India, Aug. 4 -- Ex-Delhivery tech head Prashant Parashar and ex-Cleartrip chief business and growth officer Anuj Rathi have joined hands to launch an AI-native startup Profound. The startup is building an AI-powered assistant or "representative" that can support individuals in their professional lives.

Profound claims that it can create AI representatives for professionals across fields, similar to the managers employed by athletes, actors and musicians. After a 30-minute voice conversation with the AI agent, its system learns the professional context of the user, including their expertise, experience, working style, career ambitions, among others.

Coming out of stealth, Profound has raised a $1.5 Mn seed funding round led by Stellaris...