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Perplexity

AI answer engine; post-trains its own Sonar models.

HiringFundingModels

TypeCode, maths & science models
Founded2022
FoundersAravind Srinivas, Denis Yarats, Johnny Ho, Andy Konwinski
HeadquartersSan Francisco, US
Websiteperplexity.ai

Perplexity hiring

138open roles
58research & model roles

Perplexity lists 138 open roles on its Ashby job board today, and 58 of them are research, model, training or inference roles. Top locations: San Francisco (110), Belgrade (12), New York City (8), London (6), Berlin (2).

Source: Perplexity careers (Ashby), read 2 Nov 2026. All research roles at tracked labs.

Perplexity funding filings

Perplexity has filed 1 Form D notice with the SEC under the name we track. Form D is filed after an exempt securities sale; "amount sold" is what the company reported at the time.

FiledFormAmount soldOffering sizeSource
5 Apr 2023D$28.8M$28.8MSEC filing

Investment vehicles named after Perplexity

44 special-purpose vehicles carrying the Perplexity name have filed a Form D, 16 of them in the last 12 months. SPVs pool money from smaller investors to buy into one company, often on the secondary market, so a rising count is a sign of investor demand.

  • HII Perplexity-10, a Series of HII Perplexity-B, LLC16 Sep 2026
  • HII Perplexity-09, a Series of HII Perplexity-B, LLC21 Jul 2026
  • HII Perplexity-08, a Series of HII Perplexity-B, LLC21 Jul 2026
  • HII Perplexity-10, a Series of HII Perplexity-B, LLC15 Jul 2026
  • AUROCHS CAPITAL FUND - SERIES PERPLEXITY N-1A18 Jun 2026
  • AGC Perplexity AI Inc I a Series of AGC AI Nexus Fund LLC28 May 2026
  • HII Perplexity-07 a Series of HII Perplexity-B LLC8 May 2026
  • HII Perplexity Series IV, a Series of HII Perplexity AI LLC6 May 2026

Source: SEC EDGAR full-text search for "Perplexity", Form D. Name matches can include unrelated filers; tell us if one is wrong.

Perplexity models

29models released, last 12 months
29public models in total

Latest releases

Most downloaded

Source: Hugging Face Hub, organisation perplexity-ai, read 2 Nov 2026.

Perplexity: quick answers

Is Perplexity hiring?

Yes. Perplexity had 138 open roles on its job board on 2 Nov 2026, including 58 research and model roles.

Who founded Perplexity?

Perplexity was founded in 2022 by Aravind Srinivas, Denis Yarats, Johnny Ho, Andy Konwinski.

How much has Perplexity raised according to SEC filings?

Its most recent Form D, filed 5 Apr 2023, reported $28.8M sold. Form D figures cover one offering, not total funding.

People at Perplexity

Aravind SrinivasCo-founderDenis YaratsCo-founderJohnny HoCo-founderAndy KonwinskiCo-founder

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