Perplexity plans 2028 IPO regardless of Anthropic or OpenAI listings, CNBC reports

AI firm Perplexity is planning to go ​public in 2028 regardless ​of how the market receives the listings ​of Anthropic and OpenAI, CNBC reported on Monday, citing an interview with CEO Aravind Srinivas.

"Agnostic of these two companies, we were ‌planning for ⁠something ⁠in 2028, so that still remains the case," Srinivas told ​CNBC in an interview.

OpenAI confidentially filed for a U.S. IPO ​earlier on Monday, following Anthropic's filing last week. Elon Musk's SpaceX is also preparing to go public ​on Friday.


"I certainly think there ⁠will be ‌ripple effects if they don't go well, ​like ​there is no sugar coating on that. ⁠The SpaceX IPO this week will definitely ​be a leading indicator of how Anthropic ​or OpenAI will go out," Srinivas told CNBC.

"I think it's important for the AI industry that these IPOs go well, and I actually think they will go well, because they're doing well," Srinivas ‌added.

"By consistently holding 2028 as our earliest date for an IPO, Perplexity has been ​able to ​build a healthy, ⁠high-growth business," Chief Business Officer Dmitry Shevelenko told Reuters in an emailed statement.

In 2025, addressing speculation about ​Perplexity's finances, Srinivas said the company was not running out of money and had no plans to go public before 2028.