Profila
Seed Round — $5M

Relationship Data Infrastructure for the AI Economy

The personal data and consent layers for AI, apps, and the web. Declared intent from real consumers — not surveillance signals.

Built product. Pilot framework ready. 3 paid pilots queued post-funding.
$124T
Consumer purchasing power influenced by AI agents by 2030
3.1B
Consumers who will use AI purchasing agents
$400B+
Annual programmatic ad spend lacking first-party consent
The Problem

Brands spend trillions guessing. AI is making it worse.

The $835B digital advertising economy is built on surveillance data that consumers hate, regulators are killing, and AI is rendering worthless.

60%
Rising CAC

Customer acquisition cost has increased 60% in 5 years as signal quality degrades

~40%
Retention Failure

Poor data means brands can't keep customers — ~40% churn annually

2-5%
Conversion

Digital ads convert at 2-5% — 95%+ of spend is wasted on the wrong people

50%+
AI Slop

Synthetic profiles and AI-generated traffic will make up 50%+ of digital signals by 2027

By 2027, synthetic profiles and AI slop make declared human intent the scarcest — and most valuable — signal left.
The Solution

One honest profile. Every brand interaction.

Profila replaces surveillance with explicit, consented, revocable, compensated relationship data — owned by the consumer.

1

One Honest Profile

Consumers create a single declared-intent profile — real preferences, real budgets, real timelines. No guessing.

2

Private Vault

All personal data stays in the consumer's encrypted vault. They control what gets shared, with whom, and for how long.

3

AI Data & Consent Layer

Profila governs which AI agents and brands can access what data — GDPR and EU AI Act compliant by design.

4

Pay for Performance

Brands pay only when consumers click. Consumers earn up to 50% of CPC revenue. Zero waste. Total alignment.

RDI — Relationship Data Infrastructure. Replaces surveillance with explicit, consented, revocable, compensated relationship data.
Why Now

Five structural shifts are converging.

AI Agents Will Buy for Consumers

$124T in purchasing decisions will flow through AI agents — they need governed, consented personal data.

Privacy Regulation Accelerating

GDPR, EU AI Act, CCPA — consent infrastructure is now mandatory, not optional.

Cookie Apocalypse

Third-party cookies are dead. Chrome, Safari, Firefox — every browser is cutting off surveillance tracking.

Consumer Trust at All-Time Low

87% of consumers say they'd switch brands over data privacy concerns.

First-Party Data Premium

Brands paying 5-10x more for verified first-party data than inferred third-party signals.

⏱ Timing Window: 18-24 Months

AI purchasing agents go mainstream in 2026-2027. Whoever owns the consent layer captures the market.

Who We Serve

The most valuable consumers on earth.

$15.2T
Gen X — The Overlooked Powerhouse
"We're the generation that actually has money, and we're invisible to marketers chasing Gen Z."
Peak earning years, highest per-capita spending, most brand-loyal. Ignored by 90% of digital advertising.
$45.6T
Millennials — The Wealth Transfer Generation
"I'd share my real preferences with brands if they paid me for it instead of stalking me."
Inheriting the largest wealth transfer in history. Privacy-aware, value-driven, will pay premium for ethical brands.
Combined: $60.8T in purchasing power. These consumers have money, hate surveillance, and will actively participate in declared-intent advertising.
How It Works

From declared intent to verified transaction.

Consumer Creates Profile Declares Intent AI Matches Brand Offer in Vault Click = Pay No Click = $0

Consumer Side

Intent:"Looking for a luxury SUV, $80-120K, within 6 months"
Preferences:"European brands, electric, premium interior"
Boundaries:"No phone calls, email only, max 3 offers/week"
Timeline:"Active now through Q3 2026"

Brand Side

Target:"High-income consumers actively in-market for luxury EV"
Offer:"Private test drive event + $2,500 loyalty bonus"
Budget:"$50 CPC — only pay on verified engagement"
Channel:"Profila Vault — direct, private, consented"
Why Auto First? Highest CPC ($50-200), longest consideration cycle (6-12 months), biggest declared-intent advantage. One converted lead can generate $500+ in Profila revenue.
Infrastructure

The personal data & consent layers for AI.

Every AI agent making purchasing decisions needs governed, consented personal data. Profila provides both the data and the permission.

AI Agents

Claude, GPT, Gemini — automate purchasing decisions

Apps & Web

Profila App + Brand SDK + Browser Extension

AI Matching Layer — Profila RDI

Governs which offers reach which consumers based on declared intent

Consent Layer — Profila RDI

Governs what data AI, apps, and the web can legally access

Personal Data Layer — Profila RDI

Declared intent, preferences, boundaries — consumer-owned

The Consumer — Profila RDI

Generates, maintains, consents, and declares their intent

Why Profila is infrastructure, not a channel.

Consumer-Sovereign Data

Consumers own their profile. They choose what to share, with whom, and can revoke at any time.

Consent as a Service

Every data exchange is explicitly consented, GDPR and EU AI Act compliant by design.

AI-Ready Data Layer

Every AI agent needs governed, consented personal data. Profila provides both.

Compensated Accuracy

Consumers earn up to 50% of revenue. Financial incentive keeps data fresh and honest.

AI-Powered Matching

The Profila Flywheel.

More consumers = better matching = higher conversion = more brand spend = more consumer rewards = more consumers.

FLYWHEEL

1. Consumers Declare

Real preferences, real budgets, real timelines in their vault

2. AI Matches

Declared intent matched to brand offers — no surveillance

3. Brands Convert

10-50x better conversion than programmatic advertising

4. Consumers Earn

Up to 50% of CPC revenue drives more participation

Declared intent is immediately actionable. No modeling, no inference, no waste.
Business Model

Two revenue streams. Three expansion phases.

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Subscription Fee

Brands pay/month for access to Profila's declared-intent marketplace. Tiered by audience size and vertical.

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CPC Performance

$5-200 per verified click. Brand pays only when consumers engage. Consumer earns up to 50% of CPC revenue.

Phase 1 — NOW

Auto & Luxury

Highest CPC ($50-200). 3 paid pilots. Prove unit economics in 90 days.

Phase 2 — SCALE

Luxury, Lifestyle & Leisure

Expand to premium lifestyle verticals. Self-serve brand dashboard. API partnerships.

Phase 3 — PLATFORM

Full Marketplace

Open platform for any vertical. Consumer data marketplace. AI agent integrations.

Market Opportunity

The consent economy is the next trillion-dollar infrastructure layer.

$835B
TAM

Global digital advertising + first-party data infrastructure

$300-400B
SAM

Programmatic + intent-based advertising in key verticals

$2.5-4B
SOM

Achievable share within 5 years in auto, luxury, lifestyle, leisure

$50B+
AI Consent Infrastructure
$150B
First-Party Data Market
$10B+
Consumer Data Rights
36.8%
CAGR Consent Tech
Competitive Landscape

Why incumbents can't build this.

Legacy CDPs

Salesforce, Adobe, Oracle — built on brand-controlled data. Can't flip to consumer-sovereign model without cannibalizing existing revenue.

Intent Platforms

Bombora, 6sense, ZoomInfo — infer intent from behavior signals. Profila has explicit, declared intent. Fundamentally different data quality.

SSI / Decentralized ID

Too technical, no consumer adoption, no brand monetization path. Profila abstracts complexity behind a simple consumer app.

Profila — The Only Consumer-Sovereign, AI-Ready Data Layer

Consumer-owned data. Explicit consent. AI agent compatibility. Performance-based pricing. Revenue share with consumers. GDPR/EU AI Act compliant by design. No existing revenue to cannibalize.

Google

$224B ad revenue depends on surveillance. Consumer sovereignty destroys their model.

Meta

$131B in ad revenue from behavioral tracking. Can't give consumers control.

Apple

Privacy as marketing, not infrastructure. No data marketplace, no brand tools.

Salesforce

$34B in CRM. Consumer-sovereign data undermines their entire data cloud.

Go-to-Market

Automotive first. Then expand.

Phase 1: Automotive & Luxury (Now → Month 12)

3 paid pilots with premium automotive brands. Prove declared-intent CPC model converts at 10-50x programmatic. Target: 5,000 active consumer profiles, $500K+ ARR, 3+ renewing brand contracts.

Direct sales to CMOs and VP Digital at luxury auto brands. White-glove onboarding. Custom intent taxonomy for automotive purchasing journey.

Why Auto First?

Highest CPC in digital advertising ($50-200). Longest consideration cycle (6-12 months of active research). One converted lead can generate $500+ in Profila revenue. Premium brands desperate for first-party data as cookies die.

Phase 2: Luxury, Lifestyle & Leisure (Month 12-24)

Expand into premium lifestyle verticals — luxury travel, fine dining, high-end fashion, wellness, and experiential leisure. Self-serve brand dashboard. API partnerships with lifestyle CRM platforms. Target: 50,000 consumer profiles, $5M+ ARR.

Expansion Logic

Same high-value, high-consideration purchase patterns. Luxury consumers research extensively before committing. Declared intent from affluent consumers is the most valuable signal in lifestyle verticals.

Validation
90-DAY PAID PILOT PLAN — LAUNCHING Q2 2026

Prove the model in 90 days.

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Active Consumer Profiles
Declared-intent profiles in automotive vertical
5,000
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Paying Brand Partners
Premium auto brands on subscription + CPC
3+
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Click-Through Rate
Declared intent vs. programmatic benchmark (0.5%)
5-15%
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Average CPC
Brand willingness to pay for verified intent
$50-200
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Consumer Revenue Share
Average earnings per active consumer per month
$15-50

Series A Trigger Metrics

5,000+ active profiles — 3+ renewing brand contracts — $500K+ ARR run rate — 5-15% CTR — positive unit economics. Hit these in 90 days → raise $15-25M Series A at 4-6x revenue multiple.

Financials

Unit economics that improve with scale.

$50-200
Avg CPC
50%
Consumer Share
50%
Gross Margin
$2-10K
Monthly Sub
120%+
Net Revenue Retention
MetricYear 1Year 2Year 3
Consumer Profiles5,00050,000500,000
Brand Partners3-525-50200+
ARR$500K$5M$25M+
Gross Margin45%55%65%
Sensitivity: Even at 50% of target CPC and 50% of target consumer adoption, unit economics remain positive. The model works at conservative assumptions.
Founding Team

Built to win this market.

Shawn Jensen

Founder, CEO & CPO

Serial entrepreneur. Built and sold multiple companies. Deep expertise in consumer experience, digital transformation, and go-to-market strategy.

Michiel Van Roey

Chief Legal Officer

Privacy law, GDPR, EU AI Act compliance. Ensures every data exchange meets the highest regulatory standards globally.

Luke Bragg

Co-Founder, CCSO

Consumer experience and product strategy. Deep understanding of what makes consumers engage and share data willingly.

Ken Herron

Chief Marketing Officer

Brand building, consumer acquisition, and growth marketing. Experience scaling consumer platforms from zero to millions of users.

James Cutter

Chief Growth Officer

Enterprise sales and brand partnerships. Track record closing $1M+ contracts with Fortune 500 brands.

CTO — Hiring

Chief Technology Officer

Next 90 days, candidates engaged. Seeking: AI/ML engineering leader with experience building consent infrastructure, data vaults, and matching algorithms at scale.

The Ask

Raising $5M Seed

To prove declared-intent advertising converts, validate unit economics, and build the infrastructure layer for AI-era consumer data.

Use of Funds

Engineering & Product40%
Sales & Partnerships25%
Consumer Acquisition20%
Operations & Legal15%

12-Month Targets

Active Consumer Profiles5,000+
Paying Brand Partners3-5
ARR Run Rate$500K+
Series A ReadyMonth 12-15

Known Risks & Mitigations

Consumer Adoption

50% revenue share creates direct financial incentive. Pilot proves willingness to participate.

Brand CPC Premium

Auto brands already pay $50-200 CPC for lower-quality leads. Declared intent is strictly better data.

Big Tech Competition

Incumbents are structurally disincentivized — consumer sovereignty destroys their surveillance revenue.

"The AI economy will be built on consent infrastructure. Whoever provides the data layer that AI agents trust — with consumer permission — captures the most valuable position in the next era of commerce."

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