Yolando, a Toronto, Canada–based competitive intelligence and generative engine optimization platform, has announced its official commercial launch with $8.5M USD in total funding.
Investors
The funding came from Drive Capital, a Columbus-based venture capital firm investing in the world’s next generation of market-defining companies. Since its inception in 2013, Drive Capital has raised $2B to invest in startups solving significant problems in large markets. Drive is an investor in more than 100 companies outside of Silicon Valley.
Yolando Use of Funds
The funding will support Yolando’s commercial launch, scale platform operations, and enhance its GEO capabilities for marketing teams, enabling real-time competitor tracking, performance insights, and on-brand content generation.
About Yolando
Yolando is a competitive intelligence and generative engine optimization (GEO) platform that helps brands understand how they’re represented in AI-generated answers and how they can shape those responses. The platform monitors visibility and competitive positioning across AI platforms, including ChatGPT, Claude, Perplexity, and Gemini. Yolando combines continuous competitor monitoring, strategic recommendations, and on-brand content generation. Headquartered in Toronto, Canada, Yolando serves B2B SaaS companies, service-based organizations, consumer and retail brands, Shopify ecommerce businesses, and other organizations.
Funding Details
Company: Yolando
Raised: $8.5M
Round: Unknown
Funding Date: January 2026
Investor: Drive Capital
Company Website: https://yolando.com/
Software Category: AI Marketing / Competitive Intelligence / GEO
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