Tech Company Financing Transactions
Profound Funding Round
Profound closed a $180 million Series D funding round on 9/16/2026. Investors included Kleiner Perkins, Sequoia Capital and Khosla Ventures.
Transaction Overview
Company Name
Announced On
9/16/2026
Transaction Type
Venture Equity
Amount
$180,000,000
Round
Series D
Investors
Kleiner Perkins (Lead Investor)
Sequoia Capital (Lead Investor)
Proceeds Purpose
The company intends to use the funds to expand capabilities and further research efforts.
Company Information
Company Status
Private & Independent
Industry
Artificial Intelligence
Mailing Address
36 Cooper Square, 6th Floor
New York, NY 10003
USA
New York, NY 10003
USA
Phone
Undisclosed
Website
Email Address
Overview
Hundreds of millions of consumers are now using AI Search like ChatGPT or Perplexity to discover brands and products. Profound has developed the first analytics platform to help enterprise brands understand and improve how they show up in AI Search.
Profile
Social Media
Company News
Facebook
YouTube
Management Team
Title
Name
Email & Social
Co-Founder
Dylan Babbs
Co-Founder
James Cadwallader
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