Former Swiggy & Zomato Executives Launch AI Networking Platform Profound with $1.5 Million Seed Round
What is the news?
Profound, a Bengaluru-based artificial intelligence startup, has officially announced its $1.5 million seed funding round to redefine how global professionals network and discover hiring opportunities. Founded by tech and product veterans Anuj Rathi and Prashant Parashar whose leadership spans marquee companies like Swiggy, Zomato, Cleartrip, Flipkart, Ola, and Walmart Labs. The platform introduces a voice-first AI agent designed to act as a personal representative for every professional.
Why is it interesting?
The seed funding round attracted a star-studded lineup of angel investors from the Indian startup ecosystem, including Swiggy CEO Sriharsha Majety, Swiggy co-founder Nandan Reddy, former Zomato co-founder Pankaj Chaddah, Razorpay CEO Harshil Mathur, and OfBusiness co-founder Bhuvan Gupta, alongside premier venture capital firms Stellaris Venture Partners and 3one4 Capital. The capital will be deployed toward strengthening product and engineering talent, deepening core AI matching algorithms, and preparing for a global launch aimed at onboarding one million professionals worldwide.
Profound’s platform works by interacting through voice conversations to deeply understand a user’s skills, goals, and work preferences, subsequently facilitating high-intent introductions. Similarly, talent acquisition leaders can spin up AI representatives for specific job openings, eliminating the friction of static resume screens and conventional job postings. By empowering talent with autonomous AI representation, Profound underscores how Indian origin founders continue to drive global product innovation at the intersection of AI and human capital.
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