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New York-based AI marketing startup Profound raised a $180M Series D led by Sequoia and Kleiner Perkins at a $1.8B valuation, taking its total funding to $335M+ (Rebecca Torrence/Bloomberg)
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Profound, a New York-based AI marketing startup, has secured a $180 million Series D round, bringing its valuation to $1.8 billion. The funding was led by Sequoia and Kleiner Perkins. With the new capital, Profound’s total funding now exceeds $335 million, marking it as a unicorn in the AI marketing space.
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How it was reported
- TechMeme·New York-based AI marketing startup Profound raised a $180M Series D led by Sequoia and Kleiner Perkins at a $1.8B valuation, taking its total funding to $335M+ (Rebecca Torrence/Bloomberg)
- The Next Web·Profound raised $180m at a $1.8bn valuation to sell brands visibility in AI answers
- TechCrunch·AEO startup Profound hits unicorn valuation, raises $180M Series D 7 months after last round
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