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# Aravind Srinivas

Aravind Srinivas is a computer scientist and entrepreneur who co-founded Perplexity in 2022. [1]

## Core facts

- **Entity type:** Person

- **Occupations:** Computer scientist; entrepreneur — [2] first-party, checked 23 Sept 2026

- **Official profile or website:** [engineering.berkeley.edu](https://engineering.berkeley.edu/news/2025/03/berkeley-alum-wants-to-make-the-planet-smarter) — [1] first-party, checked 23 Sept 2026

## Who is Aravind Srinivas?

Aravind Srinivas co-founded Perplexity in 2022 after completing a Ph.D. in computer science at UC Berkeley. He earned a dual degree in electrical engineering from IIT Madras in 2017 and previously held research scientist roles at OpenAI, Google, and DeepMind. — [3] first-party, checked 23 Sept 2026

## History

- **2017:** Earned a dual degree in electrical engineering from IIT Madras. — [2] first-party, checked 23 Sept 2026

- **2021:** Completed a Ph.D. in computer science at UC Berkeley. — [1] first-party, checked 23 Sept 2026

- **2022:** Co-founded Perplexity. — [1] first-party, checked 23 Sept 2026

- **2025:** Delivered the keynote address at UC Berkeley’s Winter Commencement. — [1] first-party, checked 23 Sept 2026

## Leadership

- **Perplexity:** Co-founder and CEO — [3] first-party, checked 23 Sept 2026

## Relationships

- **founded:** [Perplexity AI](https://groundingwiki.com/en/organizations/perplexity-ai/index.md) — [4] structured public data, checked 22 Sept 2026

- **develops:** [Perplexity AI](https://groundingwiki.com/en/organizations/perplexity-ai/index.md) — [4] structured public data, checked 22 Sept 2026

## Sources
1. [Berkeley alum wants to ‘make the planet smarter’ - Berkeley Engineering](https://engineering.berkeley.edu/news/2025/03/berkeley-alum-wants-to-make-the-planet-smarter)
   - Publisher: engineering.berkeley.edu
   - Type: first-party
   - Checked: 23 Sept 2026
   - Evidence:
     - Definition: "UC Berkeley identifies Srinivas as Perplexity co-founder and dates the founding to 2022; IIT Madras describes him as a computer scientist and entrepreneur."
     - 2021: "UC Berkeley records the doctorate in computer science in 2021."
     - 2022: "UC Berkeley states that Srinivas co-founded Perplexity in 2022."
     - 2025: "UC Berkeley’s December 2025 report identifies Srinivas as the Winter Commencement keynote speaker."
2. [Dr. Aravind Srinivas](https://acr.iitm.ac.in/latestyaas/dr-aravind-srinivas)
   - Publisher: Indian Institute of Technology Madras
   - Type: first-party
   - Checked: 23 Sept 2026
   - Evidence:
     - Occupations: "IIT Madras’s alumni profile describes Srinivas as a computer scientist and entrepreneur."
     - 2017: "IIT Madras records the electrical engineering dual degree in 2017."
3. [Aravind Srinivas, Perplexity](https://ai.princeton.edu/events/2025/aravind-srinivas-perplexity)
   - Publisher: Princeton University AI
   - Type: first-party
   - Checked: 23 Sept 2026
   - Evidence:
     - Who is Aravind Srinivas?: "Princeton’s event biography states his prior research scientist roles and degrees; UC Berkeley and IIT Madras document the Perplexity founding and education timeline."
     - Perplexity: "Princeton’s October 2025 event biography identifies him as Perplexity’s CEO and co-founder."
4. [Perplexity AI — Wikidata](https://wikidata.org/wiki/Q124333951)
   - Publisher: Wikidata
   - Type: structured public data
   - Checked: 22 Sept 2026
   - Evidence:
     - founded: "Wikidata P112 links Perplexity AI to Aravind Srinivas."
     - develops: "Wikidata P178 links Perplexity AI to Aravind Srinivas."

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