Perplexity
Perplexity AI is an answer-engine and AI browser company whose Comet browser and conversational search compete with Google. Founded in 2022 and based in San Francisco, Perplexity has raised roughly $1.5B across rounds — most recently a late-2025 round that pushed its valuation to about $20B, with backers including IVP, NEA, NVIDIA and Jeff Bezos.
Company snapshot
- Active
- Total funding
- $1.5B
- Funding rounds
- 9
- Last round (Series F)
- $500M
- Last round date
- Dec 2025
- Founded
- 2022
- Employees
- 251-500
- Headquarters
- San Francisco, California, United States
Last round vs total raised$500M of $1.5B
Founders
Aravind Srinivas, Denis Yarats, Johnny Ho, Andy Konwinski
Industries
- Artificial Intelligence
- Search Engine
- Generative AI
Notable investors
| Investor | Role |
|---|---|
| IVP | Lead |
| NEA | Lead |
| NVIDIA | Co-investor |
| Jeff Bezos | Co-investor |
| Institutional Venture Partners | Co-investor |
| B Capital | Lead |
| T. Rowe Price | Co-investor |