Prompting Company Secures $6.5 Million Seed Funding From Peak XV Partners And Others

The Prompting Company, a four-month-old YC-backed startup founded by Kevin Chandra, Michelle Marcelline, and Albert Punama, has raised $6.5 million in seed funding to help brands get their products mentioned in ChatGPT and other AI apps. The company specializes in generative engine optimization (GEO) — a new approach to product visibility in the era of AI-driven discovery — by creating AI-friendly web pages designed for large language models and agents rather than humans. With customers like Rippling, Rho, Motion, Vapi, Fondo, Kernel, and Traceloop, the startup is betting on a future where AI agents become the main gateway for product search and purchase. Investors in the round include Peak XV Partners, Base10, Y Combinator, Firedrop, and angels such as Logan Kilpatrick.

FOUNDERS: Kevin Chandra, Michelle Marcelline & Albert Punama

INVESTORS: Peak XV Partners, Base10, Y Combinator, Firedrop & Logan Kilpatrick

ROUND: Seed AMOUNT: $6,500,000

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