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Profound funding, valuation and investors
AI marketing platform for answer-engine visibility and agentic campaign work.
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Funding, valuation & investors
Answer-first snapshotLatest funding
Series D
$180M · September 2026
Latest known valuation
Not publicly disclosed
Total disclosed equity funding
$276M
Excludes debt, grants, acquisitions, secondaries, and IPO proceeds.
Current status
private
growth · New York, New York, USA
Investors in latest funding
Lead: Sequoia Capital , Kleiner Perkins
Other: Khosla Ventures
Overview
Profound (New York, founded 2024) helps brands measure and win presence in AI answer engines (ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity) and expand into agentic marketing workflows (AI Marketer, Ads Studio). The company says it serves 1,000+ enterprise brands including Comcast, Walmart, Estée Lauder, Zoom, Ramp, and Cursor. Series D: $180 million at $1.8 billion on September 15, 2026.
Why Profound is interesting
On Sep 15, 2026 Profound closed a $180M Series D at $1.8B co-led by Sequoia and Kleiner Perkins — less than seven months after a $96M Series C at $1B — without disclosing ARR.
Product & use cases
Workbench for AI-search insights plus agentic marketing execution (content, ads, reporting) powered by brand context and prompt/answer data.
- Track how answer engines mention and describe a brand
- Generate and refresh marketing assets with AI Marketer agents
- Launch and optimize AI-search and paid campaigns in Ads Studio
Key facts
- $180M Series D at $1.8B co-led by Sequoia + Kleiner Perkins (Sep 15, 2026)
- Prior Series C: $96M at $1B (Feb 2026)
- 1,000+ enterprise brands claimed; ARR not disclosed
Funding history (newest first)
Series D
2026-09 $180M- Sequoia Capital (lead)
- Kleiner Perkins (lead)
- Khosla Ventures (participant)
Source: Read source · tryprofound.com
Series C
2026-02 $96M- Lightspeed Venture Partners (lead)
- Sequoia Capital (participant)
- Kleiner Perkins (participant)
Source: Read source · tryprofound.com
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