Perplexity for Startups
Perplexity·United States
Three months of Perplexity Enterprise Pro for up to 50 seats plus $5,000 in Sonar API credits, for startups affiliated with one of Perplexity's approved partners.
What you get
“Eligible startups get 3 months of free Perplexity Enterprise Pro for up to 50 seats, plus $5k in API credits to supercharge their growth.”
Can you apply
Eligibility to apply: Raised no more than $20M in equity. Less than 5 years old. Associated with one of our approved Startup Partners listed below. Not an existing Enterprise Pro subscriber.
When
Always open, applications reviewed on a rolling basis.
What Perplexity funds
Perplexity gives startups three months of Enterprise Pro seats and $5k of Sonar API credits, but only through its partner list. The money you have raised barely matters (anything under $20M qualifies); who you are affiliated with is the whole gate.
Everything Perplexity funds →Details
The partner list runs to roughly 200 VCs, accelerators, incubators and startup communities and is published in full on the program page, so the affiliation gate is checkable before you apply. If your investor is not on it, they can apply to become a partner. Existing Enterprise Pro subscribers are not eligible.
Read off the Perplexity page on 8 Sept 2026. Funders move amounts and eligibility without announcing it, so confirm any figure here before you count on it.