The problem
Brands can't see or shape what ChatGPT, Perplexity and Google AI say about them
What they do
Shows brands how they appear in AI answers and helps marketers improve it
Traction Revenue up 3x in six months; 1,000+ enterprise customers incl. a third of Fortune 100
Hiring trend
- Open roles
- 79
- Ops roles
- 4
- Headcount
- ~350
Headcount ~62 (Aug 2025) to ~358 on LinkedIn (Oct 2026), est.; 79 open roles
Hiring in
- New York
- San Francisco
- London
- Remote (US)
- Remote (Singapore)
Glassdoor
5.0 ★ 119 reviews ↗Funding
- Last round
- $180M
- Stage
- Series D
- Date
- Sep 2026
Led by Sequoia Capital, Kleiner Perkins
- Hiring+279 open roles on the live job board (30+ roles = +2)
- Funding recency+2Series D · $180M, Sep 2026 (1 month ago): 6 months or less = +1.5, $100M+ round +0.5
- Traction+1.5Strong growth: Revenue up 3x in six months; 1,000+ enterprise customers incl. a third of Fortune 100
- Red flags0None found in the last 24 months
- Total5.52 + 2 + 1.5 − 0 = 5.5 → Sprint (4.75 or more)
Distance (Half) is a separate read on how long the lead can last. It doesn't change the score.
Distance
Half · edge: learns from use
Most-adopted AI-search visibility tool, about double the next vendor; 1,000+ enterprise customers; Semrush is catching up.
Sources: Profound newsroom: $180M Series D (Sep 2026) ↗ · Search Engine Watch: Profound moves beyond AI search tracking (Sep 2026) ↗ · Ramp Leading Indicators: AEO adoption ↗
Last checked Oct 25, 2026