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The Twenty Minute VC (20VC): Venture Capital | Startup Funding | The Pitch

Published
June 15, 2026
Duration
1h 20m
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Last updated
Jun 18, 2026

Discusses agents, investing.

Summary

Aravind Srinivas is the Founder and CEO of Perplexity, one of the fastest-growing AI companies in the world. Since the start of the year, Perplexity has tripled revenue to well over $500M in ARR. Aravind has raised over $1BN for the company with reported valuations reaching $20BN. AGENDA: 05:40 – "Perplexity Changed Google More Than Any PM Ever Has" 10:15…

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Aravind Srinivas is the Founder and CEO of Perplexity, one of the fastest-growing AI companies in the world. Since the start of the year, Perplexity has tripled revenue to well over $500M in ARR. Aravind has raised over $1BN for the company with reported valuations reaching $20BN. AGENDA: 05:40 – "Perplexity Changed Google More Than Any PM Ever Has" 10:15 – Why Search Is Not the Future of AI 13:05 – The Most Important Insight in AI: The Model Is NOT The Product 16:10 – Why AI Agents Will Become

Themes

  • agents
  • investing