Perplexity AI (I)

About Perplexity AI (I)

Perplexity AI (I) is a venture capital firm based in United States, focusing on Pre-Seed stage investments. The fund actively supports founders building innovative solutions in AI/ML, providing strategic guidance and capital to help startups scale.

Investment Focus

Location / RegionUnited States

Funding StagePre Seed

Industry Focus

Ai Ml

Investor Signals Profile

active

Sweet Spot

AI-native founders building agent or productivity tools

AI agents

productivity tools

consumer AI

Apple ecosystem

orchestration platforms

Bullish Signals

5X revenue with 34% team growthexternal

70K waitlist for AI computer productexternal

Active portfolio content, weekly operator updatesexternal

Local file + native app AI integration livelinkedin

Mac mini enables 24/7 AI orchestrationlinkedin

Voice control + always-on PC now livelinkedin

Operators shipping more than full teamslinkedin

858 followers, active fund LinkedIn presencelinkedin

Perplexity Computer rollout officially livelinkedin

Contrarian Signals

Heavy Perplexity product focus, narrow thesisexternal

Apple ecosystem dependency riskexternal

Single product driving all revenue growthlinkedin

Founder Do's

Show clear revenue growth metrics

Highlight AI-native product differentiation

Demonstrate team efficiency / leverage

Build on Apple or developer ecosystems

Show waitlist / early traction signals

Founder Don'ts

Pitch without concrete usage metrics

Ignore AI agent orchestration trends

Overlook consumer + enterprise crossover

Key GPs & Partners

Dmitry Shevelenko

Partner / Operator

product-ledoperator-focusedgrowth-driven

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Fund Overview

Fund Size$50M

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Key People

Kelly Graziadei, Joanna Lee Shevelenko

Dmitry ShevelenkoPartner / Operator