How much funding has Profound raised?

Profound has raised $154.5M in total funding, most recently a Series C round.

Who are Profound's investors?

Profound's investors include Kleiner Perkins, Sequoia Capital, Lightspeed VP, Khosla Ventures, Saga VC, South Park Commons.

Where is Profound headquartered?

Profound is headquartered in New York.

What industry is Profound in?

Profound operates in Artificial Intelligence, Marketing Tech, SaaS.

Profound

AI Answer Engine Optimization

New York · Founded 2024 · $154.5M raised

Artificial Intelligence

Marketing Tech

SaaS

Headquarters: New York
Employees: 51–200
Founded: 2024
Business Model: B2B

Website: tryprofound.com
Total Funding: $154.5M
Last Round: $96.0M Series CFeb 2026
Rounds: 4

About

Profound is a GenAI marketing intelligence platform that helps enterprise brands monitor, analyze, and optimize how they appear across AI-powered answer engines including ChatGPT, Perplexity, Google AI Overviews, Microsoft Copilot, and Claude. The platform tracks brand mentions, sentiment, citation sources, and competitive positioning across millions of AI queries daily, and provides workflow automation for generating AI-optimized content. Founded in 2024, Profound reached a $1 billion valuation after its $96M Series C in February 2026, serving Fortune 500 brands and enterprise marketing teams seeking to win in zero-click AI discovery.

Summary

Profound is an Artificial Intelligence company based in New York, founded in 2024. It has raised $154.5M in total across 4 rounds, most recently a $96.0M Series C round in Feb 2026. Investors include Kleiner Perkins, Sequoia Capital and Lightspeed VP.

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