GUDEA raised an oversubscribed $7 million seed round to expand its AI-powered narrative intelligence platform. Mudita Ventures and Collide Capital co-led the round.
GUDEA plans to use the financing to accelerate product development, broaden platform coverage, expand its engineering and go-to-market teams, and support enterprise growth.
The company describes its platform as a “Storm Tracker for the Internet.”
GUDEA monitors online conversations to help companies understand how narratives begin, which accounts drive them, whether activity appears authentic, and how quickly they may spread.
Its platform combines behavioral intelligence, graph neural network modeling, and real-time monitoring across dozens of online platforms.
GUDEA also classifies online audiences into five categories and attempts to distinguish authentic activity from coordinated or otherwise inauthentic behavior.
The company’s technology is being used by Fortune 100 companies and communications firms.
GUDEA’s data has also informed reporting by national news organizations.
The company was named a 2026 SXSW Pitch finalist and a 2026 Webby Award nominee.
GUDEA was founded in 2023 by Keith Presley, Jonathan Sperber, and James Thomin, whose backgrounds include military intelligence, national security, and artificial intelligence.
KEY QUOTES:
“Every organization now operates inside an information environment it does not control and often cannot see.”
“Narratives shape markets, brands, and public trust long before they show up in a headline. The demand behind this round reflects a simple reality: leaders need to know what is moving online, who is moving it, and what happens next.”
Keith Presley, Co-Founder and CEO of GUDEA
“The information environment has become a core business risk, and GUDEA measures it with a rigor we have not seen anywhere else in the market.”
Buddy Foster, Investor at Mudita Ventures
