Perplexity AI
AI-native answer engine challenging Google Search
AI
📍 San Francisco, CA
Founded 2022
Current Valuation
$18B
as of 2025-Q4
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Perplexity reimagines search as an AI-first answer engine. Offers free + Pro tiers with multi-model routing across GPT, Claude, and its own Sonar models. Comet browser launched in 2025 to integrate AI search natively.
Company Profile
Last Round
Series E — $500M (Dec 2025) · Lead: Institutional Venture Partners
IPO Status
no imminent plans
Founders & Key People
Aravind SrinivasDenis YaratsJohnny HoAndy Konwinski
Investors
IVP · Nvidia · Jeff Bezos · Bessemer · Susa Ventures · Elad Gil · New Enterprise Associates
Products
- Perplexity Search
- Perplexity Pro ($20/mo)
- Comet (browser)
- Perplexity for Enterprise
- Shopping
Competitors
Google Search (GOOGL) · OpenAI (ChatGPT Search) · You.com · Brave Search
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Private-company numbers are not real-time. Reflects publicly disclosed valuations from press releases, news reports, and tender offers as of 2025-Q4. Refreshed quarterly.