# Profound

> Profound is an AI visibility platform that helps brands improve how they appear in AI-generated answers, including ChatGPT. It combines content optimization, source targeting, and research agents that cover both AEO and SEO.

- Type: Software & tools
- Website: https://www.tryprofound.com
- Citesprout profile: https://citesprout.com/network/profound
- Last updated: Oct 17, 2026

## Focus areas

- AI search visibility
- Answer engine optimization
- Content optimization
- Source targeting
- SEO research reports

## Recent updates

- Aug 12, 2026: Profound offers an AEO + SEO Research Report agent that shows which keywords matter, what ranks on Google, and how AI systems answer queries. Source: [tryprofound.com](https://www.tryprofound.com/articles/automate-content-creation)
- Aug 11, 2026: Profound lists Ramp, MongoDB, U.S. Bank, Chime and DocuSign as companies that trust it, and says its platform helped a leading technology company triple its ChatGPT visibility within one week through content optimization and source targeting. Source: [tryprofound.com](https://www.tryprofound.com/newsroom/archetype-nectar-and-outcast-launch-ai-visibility-offering-to-help-brands-win-in-llm-search)

## Topics

- [AI Search Visibility](https://citesprout.com/network/topic/ai-search-visibility) (markdown: https://citesprout.com/network/md/topic/ai-search-visibility.md)
- [AI in Marketing](https://citesprout.com/network/topic/ai-marketing) (markdown: https://citesprout.com/network/md/topic/ai-marketing.md)
- [AI Visibility Tracking](https://citesprout.com/network/topic/ai-visibility-tracking) (markdown: https://citesprout.com/network/md/topic/ai-visibility-tracking.md)
- Answer & Generative Engine Optimization
- Marketing to AI Agents
- [Content for AI Assistants](https://citesprout.com/network/topic/content-for-ai) (markdown: https://citesprout.com/network/md/topic/content-for-ai.md)

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- [AirOps](https://citesprout.com/network/airops) (markdown: https://citesprout.com/network/md/airops.md)

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