‘Answer it like Aravind’: Perplexity CEO says he doesn’t build pitch decks, uses AI to answer investor questions

October 14, 2025

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While startup founders usually spend weeks crafting the perfect pitch deck, Perplexity AI CEO Aravind Srinivas says he instead lets his own AI answer investor questions to secure funding. The AI startup had last raised $73.6 million at a $520 million valuation, according to a report by The Information.

In an interaction with Berkeley Haas, class=”backlink” target=”_blank” href=”https://www.livemint.com/technology/tech-news/perplexity-ceo-aravind-srinivas-highlights-how-comet-ai-can-replace-routine-jobs-true-personal-assistant-11759742919033.html” data-vars-page-type=”story” data-vars-link-type=”Manual” data-vars-anchor-text=”Srinivas”>Srinivas revealed that he hasn’t created a pitch deck since Perplexity completed its Series A round in March 2023, when the startup raised $25.6 million. Instead, Srinivas says he has been relying on written…

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‘Answer it like Aravind’: Perplexity CEO says he doesn’t build pitch decks, uses AI to answer investor questions

October 14, 2025

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While startup founders usually spend weeks crafting the perfect pitch deck, Perplexity AI CEO Aravind Srinivas says he instead lets his own AI answer investor questions to secure funding. The AI startup had last raised $73.6 million at a $520 million valuation, according to a report by The Information.

In an interaction with Berkeley Haas, class=”backlink” target=”_blank” href=”https://www.livemint.com/technology/tech-news/perplexity-ceo-aravind-srinivas-highlights-how-comet-ai-can-replace-routine-jobs-true-personal-assistant-11759742919033.html” data-vars-page-type=”story” data-vars-link-type=”Manual” data-vars-anchor-text=”Srinivas”>Srinivas revealed that he hasn’t created a pitch deck since Perplexity completed its Series A round in March 2023, when the startup raised $25.6 million. Instead, Srinivas says he has been relying on written…

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