# Perplexity AI funding: rounds and investors

> Perplexity AI has raised across 1 round since 2023. Investors include New Enterprise Associates, Elad Gil and Nat Friedman. Every round with its source.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/company/perplexity-ai (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

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# Who invested in *Perplexity AI*

One round we have observed, with the 10 investors named in it. Every figure came from a named source, and where the company reported a raise to the SEC itself, that is shown beside it.

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Funding summary Updated 5 Nov 2026

**Undisclosed** raised across 1 round since 2023, from 1 source

- **Latest round:** Series A Mar 2023
- **Led by:** New Enterprise Associates
- **Investors:** 10 (1 led)

See who backed them

[**Perplexity AI** Artificial intelligence 1 / 5 Their pitch deck **Perplexity AI's pitch deck, 5 slides** Each slide read for what it argues, against the decks that raised at the same stage.](https://millionrounds.com/decks/perplexity-ai)

## The rounds

- **Mar 2023** Series A **Amount undisclosed** [New Enterprise Associates](https://millionrounds.com/fund/new-enterprise-associates) Lead [Elad Gil](https://millionrounds.com/fund/elad-gil) [Nat Friedman](https://millionrounds.com/fund/nat-friedman) [Andrej Karpathy](https://millionrounds.com/fund/andrej-karpathy) [Amjad Masad](https://millionrounds.com/fund/amjad-masad) [Clem Delangue](https://millionrounds.com/fund/clem-delangue) [Ashish Vaswani](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ashish-vaswani) [Yann LeCun](https://millionrounds.com/fund/yann-lecun) [Paul Buccheit](https://millionrounds.com/fund/paul-buccheit) [Pieter Abbeel](https://millionrounds.com/fund/pieter-abbeel) Reported by New Enterprise Associates SEC filing: $29M sold, first sale Mar 2023

## Funding filed with regulators

Perplexity AI filed one raise, $29M in all. Filings say how much was sold and to how many investors; they never name the investors.

- Mar 2023 **$29M** 27 investors equity SEC Form D

## Founders and team

From the SEC filings it signed: 2 on the team.

- **Andrew D. Konwinski** Executive Officer, Director i
- **Aravind Srinivas Lakshminarayanan** Director, Executive Officer i

On the board, as filed i *Dzianis Srinivas Yarats* *Peter Srinivas Sonsini* *Pieter Srinivas Abbeel*

## Everyone who backed them

[New Enterprise Associates](https://millionrounds.com/fund/new-enterprise-associates) VC firm **1** round, led 1

[Elad Gil](https://millionrounds.com/fund/elad-gil) VC firm **1** round

[Nat Friedman](https://millionrounds.com/fund/nat-friedman) VC firm **1** round

[Andrej Karpathy](https://millionrounds.com/fund/andrej-karpathy) VC firm **1** round

[Amjad Masad](https://millionrounds.com/fund/amjad-masad) Angel **1** round

[Clem Delangue](https://millionrounds.com/fund/clem-delangue) VC firm **1** round

[Ashish Vaswani](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ashish-vaswani) VC firm **1** round

[Yann LeCun](https://millionrounds.com/fund/yann-lecun) Angel **1** round

[Paul Buccheit](https://millionrounds.com/fund/paul-buccheit) VC firm **1** round

[Pieter Abbeel](https://millionrounds.com/fund/pieter-abbeel) Startup **1** round

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## Quick answers about Perplexity AI

### Who invested in Perplexity AI?

Perplexity AI's investors include New Enterprise Associates, Elad Gil, Nat Friedman, Andrej Karpathy and Amjad Masad, and 5 more on record. New Enterprise Associates led its latest round.

### How much has Perplexity AI raised?

Perplexity AI has raised 1 round since 2023, none with a disclosed amount.

### When did Perplexity AI last raise?

Perplexity AI's most recent round was a Series A in Mar 2023, led by New Enterprise Associates.

### Who backed Perplexity AI first?

Perplexity AI's first round on record, in Mar 2023, was backed by New Enterprise Associates, Elad Gil and Nat Friedman and 7 others.

### What stage is Perplexity AI at?

Perplexity AI's latest named round is a Series A, in Mar 2023.

### Where is Perplexity AI based?

Perplexity AI is based in the United States.

### Who led Perplexity AI's rounds?

New Enterprise Associates led the Series A in 2023.

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