Perplexity Acquires Seattle Startup Carbon to Enhance Data Connectivity for Large Language Models

Perplexity, an OpenAI rival valued at $9 billion, acquired Seattle-based Carbon, a startup that enables developers to connect external data to large language models. Carbon, founded in 2022 with four employees, raised $1.3 million in seed funding and will integrate its technology into Perplexity’s AI search products.