AI search company Perplexity has acquired Carbon, a startup specializing in data retrieval frameworks. According to Shubham Sharma’s report in VentureBeat, this acquisition aims to help enterprises better connect their internal data sources to AI search capabilities. Carbon’s technology enables integration with over 20 data connectors and supports various file formats including text, audio, and video.
The integration will allow Perplexity users to access information from diverse sources such as Google Docs, Notion, Hubspot, and Slack. Perplexity emphasizes that all data from internal sources will be encrypted, with strict privacy controls to protect sensitive enterprise information.
The deal’s financial terms were not disclosed. Carbon’s existing API service will cease operations by March 31, 2025.