Profound Raises $180M at $1.8B Valuation

AI marketing startup Profound raised $180 million in a Series D at a $1.8 billion valuation, co-led by Sequoia Capital and Kleiner Perkins. The funding will support product and market expansion for AI-driven brand search and marketing.

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