CHOKEPOINT
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ENTITY · perplexity

Perplexity AI

United States·ai lab·niche

AI-powered answer engine and search company.

CLEAR · 0–39
16/100 illustrative
Underwriting Thesis

CLEAR — Perplexity AI: sanctions exposure in its immediate supply path in ai lab. A chokepoint underwriting concern at this tier.

Factor Breakdown
Foreign-Origin Concentration3
Sole-Source Dependence17
Sanctions Exposure45
Downstream Criticality0
Sanctions Exposure

Entity not present on tracked screening lists (CSL).

DoD Exposure

No matched DoD semiconductor awards (USASpending) for this entity.

Chokepoint Relationships

Key Suppliers · upstream · 6

Key Customers · downstream · 0

No mapped downstream customers.
Data Provenance· generated 2026-08-10 01:06:49Z
  • Consolidated Screening List (CSL) [LIVE] https://data.trade.gov/downloadable_consolidated_screening_list/v1/consolidated.json @ 2026-08-10T01:06:49.039Z
  • USASpending.gov — DoD award search [LIVE] https://api.usaspending.gov/api/v2/search/spending_by_award/ @ 2026-08-10T01:06:49.377Z
  • Curated ownership aggregation [FALLBACK] @ 2026-08-10T01:06:49.378Z
  • Curated China-ecosystem + Nexperia edges (Phase B, CSET ETO + TechInsights + TrendForce + SCMP + BIS Entity List + Nexperia press release) [FALLBACK] @ 2026-08-10T01:06:49.378Z

Firm/commodity-level signals from public data — not component-level BOM. Scores are an analytic underwriting heuristic, not legal or procurement advice.