Perplexity AI

Amount: USD 200M; Post-money valuation: ~USD 20B; Led by: Undisclosed | ⚠️ Valuation is lower than the USD 22.6B in Jan 2026, but multiple sources explicitly state this is not a formal down round, but rather pricing differences due to varying investor terms and round structures. This page treats it accordingly and does not mark it as a down round. Clarifying a common misconception regarding use of funds: This money is not to make Comet free—Comet has been globally free since Oct 2, 2025. Funds are used to expand Comet's distribution scale and enterprise-level Computer integration, aiming to secure browser entry points before Google Chrome integrates Gemini and OpenAI launches ChatGPT Atlas. Strategic logic...