Profound

Marketing for the AI era.

Sales and marketing

Latest funding

$180M Series B+ · September 17, 2026

Led by Kleiner Perkins · Source: Pulse 2.0

Total raised: $296M across 3 sourced rounds

All 4 rounds ↓

Website: university.tryprofound.com.

X: @tryprofound.

LinkedIn: linkedin.com.

Category: Sales and marketing.

Sectors: AI.

Subcategory: AI era marketing.

Stage: Series B+.

Based in: New York, United States.

Founded: 2024.

Total raised: $296M in 3 sourced rounds.

Last round: Sep 17, 2026 · 56 days ago.

Headcount: 251–500 employees.

On Recent Funding since: Sep 22, 2026.

Signals

Website registeredMay 30, 2024 (2 years old)

TIMELINE · MONEY RAISED

Profound | 385 days from website to first raise on record

@tryprofound·Raised $296M in 3 sourced rounds·1 signal before the first raise

Money raised, round by round (amounts linked to their source). Pins are dated signals; hover the icons for dates.

Funding rounds

September 17, 2026
Series B+ · $180M · $1.8B valuation
KKleiner Perkins (lead), SSequoia (lead), EEvantic Capital, KKhosla Ventures, LLightspeed, SSaga Ventures, SSouth Park Commons
Source: Pulse 2.0
February 24, 2026
Series B+ · $96M
LLightspeed (lead), EEvantic Capital, KKleiner Perkins, SSaga Ventures, SSequoia, SSouth Park Commons
Source: tamradar.com
August 12, 2025
Series B+ · amount undisclosed
SSequoia (lead), KKhosla Ventures, KKleiner Perkins, SSaga Ventures, SSouth Park Commons
Source: finsmes.com
June 19, 2025
Series A · $20M
KKleiner Perkins (lead), JJordan Singer, JJordi Hays, KKarim Atiyeh, KKevin Wang, KKhosla Ventures, NNVentures (Nvidia), SSaga Ventures, SSouth Park Commons, SSV Angel
Source: finsmes.com
May 30, 2024
Website created

Founders and team

DB
Dylan Babbs Founder

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JC
James Cadwallader Founder

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Investors

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