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Perplexity AI I, a series of WeFunds LLC

HENDERSON · AI / ML · refined from filed group “Other

Diligence memoA one-page analyst read on Perplexity AI I, a series of WeFunds LLC — recommendation, valuation, rhythm, risks.
$833K
Total raised · real
1
Rounds
Latest step-up
Top 31%
Sector rank · raised
Pre-Seed
Latest stage · inferred · Fri Sep 27 2024 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)

Perplexity AI I, a series of WeFunds LLC looks fair against its niche peers and is quiet on financing cadence.

Synthesized from the figures below est. — every claim rests on a number shown on this page. Valuation uses the ai/ml sector profile.

Analyst read est. — computed against this company's niche peers in the same era. Inputs shown; not a quoted figure.

Fair
  • Modeled value is 1.41× the median modeled value of Pre-Seed AI / ML companies in 2022–2024 (85 peers) — value vs value, same stage and era.
  • Within the normal band (141% of peer median) for its niche.
Quiet
  • Last raise 21 mo ago; this sector typically re-raises about every 11 months.
  • Slightly overdue versus sector cadence.

Procedural diagnosis est. — rule-based common-sense checks over the filing pattern, issuer name, activity cadence, and surfaced operating evidence.

Issuer-vehicle patternmedium confidence

Perplexity AI I, a series of WeFunds LLC behaves more like a recurring private-offering issuer than a conventional venture-backed operating company.

Issuer structure
Company-like
No recurring-offering pattern strong enough to override normal financing interpretation.
Lifecycle
1.8 yr record
Peak capital year was 2024 with $833K across 1 filings.
Market position
ahead of 70% of AI / ML peers
Capital scale is ahead of 70% of AI / ML peers; modeled value is above 69% of peers by modeled value. Large capital with mid-pack modeled value can signal an issuer/program profile rather than operating-company growth.
Valuation reliability
Normal applicability
Stage/dilution valuation models are weakest when the issuer is broad-sector, recurring, or vehicle-like.
Operating evidence
Sparse
No clear CEO/founder/principal role is surfaced, so operating-company confidence is lower.
Data quality
Consistent
Canonical totals and visible filing detail are broadly aligned.
What triggered this
  • Legal name looks like an issuer vehicle rather than a product company.
  • No clearly named CEO/founder/principal role in the public records surfaced here.
  • No verified homepage on the profile yet.
  • Capital program peaked in 2024: $833K across 1 filings.
  • Largest single filing was $833K on 2024-09-27.
How to read the page
  • Read this less like a startup funding journey and more like a capital-raising program.
  • Stage-based valuation and peer labels have lower applicability for this pattern.
Leadership

No named principal in this company's public records yet — see all operators below.

Explore how these operators interlock with other companies in the operator network.

Where it sits in AI / ML

Perplexity AI I, a series of WeFunds LLC is one of 2067 AI / ML companies tracked from HENDERSON. By capital raised it ranks in the upper tier (ahead of 70% of sector peers), and mid-pack by modeled valuation est..

Ranking is computed against this company's own sector cohort — reported capital is fact; valuation tiers are modeled.

ai/ml

As reported in public records reported — not modeled.

US
Jurisdiction
Rule 506(b)
Reg D exemption
24
Investors (latest)
2024
Year incorporated
2024-09-27
First sale
Amount raised vs valuation, by round

Solid bars are reported offering amounts reported; hatched bars are the modeled post-money valuation est. — both on one shared scale so you can read raise-vs-worth at each round directly. Use the toggles to overlay data labels and the niche-peer / market average value lines.

Amount raised · realModeled valuation · estCumulative funded · real
$0$1.3M$2.5M$3.8M$5.0MPre-Seed · 2024-09-27 Raised $833K (real) Modeled valuation $3.8M (est)$833K$3.8MPre-Seed2024

The line shows cumulative reported funding over the period; + labels show new capital added between points when there is room. Toggle on-bar figures, plus the niche-peer and market averages, to read this company against its cohort. Benchmarks are modeled medians.

Financing ladder & sequence gaps
Pre-Seed$833K · 2024

Stages are modeled from round size (public records carry no series label). Ladder is contiguous — every modeled rung has a record.

Modeled valuation trajectory
$3.8M
Base estimate est.
$544K
Conservative case
$12.0M
Upside case
$4.6M
Modeled post-money

Round size and date are reported; the stage label is inferred from round size (latest is Pre-Seeda round under $1.0M). Valuation is modeled from stage benchmarks scaled by the ai/ml sector profile. Directional, not a quoted figure.

Not enough modeled valuation points to chart a trajectory.

Model inputs · modeled:benchmark-stage-stepup-v1
18%
Dilution assumption
Implied ownership sold in the financing.
29%
Survival probability
12% low · 54% high
1.80×/yr
Annual markup
2.44×/yr upside case
1.8 yr
Elapsed time used
1.8 yr actual, capped for stale marks
ai/ml
Sector profile
Adjusts growth and survival by industry.
Financing rhythm
Avg between rounds
Capital velocity
1.8 yr
On record since
2024
First round
1
Rounds on file
How it compares to the market

Benchmarked against 2067 companies in AI / ML. Each bar is a median (the middle company, not an average — outliers don't skew it). Two yardsticks: real money raised (reported on Form D) and modeled value (our estimate est.). These are whole-sector medians across all stages, except the per-stage row.

Total raised — vs sector median (real $, all stages) 0.2× of median
This company$833K
Sector median$4.7M
Latest round — vs other Pre-Seed rounds in sector (real $, this stage) 2.4× above median
This company$833K
Sector median$350K
Modeled value — vs sector median (estimate, all stages) 0.1× of median
This company$3.8M
Sector median$27.9M

Raised more than 70% of sector peers (real $). Modeled value above 69% of peers (estimate).

Niche peers — same stage & era

A tighter cohort than the sector chart above — only companies at the same stage (Pre-Seed) that last raised in the same ~3-year era, ranked by modeled value est. (not money raised). This is the exact set the analyst read compares against, so a like-for-like cohort is what makes "over/under-valued" meaningful. This company ranks #27 of 85.

This companyCohort peer
$1.0M$10.0M$100.0M$100K$1.0M$10.0MCapital raised (log)Semiotic AI, Inc. · Pre-Seed Raised $1.0M · modeled $21.4M (est)Strongest AI Inc. · Pre-Seed Raised $1.0M · modeled $19.1M (est)Quipus AI, Inc. · Pre-Seed Raised $1.0M · modeled $14.2M (est)Fabrica AI Corp. · Pre-Seed Raised $850K · modeled $9.9M (est)Ai Nutrition Corp. · Pre-Seed Raised $825K · modeled $9.7M (est)Apt AI, Inc. · Pre-Seed Raised $750K · modeled $7.4M (est)Chorus AI Inc. · Pre-Seed Raised $805K · modeled $6.7M (est)Talents Arena · Pre-Seed Raised $750K · modeled $6.7M (est)Artemis AI Investments LLC · Pre-Seed Raised $450K · modeled $6.3M (est)ML Tech Holdings, Inc. · Pre-Seed Raised $1.0M · modeled $6.2M (est)Evolve Media AI Corp · Pre-Seed Raised $818K · modeled $5.9M (est)Industrial Intelligence,Inc · Pre-Seed Raised $919K · modeled $5.8M (est)Perplexity AI I, a series of WeFunds LLC (this company) Raised $833K · modeled $3.8M (est)Perplexity AI I, a series of WeFunds LLC
CompanyStageRaised · realValue · estvs peer med.
Semiotic AI, Inc.Pre-Seed$1.0M$21.4M7.92×
Strongest AI Inc.Pre-Seed$1.0M$19.1M7.07×
Quipus AI, Inc.Pre-Seed$1.0M$14.2M5.26×
Fabrica AI Corp.Pre-Seed$850K$9.9M3.67×
Ai Nutrition Corp.Pre-Seed$825K$9.7M3.59×
Apt AI, Inc.Pre-Seed$750K$7.4M2.74×
Chorus AI Inc.Pre-Seed$805K$6.7M2.49×
Talents ArenaPre-Seed$750K$6.7M2.47×
Artemis AI Investments LLCPre-Seed$450K$6.3M2.31×
ML Tech Holdings, Inc.Pre-Seed$1.0M$6.2M2.28×
Evolve Media AI CorpPre-Seed$818K$5.9M2.19×
Industrial Intelligence,IncPre-Seed$919K$5.8M2.13×
Perplexity AI I, a series of WeFunds LLC this companyPre-Seed$833K$3.8M1.41×
Full financing history

Stage is inferred from round size est., not reported on the filing — a round's dollar size maps to a bucket: Pre-Seed <$1.0M · Seed $1.0M–$4.0M · Series A $4.0M–$15M · Series B $15M–$40M · Series C $40M–$100M · Series D+ $100M–$400M · Growth/Late >$400M.

StageAmount · realAnnouncedPost-money · estValue · estConf.
Pre-Seed$833K2024-09-27$4.6M$3.8M90%
What happened at each round

Step-up, pace versus the sector's normal cadence, and revenue/exemption moves — read straight from the reported round facts reported.

  1. Pre-Seed$833K2024-09-27
    • First recorded raise — entered as Pre-Seed.
    • 24 investors on this round.
Intelligence
Modeled next raise
$1.3M
Modeled next size est.range $866K$2.1M
Last step-up
Capital velocity

Predictive signals are modeled est. from this company's own cadence and step-up, plus sector benchmarks — directional, not advice. Peer set and a CSV export live in your analyst workspace.

Key people & operators

Officers, directors and promoters named in this company's public recordsreported — the people who run it (not its investors). "Also runs" counts come from name-matching across all records, so verify before acting.

PersonRoleAlso runsTied since
NICHOLAS TOMMARELLO17 other2024-09
Registry & provenance

Perplexity AI I, a series of WeFunds LLC is an official record sourced from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). U.S. data is aggregated from SEC Form D filings.

United States
Country of record
US
Jurisdiction
2035722
SEC CIK
2024
Incorporated
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CompanySectorStageValue · estMatch
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TaoFi
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JPB-ML Investors, LLCAI / MLSeed$11.9M79%
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Frequently asked
How much funding has Perplexity AI I, a series of WeFunds LLC raised?
Perplexity AI I, a series of WeFunds LLC has raised approximately $833K in disclosed capital across 1 recorded financing round, aggregated from public filings.
What is Perplexity AI I, a series of WeFunds LLC's estimated valuation?
Provath's modeled valuation for Perplexity AI I, a series of WeFunds LLC is approximately $3.8M (modeled range $544K–$12.0M). This is an algorithmic estimate derived from round sizes and same-niche peers — not a quoted or reported figure.
What funding stage is Perplexity AI I, a series of WeFunds LLC at?
Perplexity AI I, a series of WeFunds LLC's latest modeled financing stage is Pre-Seed. Its most recent recorded round closed around Fri Sep 27.
What does Perplexity AI I, a series of WeFunds LLC do and where is it based?
Perplexity AI I, a series of WeFunds LLC operates in the AI / ML sector, based in HENDERSON.
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