Perplexity AI to Expand Operations in India, Plans Hiring Push: Report

Perplexity AI to Expand Operations in India: Report
Artificial Intelligence (AI)-powered search startup Perplexity AI is reportedly seeking a candidate to help expand its operations in India. The role, announced by co-founder and CEO Aravind Srinivas on LinkedIn, involves working in a startup environment and engaging with strategic partners and institutions across the country.

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Perplexity AI’s Expansion in India

India is a significant market for Perplexity AI, which already boasts over a million users in the region out of its 10 million global active user base. According to the report, Srinivas noted that awareness of generative AI tools like ChatGPT is high in India, making the country a prime destination for scaling operations.

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Founded in August 2022 by Srinivas and three co-founders – Denis Yarats, Johnny Ho, and Andy Konwinski – Perplexity AI launched its answer engine in December 2022. Backed by prominent investors such as Nvidia, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, Institutional Venture Partners (IVP), and Shopify CEO Tobi Lutke, the company recently raised USD 500 million, tripling its valuation to USD 9 billion, TelecomTalk earlier reported.

“We want that number to expand to like 10-100X more because the Indian population is so big,” Srinivas said in an interview with Moneycontrol.

Srinivas further noted that awareness of Generative AI among the Indian public is quite strong. “A lot of people are aware of ChatGPT and large language models…They are already using these technologies in creative ways.”

“So, I think we are going to see a lot more faster movement in the AI revolution in India compared to the previous web and mobile revolution, where we were a little behind the rest of the world,” Srinivas reportedly added.

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