Perplexity AIArtificial intelligence1 / 5Read in the appPitch deck
The deck, and the round we watched Perplexity AI raise afterwards, with the investors each report named.
Perplexity AI, Inc. is a software company based in San Francisco, founded in August 2022. It operates as a leading AI-powered answer engine, combining real-time web search with large language models to provide direct, synthesized answers to user queries. The company aims to bridge the gap between traditional search engines and AI-driven interfaces, serving a global audience with over 150 million questions answered weekly. The primary product is a conversational search engine that generates natural-language responses with inline source citations. Key features include real-time web retrieval, source verification, and deep research tools. Perplexity also offers an API service called Sonar for developers and businesses. The platform is accessible through various channels, including web, mobile apps, and browser extensions, with both free and pro subscription tiers available to cater to individual consumers, professionals, researchers, and enterprises.
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What is in it
Each slide by what it argues. 5 slides against a median of 13 across the 1,712 decks we hold.
CoverContact
What happened next
Series AAmount undisclosed
NEALeadAmjad MasadAndrej KarpathyAshish VaswaniClem DelangueElad GilNat FriedmanPaul BuccheitPieter AbbeelYann LeCun
Reported by New Enterprise Associates
What they told the regulator
The company reporting its own raise, rather than a journalist reporting it.
1 / 5The deck itself
All 5 slides, each read for what it argues and set against the decks that raised at the same stage. The cover is shown here; the rest is read in the app.
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Firms listing Perplexity AI on their own portfolio page: the firm's own account rather than a round we watched. Weaker than an announcement, much stronger than a list somebody sold us.
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