# Profound funding: rounds and investors > Profound has raised $279M across 3 rounds since 2011. Investors include Sequoia Capital, Lightspeed Venture Partners and Kleiner Perkins. Source: https://millionrounds.com/company/profound (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) Canada · [Series D startup](https://millionrounds.com/companies) # Who invested in *Profound* 3 rounds we have observed, with the 8 investors named in them. Every figure came from a named source, and where the company reported a raise to the SEC itself, that is shown beside it. AI Big Data & Analytics Martech Raised 2 months ago Follow Profound and see its new rounds in your feed. [Start following](https://millionrounds.com/login?join=1&why=follow&next=%2Fcompany%2Fprofound) Funding summary Updated 5 Nov 2026 **$279M** raised across 3 rounds since 2011, from 5 sources **$2.5M** Venture **$96M** Series C **$180M** Series D - **Latest round:** Series D, $180M Sept 2026 - **Led by:** Sequoia Capital and Kleiner Perkins - **Step-up i:** 1.9× - **Investors:** 8 (3 led) See who backed them ## The funding story Each circle is a round, placed by date and sized by amount. The line above is the running total. 2011 2013 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025 **$2.5M** Venture **$96M** Series C **$180M** Series D - **First round:** Venture, $2.5M - **Biggest round:** $180M - **Usual gap between rounds:** 14.8 years [**Profound** AI 1 / 11 Their pitch deck **Profound's pitch deck, 11 slides** Each slide read for what it argues, against the decks that raised at the same stage.](https://millionrounds.com/decks/profound) ## The rounds - **Sept 2026** Series D **$180M** *5 returning* [Sequoia Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sequoia-capital) Lead [Kleiner Perkins](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kleiner-perkins) Lead [Lightspeed Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lightspeed-venture-partners) [Khosla Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/khosla-ventures) [South Park Commons](https://millionrounds.com/fund/south-park-commons) Reported by TechCrunch and 1 other - **Feb 2026** Series C **$96M** *7 new* [Lightspeed Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lightspeed-venture-partners) Lead [Sequoia Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sequoia-capital) [Khosla Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/khosla-ventures) [Kleiner Perkins](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kleiner-perkins) [South Park Commons](https://millionrounds.com/fund/south-park-commons) [Evantic Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/evantic-capital) [Saga Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/saga-ventures) Reported by Ventureburn and 1 other - **May 2011** Venture **$2.5M** *1 new* [MaRS Investment Accelerator Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mars-investment-accelerator-fund) From a historical funding record ## Who was in which round The busiest backers across the latest rounds. A filled square is a round they joined; a dark one, a round they led. **Venture** 2011 **Series C** 2026 **Series D** 2026 [Sequoia Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sequoia-capital) L [Lightspeed Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lightspeed-venture-partners) L [Kleiner Perkins](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kleiner-perkins) L [Khosla Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/khosla-ventures) [South Park Commons](https://millionrounds.com/fund/south-park-commons) [MaRS Investment Accelerator Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mars-investment-accelerator-fund) [Evantic Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/evantic-capital) [Saga Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/saga-ventures) ## Everyone who backed them [Sequoia Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sequoia-capital) VC firm **2** rounds, led 1 [Lightspeed Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lightspeed-venture-partners) VC firm **2** rounds, led 1 [Kleiner Perkins](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kleiner-perkins) VC firm **2** rounds, led 1 [Khosla Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/khosla-ventures) VC firm **2** rounds [South Park Commons](https://millionrounds.com/fund/south-park-commons) Accelerator **2** rounds [MaRS Investment Accelerator Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mars-investment-accelerator-fund) VC firm **1** round [Evantic Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/evantic-capital) VC firm **1** round [Saga Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/saga-ventures) VC firm **1** round Missing a round, or an investor who was in one? [Tell us](https://millionrounds.com/corrections?slug=profound). ## Quick answers about Profound ### Who invested in Profound? Profound's investors include Sequoia Capital, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Kleiner Perkins, Khosla Ventures and South Park Commons, and 3 more on record. Sequoia Capital led its latest round. ### How much has Profound raised? Profound has raised $279M across 3 rounds since 2011. ### When did Profound last raise? Profound's most recent round was a Series D of $180M in Sept 2026, led by Sequoia Capital. ### What was Profound's biggest round? Its most recent round, $180M in Sept 2026, is also its largest on record. ### Who backed Profound first? Profound's first round on record, in May 2011, was backed by MaRS Investment Accelerator Fund. ### What stage is Profound at? Profound's latest named round is a Series D, in Sept 2026. ### Where is Profound based? Profound is based in Canada. ### Who led Profound's rounds? Lightspeed Venture Partners led the Series C in 2026; Sequoia Capital led the Series D in 2026. ## Companies like Profound In the same sector, and raised in the last eighteen months. [**Solink** $160M · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/solink)[**Cohere** $5.6B · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/cohere)[**Quminex** $1.1M · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/quminex)[**Biossil** $153M · Sept 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/biossil)[**Astrus** $20M · Sept 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/astrus)[**Altis Labs** $31M · Sept 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/altis-labs) ## Find investors like these Search every investor by what they have actually funded, then narrow to your stage and market. Free. Open the investor searchOr these rounds in the app