Funding round
Perplexity Growth
Reported as "Growth Equity"
Perplexity, which works in AI-Powered knowledge base services in San Francisco, raised $2.30B in a Growth round announced on 1 Jan 2026. It is Perplexity's ninth venture round on record; the one before was a Series F in Dec 2025.
$2.30B
Amount raised
Not disclosed
Post-money valuation
Valuation
What this round says about the price
Perplexity did not disclose a valuation in this round; its last disclosed one was $20.00B at the Series F (Dec 2025). It came 1 month after Perplexity's Series F. It is 53% of the $4.35B Perplexity has raised in the venture rounds on record. No later venture round is on record for Perplexity.
Perplexity's funding rounds
Perplexity has 9 venture rounds on record. This one is highlighted.
- Seed 1 Sep 2022 $3.1M
- Series A 28 Mar 2023, led by New Enterprise Associates $26M
- Series B 4 Jan 2024, led by Institutional Venture Partners $74M$520M post-money
- Growth 23 Apr 2024 $250M$2.50B post-money
- Growth 5 Nov 2024, led by Institutional Venture Partners $500M$9.00B post-money
- Series E 14 May 2025, led by Accel $500M$14.00B post-money
- Growth 1 Sep 2025 $200M$20.00B post-money
- Series F 1 Dec 2025 $500M$20.00B post-money
- Growth this round 1 Jan 2026 $2.30B
Comparable rounds
How it compares
363 Growth rounds in Tech Companies within a year either side disclosed an amount; the median was $55M, and this round was 42 times the median. The closest in time, other companies' Growth rounds in Tech Companies:
| Company | Announced | Amount | Post-money | Led by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kraken Tech Companies | 5 Jan 2026 | $1.00B | $8.65B | D1 Capital Partners |
| Playlist Tech Companies | 15 Jan 2026 | $785M | $7.50B | Affinity Partners |
| Tech Companies | 20 Jan 2026 | $204M | $4.25B | Technology Crossover Ventures and Blackstone |
| Tech Companies | 7 Jan 2026 | $131M | not disclosed | Planet First Partners |
| Tech Companies | 20 Jan 2026 | $100M | not disclosed | Riverwood Capital |
| Tech Companies | 29 Jan 2026 | $65M | not disclosed | not named |
| Tech Companies | 28 Jan 2026 | $60M | not disclosed | Lightspeed Venture Partners |
| Tech Companies | 14 Jan 2026 | $58M | not disclosed | not named |
Sources
Where this comes from
Reported by 1 source.
Questions
Frequently asked
How much did Perplexity raise in its Growth round?
Perplexity raised $2.30B in its Growth round, announced in Jan 2026.
What was Perplexity's valuation at the Growth round?
It was not disclosed; its last disclosed one was $20.00B at the Series F (Dec 2025).
How does it compare with other Growth rounds in Tech Companies?
363 Growth rounds in Tech Companies within a year either side disclosed an amount; the median was $55M, and this round was 42 times the median.