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title: "Nvidia Leads Perplexity Round at $30B Valuation in Pivot from Hiring Deal"
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published_at: "2026-08-24T05:45:08.000Z"
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summary: "Discussions between Nvidia and Perplexity have shifted toward a traditional equity investment after the chipmaker previously considered paying billions to license the startup's technology and hire its staff. This multibillion dollar funding round would value Perplexity at over $30B and likely involve a broader tech licensing partnership to expand the technical integration between the two companies. The potential stake represents a move by Nvidia to push deeper into AI software beyond providing chips and hardware infrastructure. The valuation marks a more than 50% increase from Perplexity's last financing round, coinciding with a revenue surge to over $750M from less than $250M at the start of the year."
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# Nvidia Leads Perplexity Round at $30B Valuation in Pivot from Hiring Deal

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**Published:** 2026-08-24T05:45:08.000Z
**Category:** Funding
**Topics:** nvidia, perplexity, funding, infra

## Summary

Discussions between Nvidia and Perplexity have shifted toward a traditional equity investment after the chipmaker previously considered paying billions to license the startup's technology and hire its staff\. This multibillion dollar funding round would value Perplexity at over $30B and likely involve a broader tech licensing partnership to expand the technical integration between the two companies\. The potential stake represents a move by Nvidia to push deeper into AI software beyond providing chips and hardware infrastructure\. The valuation marks a more than 50% increase from Perplexity's last financing round, coinciding with a revenue surge to over $750M from less than $250M at the start of the year\.

## Sources

- [Story source](<https://huggingnews.com/ai/nvidia-leads-perplexity-round-at-30b-valuation-in-pivot-from-hiring-deal-5ae9eff0>)
- [Story source](<https://x.com/Jessicalessin/status/2091725069089407139>)
- [Story source](<https://x.com/amir/status/2091731387154075983>)
- [Supporting source](<https://x.com/_pheebini/status/2091726010006011962>)
- [Supporting source](<https://x.com/FirstSquawk/status/2091724528984743996>)
- [Supporting source](<https://x.com/StockMKTNewz/status/2091727792161296758>)