Perplexity plans IPO in 2028 regardless of what happens to Anthropic or OpenAI, CEO tells CNBC

Perplexity AI's CEO announced the company plans to hold an initial public offering (IPO, where a private company sells shares to become publicly traded) in 2028 regardless of whether competitors Anthropic and OpenAI succeed with their own IPOs. The CEO acknowledged that major IPOs from SpaceX, Anthropic, and OpenAI will test investor demand for expensive tech company offerings, but expressed confidence these companies deserve high valuations because they lead in AI model capabilities.