Knowdrevenue, valuation & funding

Natural Language Processing (NLP) Software3810-10 York St, Toronto, Ontario, CanadaFounded 2023CEO Justin Shum

Knowd (knowd.ai) is an early-stage artificial intelligence company building a promptless workspace platform designed to extend human reasoning and decision making.

knowd.ai LinkedInUpdated Oct 3, 2026

Annual revenue: $330K; Sep 2025EST.
Valuation: $10M; Jun 2023
Total raised: $500K; 1 round
Employees: 3; Oct 2024

Knowd revenue

Knowd has not published its revenue. GetLatka estimates it at about $330K a year (September 2025). Knowd is #1,177 on the Latka Top, level with four others. The Latka Top ranks the 1,368 companies Nathan Latka has interviewed by revenue.

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As of	Revenue	Source
Sep 2025	$330KEST.	GetLatka estimate

Knowd valuation

Knowd is privately held, so there is no Knowd stock to buy. Investors valued it at $10M in its June 2023 Convertible Note.

Knowd funding rounds & investors

Knowd has raised $500K in one round: a Convertible Note in June 2023.

Date	Round	Raised	Valuation	Source
Jun 2023	Convertible Note	$500K	$10M	Justin Shum on cameraWatch at 7:35
	Total raised	$500K

Interviews with Justin Shum

Nathan Latka has interviewed Knowd once, speaking with Justin Shum.

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June 2023 · Justin Shum, CEO

How Knowd Raised $500K on a $10M Cap to Build a Promptless AI Knowledge Platform (Interview with CEO Justin Shum)

Knowd closed a $500,000 convertible note from Drive Capital in June 2023 at a $10M cap, selling approximately 5% of the business.
The company had been operating for roughly six months at the time of the interview, with code writing only just beginning the week prior.
Initial ICP is MBA students, chosen for their openness to new technology and their similarity to the core monetization target: management consultants.

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Knowd competitors

Knowd competes most directly with OpenAI.

Company	Revenue	Funding	Employees	Customers	Founded
OpenAI	$40B	$138.1B	4,500	2M	2015
Knowd	$330K	$500K	3	–	2023

Knowd CEO, founders & employees

Justin Shum founded Knowd in 2023 and runs it as CEO. Knowd had 3 employees (October 2024, LinkedIn).

Justin ShumFounder & CEO
1 interview

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All 2 headcount readings, with sources

As of	Employees	Source
Oct 2024	3	LinkedIn
Jun 2023	3	–

Knowd FAQ

What is Knowd's revenue?

GetLatka estimates Knowd's revenue at about $330K a year (September 2025). The company hasn't published its own figure.

What is Knowd's valuation?

Investors valued Knowd at $10M in its June 2023 Convertible Note, as Justin Shum said on camera.

How much funding has Knowd raised?

Knowd has raised $500K in one funding round: a Convertible Note in June 2023.

Is Knowd publicly traded?

No. Knowd is a private company, so its shares aren't traded on a stock exchange.

How many employees does Knowd have?

Knowd had 3 employees in October 2024, according to LinkedIn.

Who is the CEO of Knowd?

Justin Shum is the CEO of Knowd and founded the company in 2023. Nathan Latka interviewed Justin Shum in June 2023.

Who founded Knowd?

Justin Shum founded Knowd in 2023.

How this page is sourced

1 said on camera · 1 from public sources · 1 estimate. Founder figures link to the second they were said; public figures name their source; estimates are marked EST. and say whose they are. Not financial advice. The Latka Top ranks the private, operating companies Nathan Latka has interviewed by the latest revenue figure on each profile, reported or estimated; equal figures share a rank.

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