Perplexity AI, an AI search engine that styles itself as an 'answer' engine, is in talks with Bessemer Venture Partners for a $250 million Bessemer-led funding round. This investment would triple its valuation to $3 billion. The company, which recently crossed $20 million in annual recurring revenue (ARR), has scaled to tens of millions of users. Perplexity AI aims to challenge Google in the search engine market, driven by its founder who was inspired by Sundar Pichai. The next 18 months are crucial for forming new habits and creating new winners in the AI search industry.
Perplexity AI is also in talks to raise a $250 million investment from Bessemer Venture Partners which would peg their valuation at $3 billion. https://t.co/fnUPE3Hra1
Perplexity styles itself as an "answer" engine instead of a search engine. Its founder, once inspired by Sundar Pichai, is out to beat Google at its own game. https://t.co/zxaZkTCGB3
Scoop: AI search startup @perplexity_ai is in talks with @BessemerVP about another round of funding that would value it at around $3 billion. It recently crossed $20 million in ARR. https://t.co/ruvAvXxJ6D
The next 18 months are when new habits are being formed, and new winners are being created @perplexity_ai has embraced this window and broken out as the default "answer engine", scaling to 10s of millions of users @AravSrinivas and I discussed the future of AI search on the…
Exclusive: The AI search engine Perplexity is expected to triple its valuation to $3 billion in a Bessemer-led funding round. https://t.co/DoG0PiaGOo By @KateClarkTweets & @nmasc_