Perplexity reportedly raised $200M at $20B valuation

AI-powered search startup by competing with Google’s conversation with Google has ai-driven search startup is surprisingly, has secured $ 200 million in new capital evaluation of $ 20 billion, The information reportThe The company came to new funds just two months after the million 100 million collected in the assessment of $ 18 billion Bloomberg reports in JulyThe

Since its inception three years ago, the rapid growing AI agency has collected $ 1.5 billion for total funds, according to pitchbook data. It is not clear that K has led the latest capital injection of confusion. Bloomberg says July financing was the expansion of $ 500 million rounds that ended in a $ 5 billion evaluation earlier this year, which came a few months ago, a deal that was led by Axel.

According to a source familiar with the company, the annual repetition of the Perplax (ARR) reached $ 200 million. Last month, the chief of confusing communication told Business Insider that the organization had ARR More than $ 150 millionThe

The confusion does not immediately respond to a request for comments.

This fund comes as a confusing position of itself as a rival to Google’s searches. In August, confusion offers to buy Google’s Chrome browser $ 34.5 billionThe This proposal came after the judiciary, complaining that Google was acting opposedly, suggested that the company Sell ​​the web browserThe However, early this month, a federal judge ruled that Google Will Don’t have to break up Its search business, effectively allow the search giant to hold chrome.