After Perplexity AI’s unsolicited all-cash offer of $35.4 billion to buy Google’s Chrome, a desi AI startup founder sarcastically offered the same to acquire the Aravind Srinivas company, once they have the kitty in the bag. This comes in the wake of the antitrust lawsuit in the US that might force Google to depart from its browser that is valued anywhere between $20 and $50 billion. Rival Perplexity AI recently launched an AI agentic browser, Comet, and has been endeavoring to upset the browser dominion of Google.
Meanwhile in his latest X/Twitter post, Puch AI’s Siddharth Bhatia quipped, “Hey Aravind, here’s a $50B unsolicited offer to acquire you and Google Chrome (once you’ve acquired it).” “Yes, a $50M company is making this offer. If anyone wants in on the deal, email [email protected],” he added. But here’s the catch. The post is a hiring cum PR exercise in disguise. Concluding the post, Bhatia remarked that the “first to convince Aravind Srinivas to sell wins an iPhone!”
Yes, a $50M company is making this offer. If anyone wants in on the deal, email [email protected]
First to convince @AravSrinivas to sell wins an iPhone! pic.twitter.com/kPJD1Z4Acj
— Siddharth Bhatia (@siddharthb_) August 13, 2025
Perplexity AI made a $34.5 billion all-cash offer for Google’s Chrome browser, a bold move that underscores the startup’s ambitions in the AI-driven search market https://t.co/NTiBIPmOBi pic.twitter.com/6wEkYisdIY
— Reuters (@Reuters) August 13, 2025
Perplexity AI made a $34.5 billion all-cash offer for Google’s Chrome browser, a bold move that underscores the startup’s ambitions in the AI-driven search market https://t.co/NTiBIPmOBi pic.twitter.com/6wEkYisdIY
— Reuters (@Reuters) August 13, 2025
When a user suggested Puch AI’s CEO start small instead, the latter remarked, “Aloo bhindi thori kharid raha hu.”
Another user remarked that $50 billion can get all the existing browsers, including Internet Explorer. Replying to the comment, Bhatia wrote, “Not enough for Internet Explorer. Some things are better left as they are.”
Aloo bhindi thori kharid raha hu.
— Siddharth Bhatia (@siddharthb_) August 13, 2025
Not enough for Internet Explorer. Some things are better left as they are.
— Siddharth Bhatia (@siddharthb_) August 13, 2025
Amid a flurry of reactions, there were several who dropped memes taking a dig at Puch AI CEO’s offer. Meanwhile, one user remarked, “competition chal rha hai kaun kitna fek sakta hai to increase valuation.” Another commented, “Fenko toh lamba fenko.”
I’ll buy all three AND you’re dancing at my Ganesh Chaturthi function next week!” pic.twitter.com/3nL5441HK1
— Monica Jasuja (@jasuja) August 14, 2025
pic.twitter.com/Oet1ie7ZBY
— Samridhi Vaish (@SlapsOfDopameme) August 14, 2025
1st it was 2 lacs/month remote internship and now this. pic.twitter.com/oeewyg5v3U
— Deepanshu Rathi (@drathi_10) August 14, 2025
Who is the next bidder? pic.twitter.com/QCNxOIEXcw
— Nikhil Surana (@nikki_surana) August 14, 2025
Sundar Pichai be like: pic.twitter.com/qfBmguNrEz
— Aryan Pandey (@AryanPa66861306) August 14, 2025
competition chal rha hai kaun kitna fek sakta hai to increase valuation
— Abhinav (@abhiinavvvvvv) August 14, 2025
Fenko toh lamba fenko
— Nitin Verma (@itsnitinverma) August 14, 2025
pic.twitter.com/9LWhiZZlEL
— Vijay (@unk_data) August 14, 2025
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