Profound helps brands gain visibility in AI-generated answers, optimize their presence in LLM-based answer engines, and stay competitive in the zero-click world.
Location: United States
Total raised: $96M
Funding Rounds 1
| Date | Series | Amount | Investors |
| 24.02.2026 | Series C | $96M | Sequoia Ca... |
Mentions in press and media 11
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| 10.04.2026 | Где брать данные о видимости в нейросетях: сервисы и ключевые метрики GEO и AEO | Привычная модель интернет-поиска постепенно меняется. Все чаще люди получают ответы напрямую из нейросетей, минуя сайты. По данным hh.ru, 58% пользователей в России, которые используют нейросети, доверяют им именно поиск информации. Даже в ... |
| 27.02.2026 | Profound Secures $96M: AI Discovery Platform Hits $1B Valuation | Profound, an AI discovery monitoring platform, has secured $96 million in Series C funding. This raises its valuation to $1 billion. The capital fuels significant platform expansion. It accelerates development of AI-driven workflows and ana... |
| 25.02.2026 | Profound Raises $96M in Series C Funding | Profound, a NYC-based provider of a marketing platform, raised $96M in Series C funding. The round was led by Lightspeed Venture Partners. Existing investors Sequoia Capital, Kleiner Perkins, Saga VC, South Park Commons, and Evantic also pa... |
| 24.02.2026 | Profound raises $96M at $1B valuation for AI discovery monitoring platform Send us a News Tip EXTRACT THE SIGNAL FROM THE NOISE Cookies | Artificial intelligence discovery monitoring platform company Profound today announced that it had raised $96 million in new funding on a $1 billion valuation to expand its AI visibility monitoring and automation platform to support greater... |
| 27.01.2026 | Про GEO доказательно: +40% видимости в AI-выдаче, нейропоиске и ответах LLM/SGE (аналитика + стратегия) | Наконец, научное обоснование (или разоблачение?) про GEO/Generative Engine Optimization. Статья-этакий бенчмарк...Видимость в generative engines: как её нормально измерять (забываем привычные ключи/тон)Что именно меняется по сравнению с SEO... |
| 28.12.2025 | Top 5 Platforms Brands Use to Shape Demand in 2026 | Share Share Share Share Email Search has crossed a decisive threshold. Visibility is no longer determined solely by where a page ranks on a results page. Increasingly, it depends on whether AI systems choose to cite, summarize, and recommen... |
| 12.08.2025 | Profound Raises $35M in Series B Funding | Profound, a NYC-based provider of a platform that helps businesses control how they appear in AI responses, raised $35M in Series B funding. The round was led by Sequoia with participation from Kleiner Perkins, Khosla Ventures, Saga VC, and... |
| 19.06.2025 | Profound Raises $20M in Series A Funding | Profound, a NYC-based provider of a platform relied on by marketers to understand and control how they show up in AI responses, raised $20M in Series A funding. The round was led by Kleiner Perkins with participation from NVentures (NVIDIA’... |
| - | Profound | “Profound helps brands gain visibility in AI-generated answers, optimize their presence in LLM-based answer engines, and stay competitive in the zero-click world.” |
| - | Profound | “Profound - Get Your Brand Surfaced by LLMs” |
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