Gushwork raises $9M to help businesses get discovered in AI search engines

India-founded Gushwork raised $9M in a seed round led by Susquehanna and Lightspeed at a $33M valuation. The startup helps companies capture customers from ChatGPT, Gemini, and Perplexity, betting that AI search will create a new marketing channel. Founded in 2023, Gushwork pivoted from general AI-augmented workflows to AI search optimization, using automated marketing agents to help businesses surface in conversational AI discovery channels. Total funding now stands at $11M.

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