Perplexity

Perplexity builds an AI answer engine that delivers source-backed answers through real-time web search and multiple AI models, across web, mobile and enterprise platforms.

Perplexity, founded in 2022, builds an AI-powered answer engine that delivers fast, answers backed by credible sources, positioning itself between traditional search engines and AI-driven interfaces. Its technical work spans AI/LLM-based answer generation, real-time web search, information retrieval, and the orchestration of multiple leading AI models. The flagship product is available across web, mobile, and enterprise platforms and answers more than 150 million questions a week globally, for a user base of millions.

The product line includes Perplexity Enterprise, aimed at knowledge workers and built with enterprise-grade security, and Perplexity Pro, a paid plan for individual users requiring deeper research capabilities. The company serves users worldwide and has established partnerships in the legal sector (Latham & Watkins) and in open knowledge (Wikipedia).

Engineering culture signals point to a mission-driven organisation that places users rather than advertisers at the centre of the experience, with an emphasis on accuracy and credible sourcing. The company maintains a public following of over 1.3 million on LinkedIn.