AEO startup Profound hits unicorn valuation, raises $180M Series D 7 months after last round
AEO startup Profound raised a $180M Series D at a $1.8B valuation led by Sequoia and Kleiner Perkins.
Profound, which builds marketing software to help brands appear in AI search results, raised a $180 million Series D at a $1.8 billion valuation, seven months after its $96 million Series C. Sequoia and Kleiner Perkins led the round, with Lightspeed Venture Partners, Khosla Ventures, and South Park Commons participating. The company reports 3x revenue growth in six months and over 1,000 enterprise customers including Comcast, The Estée Lauder Companies, and Walmart. It operates in the generative engine optimization (GEO) and answer engine optimization (AEO) space.
- Series D totals $180M at a $1.8B unicorn valuation
- Sequoia and Kleiner Perkins led; Lightspeed, Khosla also participated
- Revenue up 3x in six months; over 1,000 enterprise customers
- Part of the emerging GEO/AEO market for AI search visibility
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Profound has raised a $180 million Series D at a $1. 8 billion valuation, less than seven months after it raised a $96 million Series C.
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