Taz Patel, head of advertising and shopping at the AI search startup Perplexity, has left the company after nine months, the startup confirmed to ADWEEK.

Patel joined Perplexity in December 2024, and was tasked with building out the 3-year-old startup’s fledgling ads business. He was previously chief revenue officer and co-founder of the influencer-marketing firm Captiv8, which was acquired by Publicis Groupe in May of this year.

Perplexity declined to comment on who, if anyone, would replace Patel. Patel did not respond to requests for comment.

“It’s been great to have Taz on our team, and we wish him all the best in his future endeavors,” Ryan Foutty, Perplexity’s vp of business told ADWEEK in a statement. “Perplexity is driven by velocity and curiosity, so our work continues unch

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