CNBC February 25, 2025
Hayden Field

Key Points

– Perplexity AI is creating a $50 million fund focused on pre-seed and seed AI startups based in the U.S., a person familiar with the matter told CNBC.

– The company will operate as an anchor investor in the fund but most of the capital is coming from outside limited partners.

Perplexity AI, the developer of a popular artificial intelligence search engine, is close to raising a $50 million venture fund focused on early-stage AI startups, CNBC has learned.

The company will be an anchor investor in the fund, but most of the capital is coming from outside limited partners, according to a person familiar with the matter who asked not to be named because the information is...

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