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Funding fuels Perplexity in AI search market as OpenAI, Meta join the race against Google

Article by Gadjo Sevilla  |  Nov 6, 2024
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The news: AI search startup Perplexity AI is close to securing a $500 million funding round at a $9 billion valuation. It was valued at $3 billion just a few months ago.

Perplexity’s timing for investments and growth coincides with news that Meta and OpenAI are both racing to develop AI-powered search to challenge longtime search leader Google. 

Perplexity has firm plans to include ads on its platform in Q4, potentially capturing a slice of search ad spending, which we forecast to grow by almost $60 billion between 2024 and 2028.

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