Perplexity launches $50M seed and pre-seed VC fund

Confusion, developer of an AI -driven search engine, A $ 50 million seeds and pre-marks are raising funds fundingCNBC reported. Although most capital is coming from limited partners, this surprise is using some capital raised to grow the funds to anchor the funds. Has been reported to have raised the confusion $ 500 million In December the $ 9 billion evaluation.

The Perplexity Fund is directed by General Partners Kelly Graziadei and Joanna Lee Shevelenco, who co-founded in an early stage of 2018, co-founded in 2018, F7According to the pitchbook data. F7 has invested in startups like Women Health Company MdThe It is unclear whether Graziadei and Shevelenco will continue to run F. 7 or whether they will focus on all their forces in the confusion initiative.

OpenAI also operates an investment fund known as the OpenAI Startup Fund. However, OpenAI claims to be the opposite of confusion Not using own capital For this investment.