Who Owns Perplexity?
Updated onExplore the ownership hierarchy of Perplexity. See parent companies, holding structures, and ultimate controllers.
Ownership Chain
Perplexity
An AI-powered answer engine that delivers cited, research-backed responses and offers consumer and Pro/enterprise subscriptions.
Starts at $0
Perplexity appears to be independent with no known parent company.
Perplexity
An AI-powered answer engine that delivers cited, research-backed responses and offers consumer and Pro/enterprise subscriptions.
Starts at $0
Perplexity appears to be independent with no known parent company.
Major Shareholders
Perplexity
Major Shareholders
| Name | Type | Ownership | As of |
|---|---|---|---|
Aravind Srinivas Co-founder and CEO of Perplexity; one of four original founders who collectively hold significant equity stakes in the privately held company. | Founder | — | — |
Denis Yarats Co-founder and CTO; part of the original founding team and a major individual shareholder. | Founder | — | — |
Johnny Ho Co-founder (often described as Chief Strategy Officer); founding executive and meaningful equity holder. | Founder | — | — |
Andy Konwinski Co-founder and president; Databricks cofounder who joined Perplexity’s founding team and retains a significant ownership stake. | Founder | — | — |
IVP (Institutional Venture Partners) Lead investor in the $73.6M Series B round in January 2024 and earlier Series A extension; IVP partner Cack Wilhelm joined Perplexity’s board, indicating a large preferred equity position. | Institutional | — | — |
SoftBank Vision Fund 2 (SoftBank Group) SoftBank’s Vision Fund 2 invested an estimated $10–20M as part of a roughly $250M round that valued Perplexity at about $3B in 2024, making SoftBank one of the largest later-stage backers. | Institutional | — | — |
Accel Venture firm reported as leading a $500M funding round in 2025 at roughly a $14B valuation, a major late-stage investment that likely created a substantial ownership stake. | Institutional | — | — |
New Enterprise Associates (NEA) Led Perplexity’s March 2023 Series A round (~$25–29M) and has participated in later financings, making NEA one of the core early institutional shareholders. | Institutional | — | — |
Nvidia Corporation Strategic corporate investor that joined the January 2024 Series B and subsequent rounds; Nvidia is repeatedly cited among Perplexity’s key backers. | Corporate | — | — |
Databricks (Databricks Ventures) Databricks invested in the Series B round and is highlighted as both an early institutional backer and a strategic enterprise customer, implying a meaningful equity position. | Corporate | — | — |
Bessemer Venture Partners Participated in the $73.6M Series B financing and is listed among Perplexity’s major VC investors in later profiles. | Institutional | — | — |
Jeff Bezos (via Bezos Expeditions) Amazon founder Jeff Bezos invested through his Bezos Expeditions fund in the Series B and followed on in the April 2024 $62.7M round, and is widely described as a prominent shareholder. | Individual | — | — |
Daniel Gross Former head of AI at Y Combinator who led the April 2024 $62.7M round at a valuation above $1B, giving him one of the larger individual stakes in Perplexity. | Individual | — | — |
Stanley Druckenmiller Billionaire investor who joined the April 2024 unicorn round alongside Daniel Gross and other major backers; identified by multiple reports and databases as one of Perplexity’s notable individual shareholders. | Individual | — | — |
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