The AI perplexity logo is seen in this illustration taken on January 4, 2024.
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Perplexity AI, the developer of a popular artificial intelligence search engine, is about to collect a venture capital fund of $ 50 million focused on AI startups at an early stage, learned CNBC .
The company will be an anchoring investor in the fund, but most of the capital comes from external limited partners, according to a person familiar with the question that has asked not to be appointed because the information is confidential.
The two general partners of the fund also come from elsewhere. It’s Kelly Graziadei and Joanna Lee Shevelenko, who led F7 stadium funds, said the person. According to a deposit With the dry from October, Perplexity F7 Fund that I had deposited to collect $ 50 million. Graziadei and Shevelenko are appointed as the two general partners.
The perplexity was in the middle of the generation of the AI which started at the end of 2022 with the launch of Openai Chatgpt. CNBC said in November Financing at an evaluation of $ 9 billion. Perplexity is considered to be a potential competitor for Google While more and more consumers are turning to AI to search for online information.
Last month, perplexity also made a Auction to merge with Tiktok We, as a social media platform, faces an American potential stop.
The company sees a potential investment advantage with regard to startups, because around 80,000 developers are connected to its network, therefore Perplexity gets visibility in which uses its application programming interface (API) and which is most Active in his consumption, said the person.
Perplexity founders and investors put money in the fund, and part of the company’s commitment is in the form of shares, said the source.
– Samantha Subin of CNBC contributed to this report.
