- Gudea is a company that tracks how stories spread online. According to the source, its goal is to show who leads the conversation, which paths information travels, and how quickly a story gains momentum. It is described as different from existing tools that only count mentions or hashtags.
- According to the source, Gudea's AI analyzes the spread of narratives across more than 500 mainstream and niche websites and platforms, including X, Reddit, and TikTok. This scope and these capabilities come from the company's own description, and the source contains no independent verification.
- According to founder Keith Presley, the company has about 40 customers, including Fortune 50 telecom and distribution companies, PR and crisis management agencies, and government agencies. He also claims that early on, one in four of the targets it investigated showed inauthentic manipulation activity, and that now nine in ten do.
- The source says Gudea presented at the Startup Battlefield stage at TechCrunch Disrupt in October 2026, and recently raised a seed round of $7 million, bringing its total funding to about $15 million. A city-block-level location tracking feature was introduced as a plan for next year.
O: At the crisis response meeting, the PR team lead may want to add an agenda item to check which accounts a specific post passed through to spread, rather than how many times it was mentioned.
X: Figures such as the number of customers, the share of manipulated activity, and the investment size are claims made by the company and its founder. First, confirm that the source contains no independently verified data for them.