Jeff Bezos-Backed AI Startup Perplexity Set To Triple Valuation To $9B in Fourth Funding Round — Can It Beat OpenAI And Google?
Jeff Bezos-Backed AI Startup Perplexity Set To Triple Valuation To $9B in Fourth Funding Round — Can It Beat OpenAI And Google?
The funding comes amid increased competition from AI startup Perplexity, backed by Amazon.com, Inc. founder Jeff Bezos, is set to triple its valuation in its fourth funding round this year.
由Amazon.com創始人Jeff Bezos支持的人工智能創業公司Perplexity計劃在今年的第四輪融資中將估值提高至三倍。
What Happened: Perplexity is finalizing a funding round that would see its valuation skyrocket to $9 billion, an increase from its valuation of $520 million at the start of the year.
事件經過：Perplexity正處於最後階段的一輪融資，其估值將從年初的52000萬美元增長至90億美元。
The AI-powered search company plans to raise $500 million, with Institutional Venture Partners leading the round, reported the Wall Street Journal, citing people familiar with the matter.
這家人工智能驅動的搜索公司計劃籌集50000萬美元，機構風險投資公司Institutional Venture Partners將領導這一輪融資，據華爾街日報援引知情人士報道。
The funding comes amid increased competition from ChatGPT-parent OpenAI and Alphbaet Inc.'s (NASDAQ:GOOG) (NASDAQ:GOOGL) Google, both of which have introduced AI-powered features in their search engines.
在ChatGPt概念股OpenAI和Alphbaet Inc.（納斯達克上市公司GOOG和GOOGL的母公司）增加的競爭之際，該融資出現。這兩家公司均在其搜索引擎中引入了人工智能功能。
Last month, OpenAI secured more than $6.5 billion in new funding at a valuation of $157 billion.
上個月，OpenAI以1570億美元的估值獲得了超過65億美元的新融資。
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Why It Matters: In April 2024, Perplexity became a unicorn after a funding round that more than doubled its valuation to over $1 billion. By August, the startup's revenue and usage had grown 700% since the start of the year.
爲什麼重要：2024年4月，Perplexity在一輪融資後成爲一家獨角獸，其估值超過10億美元，這是今年年初以來增長了一倍以上。到了8月，這家創業公司的營業收入和使用率自開始控件以來增長了700%。
Last month, Perplexity introduced new features aimed at improving user experience and breaking the duopoly of Google and Meta Platforms in the search and advertising industry.
上個月，Perplexity推出了旨在提高用戶體驗並打破谷歌和meta platforms在搜索和廣告行業中的雙寡頭格局的新功能。
However, the AI startup, which provides answers to questions by searching the web, has also faced criticism from news companies for using their reporting without fair compensation.
然而，這家提供通過搜索互聯網獲取問題答案的人工智能創業公司，也因未公平補償地使用新聞公司的報道而受到批評。
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