Perplexity acquires the team behind Sequioa-backed AI design startup Visual Electric
Sequoia-backed AI design startup Visual Electric said that it is joining search startup Perplexity today. The company noted on its site that the team would be joining a new Agent Experiences group at Perplexity. Aravind Srinivas, Perplexity’s CEO, confirmed the acquisition with a post on X. Deal terms were not disclosed. We’ve acquired @visualelectric. The team led by @colin_dunn and @adammenges is fantastic and they will work together with us on new consumer product experiences that we’re excited to ship to all Perplexity and Comet users pretty soon! pic.twitter.com/Yo0LOPxNwx— Aravind Srinivas (@AravSrinivas) October 1, 2025 The startup said that as part of the transition, it will shut down Visual Electric as a product in 90 days. It added that users will be able to…
