After a Y Combinator rejection, this founder raised $15 million for his AI search startup. Read the pitch deck.

Daydream cofounders Thenuka Karunaratne and Shravan Rajinikanth. Kim Huong Tran Daydream, an SEO agency blending AI agents with human expertise, has raised $15 million. CEO Thenuka Karunaratne says AI search optimization is "about 90%" the same as traditional SEO. After a rough start, he reframed fundraising as a learning experience rather than a win-or-lose. As generative AI changes how people search online, SEO agency Daydream has raised $15 million. Daydream combines AI agents that handl...