Summary
AI startup Perplexity, co-founded by Aravind Srinivas, Denis Yarats, Andrew Konwinski, and Johnny Ho, has raised $102 million. The company's AI-based conversational search engine, used by 15 million people, sources and summarizes information on any topic on the internet. Despite competition from Google, Perplexity has seen a steep increase in usage since its launch in December 2022, with 100,000 users paying a $20 monthly subscription fee for advanced features.
