Perplexity AI CEO Srinivas-backed Astra shuts amid internal split
Perplexity AI CEO Aravind Srinivas-backed AI startup Astra has shut down its operations after its founding in 2023. The company’s Co-founder and CEO, Supreet Hegde, cited strategic misalignment with Co-founder Ranjan Rajagopalan as one of the reasons for the decision. Astra had also struggled to secure sustained trust from enterprise clients and never scaled beyond beta testing.