Perplexity Fund
VC Fund
Perplexity Fund is an early-stage investment firm
- Total investments:
- 7
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 14%
Last updated:
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Industries Perplexity Fund invests in
Stages Perplexity Fund invests in
Countries Perplexity Fund invests in
Round sizes
Contacts
| Name | Phone | Socials | |
|---|---|---|---|
Round size
- Seed
- $3M–$14M
- Series A
- $18M–$18M
Investment Focus
Industry
- Artificial Intelligence 3 (43%)
- Content 1 (14%)
- Publishing 1 (14%)
- Digital Signage 1 (14%)
- Business Intelligence 1 (14%)
Stage
- Seed 1 (14%)
- Pre-Seed 1 (14%)
- Series A 1 (14%)
Team
| Name | Title | Investments | Links | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Joanna Lee Shevelenko
Co-Founder and General Partner
|
Co-Founder and General Partner | Total investments: 1 | Find email | |
Kelly Graziadei
Co-Founder & General Partner
|
Co-Founder & General Partner | Total investments: 10 | Find email |
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
|---|---|---|---|
| Build workflows that leverage 75+ industry-leading data sources and AI-powered web scraping to enrich prospect data, conduct account-based research, and automate sales motion at scale. | $1.4M / Pre-Seed / Jun 30, 2026 | ||
| Graphon is a company that creates relational representation layers and pre-model intelligence for enterprise AI. | $8.3M / Seed / May 14, 2026 | ||
| Autoscience merges science and tech to automate vehicles, improving safety, efficiency, and performance. It integrates AI, robotics, and materials science to transform transportation. | $14M / Seed / Mar 18, 2026 | ||
| NationGraph is an AI-native intelligence platform designed to help businesses navigate and win public-sector contracts.NationGraph is one of many advancing startups in the public sector technology field. More investment is expected for the companies that provide insight from previously inaccessible information, as all levels of the government tryto modernize. Private sector data analytics companies have matured very quickly, while the public sector data analytics companies have lagged. NationGraph was founded in 2024 by Hamidi and Eden Ding (CTO). NationGraph has already begun gaining early adopters. This is an indication of the confidence growing in the market for new entrants to the state and local government vertical. NationGraph’s success is indicative of the market’s acceptance of new competition. NationGraph is an AI-native intelligence platform designed for businesses that helps to navigate and win public-sector contracts. | $18M / Series A / Feb 25, 2026 | ||
| Forum AI evaluates AI models for bias and makes judgment calls about high-stakes topics | $3M / Seed / Oct 28, 2025 | ||
| Parahelp is an AI support agent for software companies, handling tickets like a teammate, including refund requests. | $18M / Series A / Sep 11, 2025 | ||
| Cashmere enables publishers to liberate their premium content for usage in AI platforms by providing tools for monitoring and monetizing data in the agentic AI era. | Pre-Seed / May 01, 2025 |
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FAQ
What does Perplexity Fund invest in?
Perplexity Fund invests primarily in Artificial Intelligence, Content and Publishing startups, most often at Seed and Pre-Seed stage. Most of the 7 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
What is Perplexity Fund's check size?
Perplexity Fund typically joins rounds of $3M–$14M at Seed and $18M–$18M at Series A. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Perplexity Fund participates in.
How do I contact Perplexity Fund?
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Who are the partners at Perplexity Fund?
The team at Perplexity Fund includes Joanna Lee Shevelenko (Co-Founder and General Partner) and Kelly Graziadei (Co-Founder & General Partner). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.
Is Shizune's investor data accurate?
Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Sep 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.
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