Excited to share @profound has raised a $180M Series D, co-led by @sequoia and @kleinerperkins.
Winning in AI Search requires an inhuman amount of work. That is why we are building the AI platform for marketers, underpinned by two things:
1/ Your AI Marketer, a marketing expert that proactively investigates your data, identifies opportunities, and then does the work while you stay in the loop.
2/ Context Manager, a living synthesis of your meetings, email threads, and brand data powering this new teammate. As your brand evolves, so does your AI Marketer.
AI labs are pushing the frontier in fields like engineering, law, and finance. But marketing, one of the economy's most complex and consequential applications, has received far less attention.
That’s why we’re expanding our applied AI research team. We’re bringing together research scientists, engineers, and IOI medalists to advance AI for marketing. Their focus: post-training models for marketing workflows, and building the world's first AI benchmark for real-world tasks in the field.
Last week, we brought over 750 marketing leaders to SF for @profound Zero Click.
And we launched a completely new role: the Marketing Engineer.
Every single business will need this role. Just 3 days in, companies like Google and Autodesk have already adopted the role.
The Marketing Engineer is the most important hire a marketing team can make in 2026.
Not to run campaigns, but to build the agents that run them.
Today we're introducing a new role to the marketing org:
𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗸𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗘𝗻𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗿
We believe every business on the planet will eventually need one. Their job is to build the Agents, automations, and systems that create a new kind of marketing. Part-builder, part-strategist.
They build Agents that monitor media coverage, flag sentiment shifts, and draft journalist outreach before your PR team even knows there's a story.
They build Agents that track every competitor move, grade its severity, and rewrite your battle cards and talk tracks before your next sales call.
They build Agents that turn every webinar into a brand-voice article, refreshed weekly and queued for your team to review before posting.
Our first marketing hire @nicklafferty has already become @profound's Founding Marketing Engineer, the first person to hold this title at a company fully behind it.
Every marketing team on the planet will use AI to do their jobs better. But to build truly impactful systems, you need an owner and an orchestrator.
That's the Marketing Engineer.
Will be giving away a brand new Piretti Midnight Cuvio to a new follower (next 48 hours) be sure to thank @MWPutters for your new putter. All you have to do is like share & follow to enter.
Anthony Rizzo has announced his retirement after 14 seasons with the Cubs, Yankees and Padres.
Rizzo was a 4-time Gold Glove Award winner (2016, 2018-2020) and won Platinum Glove honors in 2016. He was also a 3-time All-Star (2014-2016) and won a Silver Slugger Award in 2016. In 2017, Rizzo was bestowed with the prestigious Roberto Clemente Award.
And, of course, he was an integral part of the @Cubs 2016 #WorldSeries championship team.
Since Luther Burden III is switching from #87 to #13 I'm giving away his jersey for free.
Announcing the winner TONIGHT.
To enter:
1. Like and RT this tweet
2. Follow me @itsfickybaby
Tune in to the @bfr_pod TONIGHT for the winner announcement.
Good luck, and Bear Down! 🐻⬇️
🚨 PGAPappas US Open GIVEAWAY 1 🚨
🔥 Cobra Golf DS ADAPT x Volition Limited Edition Driver (Choose MAX-K, LS, or X Models, RH or LH, Any Loft and Flex) 🦅👀
To enter:
🇺🇸 Repost
🇺🇸 Follow @PGAPappas and @cobragolf
US open giveaway pt 1
My awesome partner @FootJoy and I are giving away these cool US open themed shoes! Whatever size you wear.
Retweet, comment, must follow myself and footjoy to win.
Fuck it ill do another, I’m giving away a free Luther Burden III jersey!
To enter:
- RT and like this tweet
- Follow me so I can DM you if you win
Winner gets picked next Friday. I’ll ship it out as soon as the jersey lands.
Good luck and let Poles fuckin cook.🐻⬇️