Profound funding, investors and company details

Profound is an emerging Artificial Intelligence (AI) startup from Bengaluru, working in the space of AI-powered professional representation platform built for the AI-first era of work. Founded by Prashant Parashar, Anuj Rathi.

Company: Profound.me
Sector: Artificial Intelligence (AI)
Location: Bengaluru
Founders: Prashant Parashar, Anuj Rathi

Company overview

Profound is an AI-powered professional representation platform built for the AI-first era of work. Positioned as a personal AI Rep — akin to an agent for actors or a manager for athletes — it starts with a conversation to learn a professional's story, expertise, and career trajectory, then articulates what makes them distinctive. The platform actively works on the user's behalf to attract stronger collaborators, surface richer opportunities, and support sharper hiring decisions. It turns individual expertise into a compounding personal brand, replacing the passive, noise-filled experience of conventional professional networking with intelligent, active representation.

Funding rounds

Latest round (Seed): $ 1.50 Mn (₹14.27 Cr.), 2026-08-04. Investors: Stellaris Venture Partners, 3one4 Capital, Sriharsha Majety (Swiggy), Nandan Reddy, Harshil Mathur (Razorpay), Kunal Shah (CRED), Bhuvan Gupta (OfBusiness, Oxyzo), Pankaj Chaddah