Perplexity plans IPO in 2028 regardless of what happens to Anthropic or OpenAI, CEO tells CNBC

Posted Tuesday, June 9, 2026 11:13 am

Arjun Kharpal | CNBC

Perplexity is planning to go public in 2028 regardless of how the market receives the listings of Anthropic and OpenAI, CEO Aravind Srinivas told CNBC.

“Agnostic of these two companies, we were planning for something in 2028 so that still remains the case,” Srinivas said in an interview that aired on Tuesday.

Srinivas has previously said the company has no plans to go public before 2028. His latest comments suggest a more concrete timeline.

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