AI marketing startup "Profound" has completed a $180 million Series D round of financing, bringing its valuation to $1.8 billion.

36Kr learned that "Profound", an artificial intelligence marketing startup, recently announced that it has completed $180 million Series D financing, with a valuation of $1.8 billion. This round of financing was jointly led by Sequoia Capital and Kleiner Perkins. It is reported that Profound, founded in 2024 with its headquarters in New York, has raised more than $335 million so far. It is committed to helping brands adjust their online marketing strategies to adapt to the trend that an increasing number of consumers prefer to launch web queries via AI chatbots such as OpenAI's ChatGPT or Google's Gemini, rather than using traditional search engines.