Perplexity AI, the AI search engine, reportedly hit $80M ARR in Jan, a 60%+ from the $50M ARR in Oct.

In December, Perplexity closed a $500M round at a $9B valuation. It is said that Perplexity could raise a new round at $15B valuation, +67% from last time. It would be Perplexity’s 4th round in the last 12 months.

It is also reportedly that Perplexity is creating a $50 million venture fund focused on U.S.-based pre-seed and seed artificial intelligence (AI) startups.