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

June 8 (Reuters) - 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.

(Reporting by Natalia ​Bueno Rebolledo in Mexico City, additional reporting by Angela Christy M in Bengaluru; Editing by Rashmi ‌Aich)

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