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Perplexity AI Launches $50M Seed Fund

CosmicTaco · 2025-02-26T10:17:57.605225+05:30

- Perplexity AI, the developer behind an AI-powered search engine, is raising a $50 million seed and pre-seed investment fund. - Majority of the capital is sourced from limited partners; some funds are from Perplexity’s own growth capital. - The company had raised $500 million at a $9 billion valuation in December. - The fund is managed by Kelly Graziadei and Joanna Lee Shevelenko, co-founders of F7 Ventures. - It's unclear if Graziadei and Shevelenko will continue managing F7 Ventures or focus solely on Perplexity’s fund. Source: [TechCrunch](https://techcrunch.com/2025/02/25/perplexity-launches-50m-seed-and-pre-seed-vc-fund/)

Perplexity AI, the developer behind an AI-powered search engine, is raising a $50 million seed and pre-seed investment fund.
Majority of the capital is sourced from limited partners; some funds are from Perplexity’s own growth capital.
The company had raised $500 million at a $9 billion valuation in December.
The fund is managed by Kelly Graziadei and Joanna Lee Shevelenko, co-founders of F7 Ventures.
It's unclear if Graziadei and Shevelenko will continue managing F7 Ventures or focus solely on Perplexity’s fund.

Source: TechCrunch