California

Perplexity Fund

Perplexity Fund, based in California, backs generalist startups at Pre-Seed and Seed, with a $50 million 2025 fund and investments like Ticker and Truffle.

Entry stagePre-seed, Seed
Check sizen/a
Leads roundsn/a
FocusGeneralist
Latest fund$50 million (2025)
Investing team2 peopleNo activity since Sep

Who you would pitch at Perplexity Fund

2 people on the investing team, 2 of them partners who can make the call. Partners are listed first.

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Check size not reported yet.

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No recent activity since September 2026. Quiet does not mean closed.

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Before you pitch

How to reach them[email protected]

Notable investments

TickerTruffleTraversalParahelpKindredAdversa AIAutoscienceWestmag

In their words

Perplexity Fund – Investing in decade-defining early stage AIInvesting in decade-defining early stage AIperplexityfund.ai
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Raising a pre-seed or seed round? We write $1M to $5M first checks and help founders with distribution. A partner reads every deck.

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Questions

What stage does Perplexity Fund invest in?

Perplexity Fund reports entry at pre-seed, seed.

How much does Perplexity Fund invest?

Perplexity Fund has not reported a check size.

Does Perplexity Fund lead rounds?

Perplexity Fund has not reported a lead preference.

Who are the partners at Perplexity Fund?

Joanna Lee Shevelenko (Co-Founder & General Partner), Kelly Graziadei (Co-Founder & General Partner).

Is Perplexity Fund active right now?

No recent activity since September 2026.

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