Seattle-based Gumshoe has raised $2M in pre-seed funding led by Pioneer Square Labs to tackle the changing landscape of AI search engines.
Seattle-based Gumshoe has raised $2M in pre-seed funding led by Pioneer Square Labs to tackle the changing landscape of AI search engines.
05/07/25, 11:29 PM
Location
seattleMoney raised
$2 million
Industry
software
machine learning
artificial intelligence
advertising
Round Type
pre-seed
Investors
Ari Paparo, Hawke Ventures, Pioneer Square Labs
Gumshoe, a Seattle-based startup, has raised $2 million in pre-seed funding to help marketers understand AI-powered search engines like ChatGPT. The funding round was led by Pioneer Square Labs, with participation from Hawke Ventures and angel investor Ari Paparo. This funding will be used to advance Gumshoe's technology that analyzes brand visibility in AI model outputs. The company aims to redefine traditional SEO with its innovative approach.
Company Info
Location
seattle, washington, united states
Additional Info
Gumshoe is a Seattle-based startup focused on helping marketers understand and influence AI-powered search engines like ChatGPT and Claude. Their core technology generates simulated conversations to analyse brand visibility in these models, introducing a metric called 'share of LLM.' Co-founded by industry veterans, Gumshoe aims to equip brands with insights to thrive in the evolving search landscape.