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Perplexity

AI-powered answer engine, Comet browser and Computer agent, sold to consumers and enterprises through free, subscription (Pro, Max, Enterprise) and API tiers.

ARR
$750M
as of Aug 2026
Employees
~900
as of Jun 2026
Valuation
$20B
27× ARR
ARR / employee
$833K
revenue efficiency
About Perplexity

Perplexity runs a conversational answer engine that returns sourced, cited responses. It also offers the Comet browser, the Perplexity Assistant and, since February 2026, Perplexity Computer, an AI agent. It sells to consumers, professionals and enterprises through free and paid subscriptions, usage-based pricing and APIs. It was last verifiably valued at about $20B after a $200M round in September 2025, and total funding is reported at roughly $1.2–1.7B. Annualized revenue was estimated at about $750M in August 2026, up from about $232M at the end of 2025.

Perplexity is an AI-powered platform that retrieves, analyzes information from the web to deliver structured answers with cited sources. Crunchbase rank #45. Valuation: $20B, round finalized Sep 2025 (The Information). Nvidia in talks at $30B+ (Aug 2026).

Investors · 10

LeadAccelVenture capital106 partners on file
BoardIVPVenture capital· Cack Wilhelm (General Partner at IVP)17 partners on file
InvestorBessemer Venture PartnersVenture capital56 partners on file
InvestorDatabricksCorporate13 partners on file
InvestorIVPVenture capital17 partners on file
InvestorNEAVenture capital54 partners on file
InvestorNvidiaCorporate14 partners on file
InvestorSamsung ElectronicsCorporate13 partners on file
InvestorSoftBank Vision Fund 2Corporate83 partners on file
InvestorT. Rowe PriceAsset manager / other14 partners on file
InvestorWayra (Telefónica)Venture capital1 partner on file
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