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PERPLEXITY AI

TOTAL FUNDING: US $ 1.02BN EMPLOYEES: 11 – 50 CEO: ARAVIND SRINIVAS FOUNDED: 2022

Aravind Srinivas co-founded this AI-native search platform in August 2022, combining real-time web retrieval with conversational responses whilst providing verifiable citations.

Today, the startup’ s monthly search queries exceed 780 million with projected annualised revenue reaching US $ 150m by mid-2025. The company’ s transparency focus, avoiding opaque algorithms through citation provision, addresses growing user demand for verifiable information sources – which is a big shift in information retrieval expectations during the Gen AI era.

Aravind Srinivas, CEO, Perplexity AI

42 September 2025