Perplexity AI, Inc.
San Francisco, CA · Founded 2022 · CIK 0001972171 · Software
AI search engine with real-time web retrieval and conversational interface
perplexityai.bio →- Grants
- —
- No SBIR or STTR on record
- Sector median: 0
- Raised
- $29M
- 1 Form D · Apr 2023
- 42 months since last filing
- Contracts
- —
- No federal contracts on record
- Patents
- 6
- 0 granted · 6 pending
- Sector median: 0
Capital Timeline
Federal ↑Equity ↓20222023
| Date | Event | Source | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Private capital raised | Form D · SEC | $28,821,948 |
Form D · SEC
Peer position
| # | Company | Contracts | Disclosed equity |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2520 | Cutsforth Capital Holdings, Inc. | — | $4.0M |
| 2521 | Cognitive Health Solutions, Inc. | — | $1.5M |
| 2522 | Poly API Corp | — | $5.1M |
| 2523 | Perplexity AI, Inc. | — | $29M |
| 2524 | Ladris Technologies, Inc. | — | $1.4M |
| 2525 | bosWell, Inc. | — | $190K |
| 2526 | ALEMBIC TECHNOLOGIES, INC. | — | $64M |
Ranked on federal contract value rather than capital raised. The equity column is the comparison worth making — companies at the same procurement position often sit at very different points in their funding history.
Founders & Team
- Pieter AbbeelDirector
- Andrew KonwinskiDirector · Executive Officer
- Aravind LakshminarayananDirector · Executive Officer
- Peter SonsiniDirector
- Dzianis YaratsDirector
Patents
- Compact Search Client For Augmented Searchapplication
- Palette-based Image Modeling And Generationapplication
- Image Combination And Collage Generationapplication
- Generative Artificial Intelligence Content Design Toolsapplication
- Compact Search Client For Augmented Searchapplication
- Augmented Search Engineapplication