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Perplexity Raises $500M at $9B Valuation

PRIVATEDec 18, 2024

Round Type

Funding Round

DelawareArtificial IntelligenceMachine LearningNatural Language Processing

Investors

New Enterprise AssociatesBezos ExpeditionsNvidiaIVP

Description

Perplexity raised $500 million at a $9 billion post-money valuation, roughly tripling the company's value in less than six months. The round positioned Perplexity as a leading AI search platform challenger.

Quick answer

Perplexity raised an undisclosed amount in a Funding Round round, dated December 18, 2024. Investors: New Enterprise Associates, Bezos Expeditions, Nvidia and IVP. Perplexity is based in Delaware, United States.

How much did Perplexity raise?
Perplexity raised an undisclosed amount in a Funding Round round on December 18, 2024.
Who invested in Perplexity?
New Enterprise Associates, Bezos Expeditions, Nvidia and IVP are named as investors in this round.
What does Perplexity do?
Perplexity is an AI search engine startup that offers a generative AI-based search engine with a chatbot-style interface.
Where is Perplexity based and how big is it?
Perplexity is based in Delaware, United States. Fundz records about 201 employees.
Who are the decision-makers at Perplexity?
Fundz holds 5 contacts at Perplexity, including the Head of Advertising and Shopping. Names and contact details are shown to Fundz members.

Source: Fundz verified event record.

Who else raised in Natural Language Processing and Artificial Intelligence around the same time

Companies in the same sectors as Perplexity that raised within 45 days of this round, from Fundz verified event records.

  • Cursor raised $105M (Funding Round) on January 15, 2025.
  • Ushur raised $15M on January 30, 2025.
  • Perspective AI raised $4M (Seed) on January 30, 2025.
  • Athenic AI raised $4.3M (Seed) on January 30, 2025.
  • Martin raised $2M (Seed) on January 30, 2025.
  • Oumi raised $10M (Seed) on January 29, 2025.

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Company Information

Company

Perplexity

Location

Delaware, United States

About

Perplexity is an AI search engine startup that offers a generative AI-based search engine with a chatbot-style interface. It aims to provide accurate and richer responses by incorporating a variety of language models (LLMs) including OpenAI GPT-4, Anthropic Claude Opus, Mistral, and more.

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