Perplexity AI Inc. is reportedly in talks to raise $500 million from investors at a $14 billion valuation, led by Accel.
The company's flagship offering is a search engine using large language models, with approximately 15 million monthly users as of last April.
Perplexity generates revenue through paid versions of the service for individuals and organizations, and has expanded into the developer tooling market with the launch of Sonar.
The new funding round could help Perplexity further expand its developer tooling portfolio and consumer business, with an annual recurring revenue of just under $100 million according to CNBC.