Profound
20 employees · 6 known investors
Profound is a marketing platform that tracks and optimizes how brands appear in AI answer engines such as ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude, and Perplexity, offering analytics on AI visibility, source citations, and brand sentiment. It provides marketing agents and answer-engine-optimization (AEO) tools for marketers whose customers discover products through AI search.
AI & Machine LearningMarketing TechSaaS
Founders & leadership
Investors · 6
Funding
SEC filings, press & company announcements$3M disclosed across 2 of 3 rounds · 2026
- $1.5MraisedAug 2026 · 2 sourcesSource ↗
- $1.5MSeed FundingAug 2026 · 2 sourcesSource ↗
- Undisclosed amountSeries CFeb 2026Source ↗
Source: SEC EDGAR Form D. Amounts as filed; amended filings shown once at their latest values.
In the news
Profound Launches AI Rep Platform, Raises $1.5 Million In Seed Fundingapacnewsnetwork.com · Aug 2026
Profound Raises $1.5 Million to Build AI Representatives for Professionals - CXO Digitalpulsecxodigitalpulse.com · Aug 2026
Profound Raises $1.5M Seed Funding From Swiggy, Zomato Founders | Whalesbookwhalesbook.com · Aug 2026Frequently asked questions
- What does Profound do?
- Profound is a marketing platform that tracks and optimizes how brands appear in AI answer engines such as ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude, and Perplexity, offering analytics on AI visibility, source citations, and brand sentiment. It provides marketing agents and answer-engine-optimization (AEO) tools for marketers whose customers discover products through AI search.
- Who founded Profound?
- Profound was founded by Dylan Babbs, James Cadwallader.
- Who are Profound's investors?
- Profound's investors include Kleiner Perkins, Sequoia Capital, South Park Commons, 3one4 Capital, Balaji Srinivasan, Saga Ventures.
- How much funding has Profound raised?
- Profound has disclosed $3M raised across 2 of its 3 known rounds.