# Profound raises $180M Series D led by Sequoia Capital

> Profound, based in United States, has raised $180M in a Series D led by Sequoia Capital and Kleiner Perkins, announced on 15 September 2026.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/news/rounds/profound-series-d-2026-09 (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

Raised **$180M** 2 sources reported it

Stage **Series D** 2 earlier rounds on record

Investors **5** 2 named as lead

Where **US** United States

AI Big Data & Analytics Martech

## How big is it?

Against every equity round we recorded in the twelve months to 15 September 2026. Ranks count companies, so the same raise reported twice is counted once.

**#277** equity round of the last twelve months

**#35** Series D of 80 in that time

**#186** round in United States, of 1,124

This round **$180M**

Median Series D **$158M**

1.1 times the median Series D of the last twelve months.

## Who invested

- [**Sequoia Capital** 206 rounds in the last twelve months *Led*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sequoia-capital)
- [**Kleiner Perkins** 84 rounds in the last twelve months *Led*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kleiner-perkins)

Also in the round

- [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)

## Funding history

- September 2026 Series D **$180M**
- February 2026 Series C **$96M**
- May 2011 Venture **$2.5M**

$279M raised across the 3 rounds we hold.

## Reported by

- TechCrunch 15 September
- AlleyWatch 15 September

The round's figures come from these reports; each link opens the original.

## Other big rounds that week

[D **D-Robotics** $400M Series C](https://millionrounds.com/news/rounds/d-robotics-series-c-2026-09)[**Impulse Space** $308M Series D](https://millionrounds.com/news/rounds/impulse-space-series-d-2026-09)[**barq** $330M Series A](https://millionrounds.com/news/rounds/barq-series-a-2026-09)[**Exein** $270M Growth](https://millionrounds.com/news/rounds/exein-growth-round-2026-09)[**EUCLYD** $231M Series A](https://millionrounds.com/news/rounds/euclyd-series-a-2026-09)[**Factory** $200M Growth](https://millionrounds.com/news/rounds/factory-growth-round-2026-09)

[The company **Profound on Millionrounds** *→*](https://millionrounds.com/company/profound)[Weekly roundup **Week of 14 September** *→*](https://millionrounds.com/news/weekly/2026-09-14)[Monthly roundup **September 2026** *→*](https://millionrounds.com/news/monthly/2026-09)

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