Perplexity, AI-operated search startup that competes with Google by providing a consequent answer to user questions, has secured $ 200 million in new capital on an evaluation of $ 20 billion, reported thatAccording to the latest funding, two months after the company raised $ 100 million, $ 18 billion is evaluated. Bloomberg’s July report,
According to pitchbook data, since its installation three years ago, the rapidly growing AI company has increased the total funding by $ 1.5 billion. It is unclear who led the latest capital injection of perplexity. Bloomberg reported that July finance was an expansion of the last $ 500 million round, which was completed in the evaluation of $ 14 billion earlier this year, which came a few months ago, a deal led by Axel.
According to a source familiar with the company, the annual recurring revenue (ARR) of Perplexity is coming $ 200 million. Last month, the head of the communication of Perplexity told the business Insider that the company was arrested More than $ 150 million,
Perplexity did not immediately respond to the remarks request.
Funding comes as a challenge for Google’s discovery dominance as a position itself. In August, Perplexity offered to buy Google’s Chrome browser $ 34.5 billionThe proposal came after the Department of Justice, alleged that Google was doing anticomatory work, the company proposed that the company Sell its web browserHowever, earlier this month, a federal judge ruled that Google would be Don’t break Its search business, effectively allows the search to keep chrome.