SuperMe raises $20 million for a professional AI network
Forerunner led the Series A, with Greylock participating, as SuperMe develops conversational profiles based on knowledge people choose to share.
Access to experienced people is valuable, but their time is limited. SuperMe is trying to make some of that expertise available through conversational AI profiles.
What happened
On 29 October, SuperMe announced a $20 million Series A, led by Kirsten Green at Forerunner with participation from Greylock Partners.
Founded by Casey Winters and Ludo Antonov, the company turns knowledge people choose to share into profiles that can answer questions without the person joining each conversation. Users can bring several profiles into a group discussion and access the network through tools including Claude and ChatGPT.
Why it matters
The product tests whether a network of identifiable experts can offer something useful beyond a general-purpose assistant: answers grounded in particular people’s experience and areas of expertise.
That proposition depends on accurate representation, appropriate information permissions and enough value for experts to keep contributing.
The bigger picture
Funding supports the effort to grow both sides of the network: people asking questions and people supplying knowledge. Retention and answer quality will show whether those interactions become a durable professional product.