Founder Profile
Johnny Ho
Last reviewed: October 2026 · By Swet Parvadiya
Who is Johnny Ho?
Johnny Ho is a founder of Perplexity AI, Inc., which was founded in 2022 with Aravind Srinivas, Denis Yarats and Andy Konwinski.
- Company founded
- Perplexity AI, Inc.
- Founded
- 2022
- Co-founders
- Aravind Srinivas, Denis Yarats and Andy Konwinski
Background
Former Quora engineer, competitive programmer, and algorithmic trader.
Founding Story
Johnny Ho co-founded Perplexity AI as its Chief Strategy Officer. He brought extensive experience in scalable engineering and rapid product development from his time at Quora and Tower Research Capital, playing a vital role in optimizing Perplexity's fast, low-latency search ranking capabilities. (Exact birth year remains publicly undisclosed).
Sources
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- Sacra: Perplexity revenue, valuation & funding (Perplexity AI, Inc.)
- Reuters via Yahoo Finance: Nvidia discusses Perplexity investment at $30B-plus valuation (Perplexity AI, Inc.)