AI search startup Perplexity on Tuesday expanded its Finance dashboard to cover Indian markets, adding live transcriptions of quarterly earnings calls for BSE- and NSE-listed companies, a calendar of upcoming post-results calls and India-customised market data previously available only for US stocks.
The upgraded Finance tab now surfaces live earnings-call transcripts for Indian public companies, a schedule of upcoming conference calls, stock watchlists, sector tracking, historical price data and exchange charts.
Perplexity also offers cryptocurrency performance (sourced from Coinbase) and a toggle to switch between the India and US markets. Until now, the product provided live transcripts only for US companies.
Free Data that Others Charge For
Perplexity is offering the new India features free of charge. Jeff Grimes, head of live events at Perplexity, said much of the information, historical price and volume data, natural-language stock screening and live company earnings, normally sits behind paywalls on incumbent platforms, and Perplexity makes it “available to all users for free.”
The company says usage of Perplexity Finance has grown eightfold since launch earlier this year.
The India push ties into Perplexity’s broader India strategy: the Chennai-born startup recently partnered with Airtel to make Perplexity Pro available to some 360 million Airtel users. The company says the Finance tab is designed for retail investors and market enthusiasts to build watchlists, deep dive into company financials and follow live events without a subscription.
Why it Matters?
By democratising datasets and live transcripts that brokers and data providers typically monetise, Perplexity could pressure paid platforms and reshape how retail investors consume corporate results and market intelligence in India.
The move also helps Perplexity deepen engagement in a market where product-market fit can be accelerated through localised features and telecom partnerships.
Observers will track data accuracy, latency, the breadth of transcripts (how many companies and exchanges are covered) and whether Perplexity introduces premium tiers or partnerships to monetise the offering.
