Profound raises $180M Series D co-led by Sequoia and Kleiner Perkins for AI search marketing
soleio · x · 2026-09-16
Profound, an AI search optimization platform born at SPC, raised a $180M Series D co-led by Sequoia and Kleiner Perkins. The product centers on an 'AI Marketer' that proactively investigates brand data and executes work, plus a Context Manager that synthesizes meetings, emails, and brand data into a living context store. The company bets marketing—like engineering and law—needs its own dedicated AI platform in the AI-search era.
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