Perplexity AI
AI search engine that answers questions from the web and cites its sources.
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Who owns it
Investors include Nvidia.
People
Aravind Srinivas (CEO), Denis Yarats and 2 others
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- Perplexity AI is a privately held US company whose search engine uses large language models to answer queries from current web content, with citations.
- It was founded on 22 August 2022 by Aravind Srinivas, Denis Yarats, Johnny Ho and Andy Konwinski, and launched its search engine on 7 December 2022.
- Media groups including Dow Jones, the New York Post and Japanese newspapers have sued it over copyright.
- In February 2026 it dropped advertising for a subscription-first model.
Key facts
- Founded
- 22 August 2022, San Francisco1
- Valuation
- About $21.21 billion after its Series E-6 round (early 2026)1
- Investors
- Including Jeff Bezos, Tobias Lütke, Nat Friedman, Nvidia and Databricks1
- Cloud
- Amazon Web Services main provider; a three-year, $750 million Azure agreement with Microsoft (January 2026)1
Who owns it
Investors include Nvidia.
Investors
People
Led by
Founded by
- Aravind SrinivasPerson
since Aug 2022 1
- Denis Yarats
since Aug 2022 1
- Johnny Ho
since Aug 2022 1
- Andy Konwinski
since Aug 2022 1
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Partners
- MicrosoftOrganization
three-year, $750 million Azure and Foundry agreement · since Jan 2026 1
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