The company raised $100 million in this latest investment, which builds on a previous round from a few months ago that valued Perplexity at $14 billion.
The growing adoption of chatbots and the rise of AI agents have increased investor enthusiasm in such startups.
Back in May, The Wall Street Journal reported that Perplexity was in advanced discussions to raise $500 million at a $14 billion valuation, with venture capital firm Accel expected to lead the round.
In March, too, there were reports that the company was in talks to secure between $500 million and $1 billion, aiming for an $18 billion valuation.
Last week, the Nvidia-backed company launched ‘Comet’, a new web browser featuring AI-powered search tools, as part of its effort to take on the dominance of Alphabet’s Google Chrome.
