Perplexity

We started Perplexity with one big frustration: search engines were drowning people in links instead of giving them answers. Users spent more time sorting through results than learning. Our vision was clear—make knowledge conversational, accessible, and real-time.

The challenge wasn’t small. Building an AI system that could summarize, reason, and stay current meant bridging two worlds: research-level accuracy and consumer-level simplicity. At first, adoption was slow; people were hesitant to trust AI answers over search giants.

The turning point came with our collaboration with Airtel. By bundling Perplexity Premium with millions of telecom users, we not only solved accessibility but also showed the market that AI-driven search could be mainstream. Downloads rose, daily use spiked, and our footprint in India expanded overnight.

Today, Perplexity is not just a Google alternative—it’s becoming a daily companion for students, professionals, and researchers. Next, we’re doubling down on personalization, building tools that remember context and anticipate needs. For us, the mission remains the same: transform search into understanding, and make intelligence universal.