The problem
Builders can't easily reach seasoned operators for advice on hard business and career decisions
What they do
Ask questions of AI profiles built from real operators' expertise, solo or in group chats
Traction ~3,000 expert profiles, 30,000 conversations at Nov 2025 launch; 200+ Work Groups (company-claimed)
Hiring trend
- Open roles
- 2
- Ops roles
- 1
- Headcount
- ~13
Small team ~13 (Oct 2026); 2 open roles, both SF, posted with the Series A
Latest news
Oct 2026
Raised $20M Series A led by Forerunner; launched group chats and Claude/ChatGPT access ↗Funding
- Last round
- $20M
- Stage
- Series A
- Date
- Oct 2026
Led by Forerunner (Kirsten Green)
- Hiring+0.52 open roles on the live job board (1–2 roles = +0.5)
- Funding recency+1.5Series A · $20M, Oct 2026 (1 month ago): 6 months or less = +1.5
- Traction+0.75Some growth: ~3,000 expert profiles, 30,000 conversations at Nov 2025 launch; 200+ Work Groups (company-claimed)
- Red flags0None found in the last 24 months
- Total2.750.5 + 1.5 + 0.75 − 0 = 2.75 → Steady (1.5–3.49)
Distance (Unproven) is a separate read on how long the lead can last. It doesn't change the score.
Distance
Unproven · edge: grows with users
Two-sided expert network that grows with each profile, but it is free with no revenue yet, has ~13 staff, and faces Delphi, Steno.ai and LinkedIn in AI expert profiles.
Sources: TechCrunch: SuperMe raises $20M, ~13 employees, free today with paid tiers planned (Oct 2026) ↗ · Upstarts Media: $6.8M seed, 3,000 profiles, not monetizing, rivals like Delphi (Nov 2025) ↗
Open ops roles · 1
Last checked Nov 4, 2026