SuperMe Raises $20M Led by Forerunner for AI Expert-Profile Network

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The Facts

  • SuperMe announced it is raising $20 million in funding led by Kirsten Green of Forerunner, with participation from Greylock Partners. TechCrunch only
  • SuperMe is a network of AI profiles built from the knowledge of real-life experts; it selects the best-suited experts for a question and creates a group chat with their AI profiles. TechCrunch only
  • The startup was founded in 2024 by Casey Winters (formerly of Grubhub, Pinterest, Eventbrite) and Ludo Antonov (formerly head of engineering at Pinterest, Lyft, Whatnot). TechCrunch only
  • SuperMe collects knowledge from public sources such as LinkedIn, YouTube, Substack and blogs, and from connected apps including Google Drive, Notion, Gmail and Granola. The company says personal information and trade secrets will not appear in answers. TechCrunch only
  • The service is currently free, but the company plans to cap the number of questions users can ask before requiring payment, and is considering incentives for experts to contribute knowledge. TechCrunch only
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  • SuperMe supports MCP (Model Context Protocol), allowing users to query it from chatbots such as Claude and ChatGPT. TechCrunch only
  • The startup has about 13 employees and is hiring for technical roles and for a person to recruit experts in uncovered subject areas. TechCrunch only

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SuperMe, a startup that offers a network of AI profiles modeled on real-life experts, announced a $20 million funding round led by Forerunner with Greylock Partners participating. The platform answers user questions via group chats of expert AI profiles.

The company says it plans to scale both the user base and the number of contributing experts. Forerunner's Kirsten Green said the company is well positioned to build a platform where AI collaborates with humans.

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2 News Editor A single startup's $20M funding round for a niche AI expert-profile product with about 13 employees and a free service has limited impact on the broad public, so it is routine business news.
2 Informed Citizen This is a small startup funding announcement for a niche AI expert-profile product with about 13 employees and no broad immediate impact on ordinary people.
2 Business Analyst A $20M seed-stage funding round for a 13-person startup with a niche AI expert-profile product is a minor, limited-impact corporate announcement with no market-moving significance.

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