Bezos-backed Perplexity AI in funding talks to more than double valuation to $8b

Bezos-backed Perplexity AI in funding talks to more than double valuation to $8b

FILE PHOTO: Perplexity logo is seen in this illustration taken May 20, 2024. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo

Jeff Bezos-backed Perplexity AI has begun fundraising talks in which it is looking to more than double its valuation to $8 billion or more, the Wall Street Journal reported on Sunday.