Seed Round, February 2025
GUDEA is the Internet's Storm Tracker. We analyze the online behavioral patterns of individuals and groups to help organizations decipher the massive amount of online information created daily. Our proprietary technology delivers immediate and actionable insights into audience behavior, engagement patterns, and how information spreads across platforms providing organizations with a strong competitive edge in communication management.
The company was founded by Keith Presley, a Navy Reservist and with more than 15 years of executive leadership; Jonathan Sperber, a sales and government procurement expert with a record of securing millions in contracts; and James Thomin, a Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering who has spent the last 10 years at the forefront of AI and ML.
We serve Fortune 100 companies, non-governmental organizations, and PR firms—and have achieved $50k MRR in just seven months. With proven unit economics and market demand, GUDEA is positioned to scale within the multi-billion-dollar crisis communications market and to expand into digital advertising.
We are seeking funding to build the necessary infrastructure to meet the demand of our backlog of clients and prepare for exponential growth in 2026. Backed by Techstars (’24), Bread and Butter Ventures, Groove Capital, Harvard Business Angels, & more.
⭐️ We are raising a $4M priced seed round to grow our engineering team, expedite our development, and push forward our inflection point to achieve an ARR of $16mil by EOY 2026 for our series A.
Contact Keith Presley at [email protected] for details or grab some time to chat: https://calendly.com/keith-gudea/circle-up-meeting