Perplexity
Perplexity is a San Francisco–based artificial intelligence company founded in 2022, known for its “answer engine” that gives answers with cited sources, and it has also launched products such as the Comet browser.
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Key facts
August 2022Founding
According to TechCrunch, Perplexity got its start in August 2022; its founders are Aravind Srinivas, Denis Yarats, Johnny Ho and Andy Konwinski, whose backgrounds span AI, distributed systems, search engines and databases; CEO Srinivas previously worked at OpenAI.[1]
January 4, 2024$73.6 Million Series B
The company announced a $73.6 million Series B led by IVP, bringing total funding to $100 million; new investors included NVIDIA, Jeff Bezos through the Bezos ExpeditionsBezos ExpeditionsBezos Expeditions is Jeff Bezos’s personal investment platform, whose public portfolio spans the internet, enterprise software, life sciences, artificial intelligence, and robotics. Its investment activity is separate from Amazon’s corporate investments, and disclosed holdings include Business Insider, Skild AI, and Generalist.Open the full entry Fund, and Bessemer Venture Partners, among others. The company also said it had 10 million monthly active users and served more than half a billion queries in 2023.[2]
Citing people familiar with the matter, TechCrunch reported that the round valued the company at $520 million post-money.[1]
July 9, 2025Launch of the Comet Browser
October 2, 2025Comet Made Free
The company announced that the Comet browser was being made available to users worldwide for free.[5]
October 20, 2026Perplexity Computer Runs Locally on Mac
The company announced that Perplexity Computer could run fully locally on Mac, with the model, harness and task execution all on the device; an earlier version released in May of that year had already brought it to local files and Mac apps.[6]
As of October 2026: Headquarters and Offices
According to its careers page, Perplexity’s home base is San Francisco, and it has offices in Palo Alto, New York, Austin, Washington, D.C., London, Berlin and Belgrade.[7]
Related Organizations, Websites, and Public Accounts
Perplexity: Official website: https://www.perplexity.ai/ (opens in a new window)[8]
X: Official account: https://x.com/perplexity_ai (opens in a new window)[9]
LinkedInLinkedInLinkedIn is a social networking platform for professionals. It was founded in 2002 by Reid Hoffman and others, launched in 2003, and listed on the New York Stock Exchange in 2011; after Microsoft acquired it for approximately $26.2 billion in 2016, it became a wholly owned Microsoft subsidiary. Its revenue comes from membership subscriptions, advertising, and recruitment solutions.Open the full entry: Official account: https://www.linkedin.com/company/perplexity-ai (opens in a new window)[9]
YouTubeYouTubeYouTube is Google’s video-sharing and creator platform, founded in 2005 by Steve Chen, Chad Hurley, and Jawed Karim and acquired by Google in 2006. Built around video uploading, viewing, and creator earnings, the platform has developed Shorts, YouTube Music, Premium, YouTube TV, and products for children, and is headquartered in San Bruno, California, United States.Open the full entry: Official account: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYqxnCFtaC4-iC_bwt2bRLg (opens in a new window)[9]
Sources
- AI-powered search engine Perplexity AI, now valued at $520M, raises $73.6M (opens in a new window)
- Perplexity raises Series B funding round (opens in a new window)
- Introducing Comet: Browse at the speed of thought (opens in a new window)
- Perplexity launches Comet, an AI-powered web browser (opens in a new window)
- The Internet is Better on Comet (opens in a new window)
- Perplexity Computer now runs fully local on Mac (opens in a new window)
- Careers (opens in a new window)
- Perplexity (opens in a new window)
- Perplexity Hub (opens in a new window)