Profound raises $180 million at $1.8 billion valuation for AI search marketing

Bloomberg’s Rebecca Torrence reports that Profound raised $180 million in a Series D co-led by Sequoia and Kleiner Perkins, valuing the AI marketing startup at $1.8 billion and bringing its total funding past $335 million since 2024.

Why it matters. Brands now have a well-funded independent player racing to define how visibility and mentions in AI chatbot answers get tracked and reported.

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