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Assistants & search funding
Assistants & search
A sub-sector of Consumer & Media AI. Each company counts once, in its main sub-sector.
105 rounds, $4B raised by 82 companies, Jan 2, 2023 to Nov 14, 2026, 21% of Consumer & Media AI capital. Top three companies: Inflection AI 33%, Perplexity AI 31%, Wispr Flow 8%.
| Company | HQ | Capital raised | Rounds | Exit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inflection AI | United States | $1.3B | 1 | — |
| Perplexity AI | United States | $1.2B | 9 | — |
| Wispr Flow | United States | $335M | 3 | — |
| Qixidi (Habit@) (栖息地) | China | $104M | 1 | — |
| Wrtn Technologies | South Korea | $102M | 3 | — |
| Humane | United States | $100M | 1 | — |
| Quora | United States | $75M | 1 | — |
| Venice AI | United States | $65M | 1 | — |
| Liner | South Korea | $56M | 2 | — |
| Turnout | United States | $56M | 2 | — |
| The Browser Company | United States | $50M | 1 | Acquired |
| Luzia | Spain | $42M | 3 | — |
| Yupp | United States | $33M | 1 | — |
| Clipto.AI | United States | $30M | 2 | — |
| Equal AI | India | $30M | 1 | — |
| Mistlabs | United States | $26M | 1 | — |
| Joy | United States | $24M | 2 | — |
| Sandbar | United States | $23M | 1 | — |
| AI Hay | Vietnam | $20M | 2 | — |
| fonio.ai | Austria | $17M | 1 | — |
| Ario | United States | $16M | 1 | — |
| Particle | United States | $15M | 2 | — |
| Weiguang Technology (Shenzhen Weiguang Electronics) | China | $15M | 1 | — |
| Strawberry | United States | $12M | 2 | — |
| Boardy | United States | $11M | 2 | — |
| Company | Amount | Stage | Announced |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inflection AI | $1.3B | Unlabeled | Jun 29, 2023 |
| Perplexity AI | $500M | Unlabeled | Dec 18, 2024 |
| Wispr Flow | $280M | Series B | Aug 17, 2026 |
| Perplexity AI | $250M | Unlabeled | Aug 9, 2024 |
| Perplexity AI | $200M | Unlabeled | Sep 10, 2025 |
| Qixidi (Habit@) (栖息地) | $104M | Series A | Aug 20, 2026 |
| Perplexity AI | $100M | Unlabeled | Jul 18, 2025 |
| Humane | $100M | Series C | Mar 8, 2023 |
| Quora | $75M | Unlabeled | Jan 9, 2024 |
| Perplexity AI | $74M | Series B | Jan 4, 2024 |