Company

Profound

AI platform helping brands manage discoverability and marketing presence in AI-driven search and discovery environments using autonomous agents.

Consumer Tech

People

James Cadwalladerfounder, ceo, co-founder

Funding History

Feb 25, 2026Series C

Profound raised a $96M Series C at a $1B valuation led by Lightspeed Venture Partners, alongside Sequoia, Kleiner Perkins, Avantic, Saga, and South Park Commons.

96M
Apr 3, 2025Seed

Profound raised a $3.5M seed round co-led by Keith Rabois / Coastal Ventures and Saga

3.5M
Aug 12, 2025Series B

Profound raised a $35M Series B led by Sequoia Capital.

35M

Investors

Lightspeed Venture PartnersSequoia CapitalKleiner PerkinsFounders FundKhosla Ventures

News

Interviews (2)

Profound raises $96M Series C at $1B valuation, launches autonomous marketing agents to manage brand presence across AI platforms
24 Feb 2026
Profound's James Cadwallader: brands are about to lose most of their consumer relationships to AI answer engines
2 Apr 2025

News (1)

Profound raises $35M Series B led by Sequoia as AI brand discovery market heats up
7 Aug 2025