# Perplexity funding: rounds and investors > Perplexity has raised $1.3B across 6 rounds since 2024. Investors include Accel, New Enterprise Associates and IVP. Every round with its source. Source: https://millionrounds.com/company/perplexity (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) United States · [Funded startup](https://millionrounds.com/companies) # Who invested in *Perplexity* 6 rounds we have observed, with the 7 investors named in them. Every figure came from a named source, and where the company reported a raise to the SEC itself, that is shown beside it. AI Generative AI Internet Raised 2 months ago Valuation: $20B, Mar 2026 Follow Perplexity and see its new rounds in your feed. [Start following](https://millionrounds.com/login?join=1&why=follow&next=%2Fcompany%2Fperplexity) Funding summary Updated 5 Nov 2026 **$1.3B** raised across 6 rounds since 2024, from 8 sources **$500M** Growth **$500M** Growth - **Latest round:** Round Aug 2026 - **Biggest round:** $500M Growth · May 2025 - **Investors:** 7 (2 led) See who backed them ## The funding story Each circle is a round, placed by date and sized by amount. The line above is the running total. 2025 2026 **$500M** Growth **$500M** Growth **$100M** Round **$200M** Round **$5.5M** Venture **?** Round - **First round:** Growth, $500M - **Biggest round:** $500M - **Usual gap between rounds:** 5 months ## The rounds - **Aug 2026** Round **Amount undisclosed** No investor was named in the report. Reported by TechStartups SEC filing: $1.9M sold - **Feb 2026** Venture **$5.5M** *5 returning* [New Enterprise Associates](https://millionrounds.com/fund/new-enterprise-associates) [Accel](https://millionrounds.com/fund/accel) [Bessemer Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bessemer-venture-partners) [IVP](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ivp) [NVIDIA](https://millionrounds.com/fund/nvidia) Also list them on their own site [Shane Neman](https://millionrounds.com/fund/shane-neman) Source recorded - **Sept 2025** Round **$200M** *1 new* *4 returning* [Accel](https://millionrounds.com/fund/accel) Lead [New Enterprise Associates](https://millionrounds.com/fund/new-enterprise-associates) [Bessemer Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bessemer-venture-partners) [IVP](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ivp) [NVIDIA](https://millionrounds.com/fund/nvidia) Reported by TechCrunch - **Jul 2025** Round **$100M** *4 new* [New Enterprise Associates](https://millionrounds.com/fund/new-enterprise-associates) [IVP](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ivp) [NVIDIA](https://millionrounds.com/fund/nvidia) [SoftBank Vision Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/softbank-investment-advisers) Reported by AlleyWatch - **May 2025** Growth **$500M** *1 new* [Accel](https://millionrounds.com/fund/accel) Lead Reported by TechStartups - **Oct 2024** Growth **$500M** *1 new* [Institutional Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/institutional-venture-partners) Lead Reported by TechCrunch and 2 others SEC filing: $833K sold, first sale Sept 2024 ## Who was in which round The busiest backers across the latest rounds. A filled square is a round they joined; a dark one, a round they led. **Growth** 2024 **Growth** 2025 **Round** 2025 **Round** 2025 **Venture** 2026 **Round** 2026 [Accel](https://millionrounds.com/fund/accel) L L [New Enterprise Associates](https://millionrounds.com/fund/new-enterprise-associates) [IVP](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ivp) [NVIDIA](https://millionrounds.com/fund/nvidia) [Bessemer Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bessemer-venture-partners) [Institutional Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/institutional-venture-partners) L [SoftBank Vision Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/softbank-investment-advisers) ## Everyone who backed them [Accel](https://millionrounds.com/fund/accel) VC firm **3** rounds, led 2 [New Enterprise Associates](https://millionrounds.com/fund/new-enterprise-associates) VC firm **3** rounds [IVP](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ivp) VC firm **3** rounds [NVIDIA](https://millionrounds.com/fund/nvidia) Company **3** rounds [Bessemer Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bessemer-venture-partners) VC firm **2** rounds [Institutional Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/institutional-venture-partners) VC firm **1** round, led 1 [SoftBank Vision Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/softbank-investment-advisers) VC firm **1** round Missing a round, or an investor who was in one? [Tell us](https://millionrounds.com/corrections?slug=perplexity). ## Also claim to have backed them These 40 firms list Perplexity as a portfolio company on their own websites, but no report of a round names them. They are the firms' own claims, kept apart from the rounds above. [Flex Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/flex-capital) VC firm Per its own site [Valor Capital Group](https://millionrounds.com/fund/valor-capital) VC firm Per its own site [Elad Gil](https://millionrounds.com/fund/elad-gil) VC firm Per its own site [Bezos Expeditions](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bezos-expeditions) Family office Per its own site [Singtel Innov8](https://millionrounds.com/fund/singtel-innov8) Corporate VC Per its own site [DVC](https://millionrounds.com/fund/dvc-2) VC firm Per its own site [AIX Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/aix-ventures) VC firm Per its own site [Arrington Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/arrington-capital) VC firm Per its own site [Rosecliff Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/rosecliff) VC firm Per its own site [Steve Blank](https://millionrounds.com/fund/steve-blank) Angel Per its own site [BroadLight Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/broadlight-capital) Private equity Per its own site [Litquidity Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/litquidity-ventures) VC firm Per its own site [359 Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/359-capital) VC firm Per its own site [Factorial Funds](https://millionrounds.com/fund/factorial-funds) VC firm Per its own site [Treble Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/treble-capital) VC firm Per its own site [Audrey Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/audrey-capital) VC firm Per its own site [Bright Data](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bright-data) VC firm Per its own site [Firestreak Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/firestreak-ventures) VC firm Per its own site [Maiora Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/maiora-ventures) VC firm Per its own site [Shane Neman](https://millionrounds.com/fund/shane-neman) Angel 2026, per its site [SparkLabs Group](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sparklabs-group) VC firm Per its own site [Veronorte](https://millionrounds.com/fund/veronorte) Private equity Per its own site [AI Grant](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ai-grant) Accelerator Per its own site [Arctic Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/arctic-ventures-2) VC firm Per its own site [Aser Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/aser-ventures-2) Private equity Per its own site [Beyond Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/beyond-capital-5) VC firm Per its own site [Builders + Backers](https://millionrounds.com/fund/builders-backers) Venture studio Per its own site [Capital Human](https://millionrounds.com/fund/capital-human) VC firm Per its own site [Data Mining Technologies](https://millionrounds.com/fund/data-mining-technologies) VC firm Per its own site [Dolores Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/dolores-capital) Family office Per its own site [E1 Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/e1-ventures) VC firm Per its own site [Elora Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/elora-capital) VC firm Per its own site [First Avenue Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/first-avenue-ventures) VC firm Per its own site [Geo Venture Capital Group](https://millionrounds.com/fund/geo-venture-capital-group) VC firm Per its own site [Giant Step Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/giant-step-capital) VC firm Per its own site [Guerrilla Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/guerrilla-capital) VC firm Per its own site [Hickory Falls Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/hickory-falls-ventures) Family office Per its own site [HostPro](https://millionrounds.com/fund/hostpro) Investment firm Per its own site [LFG Capital Management LLC](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lfg-capital-management-llc) Investor Per its own site [LFG Holdings](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lfg-ventures) VC firm Per its own site ## Quick answers about Perplexity ### Who invested in Perplexity? Perplexity's investors include Accel, New Enterprise Associates, IVP, NVIDIA and Bessemer Venture Partners, and 2 more on record. ### How much has Perplexity raised? Perplexity has raised $1.3B across 6 rounds since 2024. One round did not disclose an amount, so the total is a floor. ### When did Perplexity last raise? Perplexity's most recent round was an Undisclosed round in Aug 2026. ### What was Perplexity's biggest round? Perplexity's largest round on record is $500M (Growth), in May 2025, led by Accel. ### Who backed Perplexity first? Perplexity's first round on record, in Oct 2024, was backed by Institutional Venture Partners. ### What stage is Perplexity at? Perplexity's latest named round is an Undisclosed round, in Aug 2026. ### Where is Perplexity based? Perplexity is based in the United States. ### Who led Perplexity's rounds? Institutional Venture Partners led the Growth in 2024; Accel led the Growth in 2025. ## Companies like Perplexity In the same sector, and raised in the last eighteen months. [**Laza Medical** $160M · Nov 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/laza-medical)[**Journify** $12M · Nov 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/journify)[**Nooks** $543M · Nov 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/nooks)[**Applied Compute** $580M · Nov 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/applied-compute)[**Agrani Labs** $123M · Nov 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/agrani-labs)[**Guava** $13M · Nov 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/guava) ## Find investors like these Search every investor by what they have actually funded, then narrow to your stage and market. Free. Open the investor searchOr these rounds in the app