AEO startup Profound raises $180M Series D at $1.8B valuation, 7 months after last round
TechCrunch AI · rss · 2026-09-15
AEO (answer engine optimization) startup Profound has raised a $180 million Series D at a $1.8 billion valuation, less than seven months after its $96 million Series C. The rapid round underscores how generative AI search is disrupting traditional SEO, with businesses racing to optimize for being cited in AI answers.
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