Gushwork bets on AI search for customer leads — and early results are emerging
Gushwork has raised $9 million in a seed round led by SIG and Lightspeed. The startup has seen early customer traction from AI search tools like ChatGPT.
TL;DR
- Gushwork, a two-year-old startup, has raised $9 million in a seed round, bringing its total funding to $11 million.
- The company helps businesses gain visibility on AI search platforms like ChatGPT and Gemini using automated marketing agents.
- Gushwork's platform generates search-optimized content, builds backlinks, and tracks leads, aiming to reduce reliance on large in-house marketing teams.
- The startup has over 300 paying customers, mostly in the U.S., with subscriptions starting at $800 per month.
- About 20% of Gushwork's customer website traffic now comes from AI-driven search and chat platforms, accounting for 40% of inbound leads.
- The new funding will be used to expand the engineering team, improve model accuracy, and scale go-to-market efforts.