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$62.7MLatest round · 2024-04-23
- Round capital
2024-01-042024-01-042024-04-232024-04-23
First round$73.6M2024-01-04
Latest round$62.7M2024-04-23
Recorded rounds22024-01-04 – 2024-04-23
Largest round$73.6M2024-01-04
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The short version
Perplexity is broadening AI search into ongoing Computer workflows. Its chief executive’s reported 2028 listing ambition remains separate from confirmed offering terms.
Key takeaway 1
October automations broaden the product beyond individual searches.
Key takeaway 2
The reported 2028 ambition is not a confirmed offering calendar.
Key takeaway 3
Historical query figures are neither current usage nor paid subscribers.
Company in detail
From answers to ongoing work
Perplexity’s business began with AI search and answers and has expanded into products for organizational use and agent workflows. Computer adds a setting in which AI can act across tools. That gives the company a broader commercial question than search engagement alone: whether customers regularly delegate useful work and continue paying for it.
The 5 October 2026 changelog introduced automations that run on schedules or respond to events in connected applications. The product can use memory, skills and connectors and can pause for review. Those features describe functionality, not a guarantee that every automated task will succeed.
IPO ambition and current status
June reporting of a CEO interview described an intended 2028 IPO independent of the listing choices of other AI companies. This is an executive ambition. No public prospectus, confirmed first trading day, exchange, ticker or offer price was identified by 7 October.
Historical funding and query observations in the profile relate to earlier announcements. They should not be treated as measurements of the substantially expanded current business. Queries, users and subscriptions also represent different units.
Economics to assess
Our analysis would focus on whether automation improves retention and willingness to pay, and whether model calls, tool execution and support costs fit the revenue generated. Reliable permissions and clear review boundaries matter when the product moves from answering a question to operating business tools. A future prospectus would need to reveal recognized revenue, customer composition and margins before the wider product strategy could be priced on the public market.
Operating metrics
Monthly queries at launch period
169 millionApril 2024 company-reported queries; historical, not users, subscribers or 2026 scale.
Apr 23, 2024Company profile
- Legal name
- Perplexity
- Founded
- 2022
- Headquarters
- San Francisco, United States
- Chief executive
- Aravind Srinivas
- Co-founders
- Aravind Srinivas, Denis Yarats, Johnny Ho and Andy Konwinski
- Original product
- AI answer engine with source references
- Business product
- Enterprise Pro
- Agent capabilities
- Computer with recurring automations and connected tools
- Employees
- No published figure
Timeline
- Series B announced
Private capital supported the answer engine.
- Enterprise Pro introduced
Enterprise access and additional funding announced.
- IPO ambition reported
Reuters relayed the CEO’s 2028 horizon.
- Computer automation update
Changelog documented recurring work capabilities.
- Computer automations introduced
Scheduled and connected-app event workflows extend Computer into ongoing work.
Monthly queries at launch period
169millionApril 2024 company-reported queries; historical, not users, subscribers or 2026 scale.
Additional private financing
$62.7millionHistorical Enterprise Pro funding announcement, separate from January Series B.
Valuation
—Not confirmed
Employees
—No published figure
Net income
—No published figure
Operating cash flow
—No published figure
Financials
No complete financial history available
Revenue
Financial history unavailableComparable financial periods will appear here when available.
No comparable financial series
Available dated disclosures are included in the company overview. View disclosures →
Valuation & peers
Price-to-sales, revenue growth and gross margin
Comparable metrics unavailableComparable company figures for the same date are not available.
Revenue growth (%)
| Company | P/S | Growth | GM |
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| Perplexity | — | — | — |
| No published peer comparison | |||
Context: Private financing valuations and modeled market values do not establish an IPO valuation. Revenue run-rate is not used here to calculate a price-to-sales ratio.
Private valuation and funding details
Series B financing
$73.6 millionHistorical private Series B; not current-year funding or IPO proceeds.
Additional private financing
$62.7 millionHistorical Enterprise Pro funding announcement, separate from January Series B.
IpoHub score
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Key risks
Editorial analysisExecution reliability
Recurring work depends on correct tool access, useful results and appropriate review boundaries.
Model and workflow costs
Longer tasks can create costs that differ from single searches; margins need explicit disclosure.
Retention
Product experimentation does not establish recurring customer demand.
Deal terms
- Ticker
- Not confirmed
- Exchange
- Not confirmed
- IPO price
- Not confirmed
- Price range
- Not confirmed
- Pricing date
- Not confirmed
- First trading day
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- Shares offered
- Not confirmed
- Deal size
- Not confirmed
- Underwriters
- Not confirmed
- Greenshoe shares
- Not confirmed
- Lockup
- Not confirmed
- Quiet period expirations
- Not confirmed
Perplexity IPO: where and how to invest
Where can I invest in the Perplexity IPO?
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Can I buy Perplexity shares now?
Public trading in Perplexity shares is not yet confirmed here. An announced or priced offering does not automatically mean you can buy the stock on an exchange. An IPO subscription and a private share purchase each have separate access requirements.
When is the Perplexity IPO?
A confirmed first trading day for Perplexity has not yet been published here. Check official company announcements and final offering documents; a planned timetable can change.
What is the Perplexity IPO share price?
A confirmed IPO offer price for Perplexity has not yet been published here. Private funding valuations and modeled private-market prices do not establish the eventual IPO share price.
What is Perplexity's stock ticker and exchange?
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Can I buy Perplexity shares before the IPO?
Private transactions or funds may sometimes provide exposure to Perplexity if a specific offer exists and you meet its requirements. This profile does not confirm an available private offer. A fund interest may provide indirect exposure rather than direct ownership of company shares. Private investments can have resale restrictions, uncertain valuations and limited exit options; a future IPO is not guaranteed.
Where can I find the Perplexity IPO prospectus?
Check Perplexity's official investor-relations announcements and publications from the relevant regulator and exchange. A confidential submission or an announcement about it is not a publicly available prospectus. Before subscribing, read the final prospectus for the risks, price, share class and offering terms.
More questions about the Perplexity IPO
Is Perplexity going public in 2028?
Its CEO described that ambition in June reporting. A specific offering date remains unconfirmed.
What changed in October?
Computer added recurring and event-based automations.
Are old query counts current?
No. Historical operating observations must retain their original dates and definitions.
Is there an IPO ticker or price?
Neither a confirmed ticker nor offering price was identified by 7 October 2026.
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