AI-Powered Teammate for Meetings - Fireflies Partners with Perplexity, Hits $1 Billion Valuation

Fireflies AI, an AI-powered meeting and note-taking tool founded by Krish Ramineni(CEO) and Sam Udotong(CTO), announced it has reached a valuation of over $1 billion following its first tender offer. Fireflies has announced a strategic partnership with Perplexity, led by CEO Aravind Srinivas, to introduce "Talk to Fireflies"—a voice-activated, real-time web search feature that brings instant access to global knowledge directly into meetings, without interrupting the conversation.

Fireflies, profitable since 2023 and growing at triple-digit rates without new primary funding since 2021, launched a tender offer to reward early team members—recognizing their key role in building the company.

Fireflies has launched "Talk to Fireflies," an interactive AI meeting companion that supports voice and text commands in 60+ languages. Through a unique integration with Perplexity, it now offers real-time web search during meetings—enabling users to ask questions and get instant answers without leaving the conversation.

“Talk to Fireflies,” now integrated with Perplexity search, is available to all users—including those on free plans—and works seamlessly across Zoom, Google Meet, and Microsoft Teams. It supports real-time, in-meeting queries like identifying trends in online retail, checking current SEC reporting requirements, comparing contract management tools, or clarifying technical topics like the difference between OAuth and SAML.

Fireflies is ushering in a new era of intelligent meeting automation, with AI agents that can attend meetings on a user’s behalf and enhanced “Talk to Fireflies” features—like searching across an entire meeting history. Regular tender offers will prioritize active team members, reinforcing a long-term ownership mindset as the company builds toward the future of AI-powered collaboration.