Perplexity AI

Startup

AI-powered answer engine combining search with large language model reasoning.

Founded: 2022
HQ: San Francisco, CA
CEO: Aravind Srinivas
perplexity.ai

Employees

200-500

Funding

$775M+

Valuation

$9B

Status

Private

About Perplexity AI

Perplexity AI is an AI-powered answer engine that combines real-time web search with large language model reasoning to provide cited, accurate answers to user questions. Founded by former researchers from Google and OpenAI, Perplexity has rapidly grown to millions of active users by offering an alternative to traditional search engines. The platform supports follow-up questions, Deep Research for comprehensive reports, and Perplexity Pages for publishing. Backed by Jeff Bezos and Nvidia, Perplexity represents the future of AI-native information retrieval.

Products & Tools

Key People

Aravind Srinivas

CEO & Co-Founder

Denis Yarats

CTO & Co-Founder

Andy Konwinski

Co-Founder

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