AEO 初创公司 Profound 估值达 18 亿美元，完成 1.8 亿美元 D 轮融资
原标题：AEO startup Profound hits unicorn valuation, raises $180M Series D 7 months after last round
AI 摘要
营销软件初创公司 Profound 于周二宣布完成 1.8 亿美元 D 轮融资，估值达 18 亿美元，距其上一轮 9600 万美元 C 轮融资不到七个月。本轮由红杉资本和 Kleiner Perkins 领投，Lightspeed、Khosla Ventures 和 South Park Commons 等现有投资方跟投。Profound 帮助品牌在 AI 搜索结果中获得曝光，属于 GEO/AEO 赛道，公司称过去六个月收入增长 3 倍，企业客户超过 1000 家，包括 Comcast、雅诗兰黛和沃尔玛。
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Profound, which builds marketing software to help brands appear in AI search results, on Tuesday said it has raised a $180 million Series D at a $1.8 billion valuation, less than seven months after it raised a $96 million Series C. Sequoia and Kleiner Perkins led the round, and existing investors — including Lightspeed Venture Partners, Khosla Ventures, and South Park Commons — also participated. Launched two years ago, Profound started as an analytics platform, and has since expanded to help co