Nvidia discusses Perplexity investment at $30 billion-plus valuation, The Information reports
The funding round would lift Perplexity’s valuation by more than 50% from its previous financing, according to The Information.
- On Sunday, August 23, Nvidia entered talks to invest in Perplexity as part of an equity funding round that would value the AI startup at more than $30 billion, according to The Information.
- Perplexity's valuation would increase by more than 50% from its previous financing, building on the $20 billion valuation The Information reported in September last year.
- Annualized revenue rose to more than $750 million from less than $250 million earlier this year, a growth trend driven by Perplexity Computer, a cloud-based AI agent automating professional tasks.
- Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and SoftBank Group are high-profile backers alongside Nvidia, while Perplexity secured a more than $750 million agreement earlier this year to use Microsoft Azure cloud services.
- CEO Aravind Srinivas stated in June that Perplexity plans to go public in 2028 regardless of how competitors Anthropic and OpenAI perform in their own listings. Perplexity declined to comment on the reported funding.
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Nvidia has held talks to invest in Perplexity. The discussions center on an equity round that would value the AI-powered search company above $30 billion. But the story runs deeper than another big check from the chip giant. People familiar with the matter told The Information that Nvidia first explored a different path. It weighed paying billions of dollars to license Perplexity’s technology. Hiring some of its staff also came under considerati…
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Nvidia is in talks to invest in Perplexity as part of a new funding round that could value the AI search startup at more than $30 billion, a huge jump from its $20 billion valuation just a year ago. The […] The post Nvidia in talks to invest in Perplexity at $30 billion valuation as revenue tops $750 million first appeared on Tech Startups.
Nvidia Could Double Down on Perplexity. AI Startup Seeks $30 Billion-Plus Valuation.
The potential financing from Nvidia would represent a jump of more than 50% from the $20 billion valuation Perplexity finalized about a year ago as a result of the AI agent Perplexity Computer.
Nvidia is in negotiations to invest in Perplexity as part of a financing round that would evaluate the artificial intelligence startup in more than $30 billion, reported the website The Information on Sunday, quoting people familiar with the discussions. The round would increase Perplexity's market assessment by more than 50% compared to its previous financing carried out a year ago, according to the report. Perplexity's annual revenue jumped to…
Nvidia is reportedly discussing participating in a new investment round for the artificial intelligence (AI) search startup Perflexity. If the investment round is successful, Perflexity's valuation is expected to exceed $30 billion (approximately 41.5 trillion won), rising by more than 50% compared to a year ago. On the 23rd (local time), U.S. IT media outlet The Information reported, citing multiple sources, that Nvidia is discussing Perflexity…
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