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Perplexity
Private
Perplexity is the answer engine: search that replies in sentences, aimed at the same job Google owns. The company is in San Francisco.
- Site
- perplexity.ai
- Who
- Aravind Srinivas, CEO
- Last reported post-money
- $20B
- As of
- September 2025
- Round
- Last closed round. Later talks reported higher.
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