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      "label": "Startup Riders - Perplexity Growth Playbook",
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      "label": "Tracxn - Series E-6 @ $22.6B; $1.72B total raised (Jan 2026)",
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    "Nvidia"
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    {
      "date": "2025-08",
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    {
      "date": "2026-06",
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      "date": "2026-01-09",
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        "label": "Tracxn",
        "url": "https://tracxn.com/d/companies/perplexity/__V2BE-5ihMWJ1hNb2_u1W7Gry25JzPFCBg-iNWi94XI8"
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    },
    {
      "date": "2026-02-01",
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      "source": {
        "label": "Gradually",
        "url": "https://www.gradually.ai/en/perplexity-statistics/"
      }
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-06-21",
      "tag": "news",
      "summary": "Added to the Class of 2026",
      "source": {
        "label": "Startup Riders",
        "url": "https://www.startupriders.com/p/perplexity-growth-playbook-450m-arr"
      }
    }
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}