The problem
Searching means clicking through links; people want cited answers and agents that do the task
What they do
AI answer engine, Comet browser and Computer agent for consumers and enterprises
Traction Annualized revenue $750M+ (Aug 2026) from <$250M at start of year (some estimates lower, ~$450-500M)
Hiring trend
- Open roles
- 132
- Ops roles
- 4
- Headcount
- ~1,400
~1,400 staff (Tracxn); 134 open roles
Hiring in
- San Francisco
- New York
- London
- Remote (Ireland)
- Remote (US)
Funding
- Last round
- Series E-6 (~$20-23B val.)
- Stage
- Series E-6
- Date
- Jan 2026
- Hiring+2132 open roles on the live job board (30+ roles = +2)
- Funding recency+1Series E-6 · Series E-6 (~$20-23B val.), Jan 2026 (9 months ago): 6–12 months = +1
- Traction—Annualized revenue $750M+ (Aug 2026) from <$250M at start of year (some estimates lower, ~$450-500M)
- Red flags—Noted below (−1 each when significant)Copyright suits from NYT, CNN, Dow Jones, Britannica and others still openStartup Fortune, Sep 2026 ↗
- Total4.0Stored score → Tempo (3.5–4.24)
Hiring and funding from the stored fields add up to +3. The stored score of 4 includes a judgment call the fields don't capture (often a boundary month or a round we don't count), so traction and red-flag points can't be split out exactly.
Distance (10K) is a separate read on how long the lead can last. It doesn't change the score.
Distance
10K · edge: learns from use
Revenue soared, but ChatGPT and Google sell AI answers to the same users, and publisher lawsuits remain open.
Sources: Tech in Asia: Perplexity passes $450M ARR, orchestrates others' models ↗
Watch-outs
Copyright suits from NYT, CNN, Dow Jones, Britannica and others still open
Sources: Startup Fortune, Sep 2026 ↗
Last checked Oct 25, 2026