速递|Perplexity推出5000万美元基金,以支持早期初创企业
Z Potentials·2025-02-26 03:12
Group 1 - Perplexity is raising a $50 million seed and pre-seed investment fund, with most of the capital coming from limited partners [1] - The company previously raised $500 million at a valuation of $9 billion in December [1] - Perplexity has access to a network of approximately 80,000 developers, allowing it to understand user engagement with its API [1] Group 2 - The fund is managed by general partners Kelly Graziadei and Joanna Lee Shevelenko, who co-founded early-stage venture firm F7 Ventures in 2018 [1] - F7 Ventures has invested in startups such as women's health company Midi [1] - It is unclear whether Graziadei and Shevelenko will continue to operate F7 or focus entirely on Perplexity's venture fund [1]