown is the FinSMEs article date. The TechCrunch article is dated one day earlier.
Funding history
| Round | Date | Amount | Lead |
|---|---|---|---|
| Series D 2026 | 2026-09-16 | $180M | Sequoia Capital, Kleiner Perkins |
Investors
- Sequoia Capital lead
- Kleiner Perkins lead
- Lightspeed Venture Partners participant
- Khosla Ventures participant
- Saga Ventures participant
- Evantic participant
- South Park Commons participant
Sources
Last verified:
- https://www.finsmes.com/2026/09/profound-raises-180m-in-series-d-funding-at-1-8b-valuation.html
Type: reputable publication. Accessed 2026-09-16.
FinSMEs article dated 2026-09-16. Source of the description, location, round, amount and investor names. - https://techcrunch.com/2026/09/15/aeo-startup-profound-hits-unicorn-valuation-raises-180m-series-d-7-months-after-last-round/
Type: reputable publication. Accessed 2026-09-16.
Named as the corroborating source by the Raise Track pipeline verifier (status verified, 2026-09-16). Not re-read when this page was written. Its URL is dated 2026-09-15, one day before the FinSMEs article, so the exact announcement date is not settled.