#29 Riser. 1.4k people and hiring.
headcount + trends: LinkedIn-tracked weekly series · funding & layoff counts: through Jul 2026 (frozen) + live news extraction
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source: PDL v25Hiring flow · Perplexity
source: PDL v25Headcount by role
12-month growth · PDL v25In the news
relevance ≥ 6 · last 180 days- The Verge2d agoAI agents are ready to shop. Some retailers are wary
Perplexity is mentioned as a defendant in Amazon's lawsuit over unauthorized agent shopping access.
- The Verge2d agoWalmart is inviting AI agents to shop for you
Perplexity's shopping agent was blocked by Amazon, contrasted with Walmart's openness to AI agents.
- The Verge6d agoWebsites are closing their doors to AI agents
Perplexity's AI agent shopping feature is a major case study in the article's discussion of website blocks and legal battles.
- Decrypt22d agoReddit Is Killing RSS Feeds and Public API Access to Fight AI Scrapers
Named as defendant in Reddit's October 2025 lawsuit over data scraping and alleged protection circumvention.
- The Verge1mo agoAmazon blocks Meta’s Muse AI agent
Perplexity cited as precedent for Amazon's pattern of blocking unauthorized AI agents accessing its platform.
- DecryptHeadline2mo agoTop Pentagon AI Official Sold Millions in Perplexity Stock, Disclosures Show
Primary subject of article; focuses on Pentagon official's $5–25M stock sale and ethics concerns.
- TechCrunchHeadline2mo agoPerplexity’s free AI offer left it with millions more users in India
Article is entirely about Perplexity's free AI service experiment in India and its user acquisition and retention results.