# Profound funding rounds and investors

As of 7 Nov 2026, Profound has raised $296M across 3 verified rounds on record; latest: $180.0M Series D led by Kleiner Perkins and Sequoia Capital, announced 15 Sep 2026.

A company that helps brands track how they appear inside ChatGPT and Gemini answers

Website: https://tryprofound.com  
Headquarters: New York, USA  
Page: https://fireround.dev/companies/profound

## Verified rounds

| Announced | Round | Amount | Lead investors | Other investors | Sources |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-09-15 | Series D | $180.0M | Kleiner Perkins, Sequoia Capital | Evantic Capital, Khosla Ventures, Lightspeed, Saga Ventures, South Park Commons | [tryprofound.com](https://www.tryprofound.com/newsroom/profound-raises-usd180m-series-d-at-usd1-8b-valuation-to-build-the-ai-platform-for-marketing-teams), [tryprofound.com](https://www.tryprofound.com/blog/series-d), [techcrunch.com](https://techcrunch.com/2026/09/15/aeo-startup-profound-hits-unicorn-valuation-raises-180m-series-d-7-months-after-last-round) |
| 2026-02-24 | Series C | $96M | Lightspeed | Evantic Capital, Kleiner Perkins, Saga Ventures, Sequoia Capital, South Park Commons | [tryprofound.com](https://www.tryprofound.com/blog/profound-raises-96m-series-c), [google.com](https://www.google.com/goto?url=CAESsgEB6zswFRGbAEe79o5FXDkeum-wnQyRnuvmgV_g3TRapzajY72Y2rVtub21tiO0a1vXLsx9TpjaJFncYFjkcl-msGfSsLcOiXg1wmgYaYqaXWUKLJsvPrM8euJizWTB1NzQ1SDUrA7265PoIdQqTnMl8C92eK3X9vFOy7tmEM7LysT2Ucp_LfYZ98Y1UMS3caMT6Hsr19uI-CRnGZ6_gU-YemHRF10v0YfFm6OGSG_ZI1OO) |
| 2025-06-19 | Series A | $20 million | Kleiner Perkins | Andrew Karam, David Senra, Guillermo Rauch, Jordan Singer, Jordi Hays, Karim Atiyeh, Kevin Wang, Khosla Ventures, NVentures, Saga Ventures, South Park Commons, SV Angel | [tryprofound.com](https://www.tryprofound.com/blog/series-a), [prnewswire.com](https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/profound-raises-20m-as-brands-race-from-blue-links-to-ai-answers-302486211.html) |

Source: Fireround (https://fireround.dev), an open-source funding feed. Each round is checked against the pages listed with it.