# Perplexity AI's pitch deck

> Perplexity AI's pitch deck: 5 slides, and the funding round we observed afterwards.

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

**Perplexity AI** Artificial intelligence 1 / 5 Read in the app

Pitch deck

# Perplexity AI's *pitch 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.

5 slides 1.1MB US Artificial intelligence Knowledge engine

Read the deck Free account. The deck belongs to Perplexity AI, so reading it needs one; everything on this page is public.

What is in it

## The deck, slide by slide

Each slide by what it argues. 5 slides against a median of 13 across the 1,712 decks we hold.

*median*

- 1 **Cover**
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- 3
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- 5 **Contact**

Cover Contact

What happened next

## Raised across 1 round

**1** rounds observed **-** reported in total **Mar 2023** first we saw **Mar 2023** most recent

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

[Everyone who backed Perplexity AI](https://millionrounds.com/company/perplexity-ai)

Form D

What they told the regulator

## Perplexity AI filed a Form D with the SEC

The company reporting its own raise, rather than a journalist reporting it.

**$29M** sold under the offering **Apr 2023** most recent filing

1 / 5

The deck itself

## Read Perplexity AI's full pitch deck

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.

Read the deck *→* Free account. The deck belongs to Perplexity AI.

## Investors who claim them

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.

[**Audrey Capital** VC firm](https://millionrounds.com/fund/audrey-capital)

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