Launch · HR & Future of Work

Profound launches with $1.5 million seed round

By Startup Enthusiast · 4 August 2026

What they do

Profound gives each professional an AI Rep created via a 30-minute voice conversation

It raised $1.5 million in seed funding from Stellaris Venture Partners and 3one4 Capital

The platform targets AI-first white-collar professionals and plans to onboard 1 million users globally

Profound launched on 4 August 2026 as an AI-native platform for professionals.
It raised $1.5 million in seed funding from Stellaris Venture Partners and 3one4 Capital.
Angel investors include Sriharsha Majety (CEO Swiggy), Nandan Reddy (Co-Founder Swiggy), Pankaj Chaddah (ex-Zomato), Harshil Mathur (CEO Razorpay), Kunal Shah (Global Head WhatsApp), and Bhuvan Gupta (Co-Founder OfBusiness).
The platform gives each professional an AI Rep created via a 30-minute voice conversation.
The AI Rep learns experience, expertise, judgment, working style, ambitions, and context.
It works in the background to identify opportunities, facilitate introductions, and build professional relationships.
Hiring managers can also create AI Reps for roles and teams through natural conversations.

Profound is a global AI-native platform that gives each professional an AI Rep.
The AI Rep is created via a 30-minute voice conversation that captures experience, expertise, judgment, working style, ambitions, and context.
The AI Rep works in the background to identify opportunities, facilitate introductions, and build professional relationships.
Hiring managers can create AI Reps for roles and teams through natural conversations.

Funding will be used to strengthen engineering and product teams.
Expand AI capabilities and accelerate the matching and introductions engine.
Plan to onboard 1 million professionals globally over the next year ahead of broader beta rollout.
Early-access programme open for first cohort; broader beta later in 2026.