Profound raises $20M in Series A funding led by Kleiner Perkins to expand operations and development efforts.

Jun 19, 2025•about 2 months ago

Amount Raised

$20 Million

Round Type

series a

New YorkInformation Technology

Investors

Sv AngelSouth Park CommonsSaga VcKhosla VenturesN VenturesKleiner Perkins

Description

Profound, a NYC-based provider of an AI visibility platform, raised $20M in Series A funding. The round was led by Kleiner Perkins with participation from NVentures, Khosla Ventures, Saga VC, South Park Commons, and SV Angel. The company intends to use the funds to expand operations and development efforts. Profound processes over 100 million AI search queries each month, supporting customers in 18 countries.

Company Information

Company

Profound

Location

New York, New York, United States

About

Profound is the first analytics platform built to help enterprise brands understand and enhance their presence in AI Search environments like ChatGPT and Perplexity. As hundreds of millions of consumers turn to AI-powered tools to discover brands and products, Profound enables companies to gain critical insights into how they appear in these emerging search experiences—and how to optimize their visibility, relevance, and impact.

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