Perplexity AI Inc.
Series D+Raised $1.5B at $21B valuation
About Perplexity AI Inc.
AI-powered answer engine that combines large language models with real-time web search. Founded by Aravind Srinivas, Denis Yarats, Johnny Ho, and Andy Konwinski, former researchers at Google, Meta, and OpenAI. Founded in 2022 and headquartered in San Francisco, United States, Perplexity AI Inc. has raised a total of $1.5B in funding and is currently at the Series D+ stage. Notable investors include Accel, IVP, SoftBank Vision Fund 2, NEA. The company has an estimated revenue of $100M-$200M ARR (2025).
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| Round | Date | Amount | Investors |
|---|---|---|---|
| Series E | Sep 2025 | $200M | — |
| Series C | Jul 2025 | $100M | — |
| Series D | Dec 2024 | $500M | AccelSoftBank Vision Fund 2 |
| Series B | Jan 2024 | $73.6M | IVPNEANVIDIAJeff BezosBessemer Venture PartnersDatabricksTobi Lutke |
| Series A | 2023 | $25.6M | NEAElad GilNat FriedmanDatabricks VenturesSusan WojcickiPaul Buchheit |
| Seed | Sep 2022 | $3.1M | Elad GilNat Friedman |
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Perplexity AI competes with Google Search, ChatGPT, and You.com. Its citation-backed approach provides more trustworthy answers than ChatGPT, while being more direct than traditional Google searches. Compared to You.com, Perplexity offers a more polished experience and broader model access. The Chrome extension makes it more accessible than standalone AI chat interfaces.