Daydream, an AI-powered SEO agency, has raised $15 million in a Series A round led by WndrCo, with participation from First Round Capital and Basis Set Ventures. The startup has now raised $21 million in total. Founded by CEO Thenuka Karunaratne and CTO Shravan Rajinikanth, Daydream combines AI agents that handle SEO tasks like keyword strategy and content creation with human oversight. The company serves marketing and SEO teams at firms with 20 to 1,000 employees, including Clay, Replit, OpenArt and Beacons. Karunaratne, who built affiliate websites in high school, was rejected by Y Combinator but chose to pursue independent fundraising. He says AI is changing the economics of agencies, making them more attractive to VCs. The funding will expand Daydream's product, engineering and growth teams.

Daydream, an AI-powered e-commerce search engine founded by Julie Bornstein, has raised $50 million in seed funding. The platform uses generative AI, machine learning, and computer vision to provide personalized shopping results. It will launch in beta in the U.S. this fall, focusing initially on the fashion vertical with over 2,000 brands onboarded. The funding round was co-led by Forerunner Ventures and Index Ventures, with participation from Google Ventures and True Ventures.

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