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Perplexity AI

San Francisco, CA Founded 2022

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Builds an AI-native answer engine combining retrieval, sources, and generative models.

Artificial IntelligenceAI searchTechnology / consumer AI
Domainperplexity.ai
Indexed investors3
Named founders4
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Products

What Perplexity AI builds

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01

Answer Engine

Citation-led conversational search and research.

02

Perplexity Pro

Premium research and model access.

03

Enterprise Pro

Knowledge search and research for organizations.

04

Comet

AI-native web browser and agent experience.

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Principal founders & key executives

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Aravind Srinivas, Co-founder & CEO at Perplexity AIFounder & executive

Aravind Srinivas

Co-founder & CEO

Leads product, model, distribution and business strategy for the answer engine.

Denis Yarats, Co-founder & CTO at Perplexity AIFounder & executive

Denis Yarats

Co-founder & CTO

Leads core technical systems across search, retrieval and model infrastructure.

Johnny Ho, Co-founder & Chief Strategy Officer at Perplexity AIFounder & executive

Johnny Ho

Co-founder & Chief Strategy Officer

Works across company strategy, partnerships and long-term platform positioning.

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