Software stack for simulating, testing and deploying autonomous vehicle systems
Applied Intuition builds the simulation, validation and onboard-autonomy software used by major automakers, truck makers, and defense customers to ship self-driving systems. Founded by ex-Y Combinator COO Qasar Younis and Peter Ludwig, the company has expanded from passenger autos into trucking, mining, construction, and defense, and closed a $600M Series F at a $15B valuation in June 2025.
AI📍 Mountain View, CAFounded 2017
Current Valuation
$15B
as of 2025-Q2
DECACORN
QL Price
$6.5B
+8% vs last round
QuantLogix's current estimate for Applied Intuition, published 2026-10-07 — above the last disclosed round of $6.0B (2026-08).
Confidence
medium
Basis
blended
What backs this price
Last disclosed round
$6.0B
2026-08
weight 0.88
Secondary market print
$6.0B
2026-06-27
weight 0.54
Public-company comparables
$12B
2025
weight 0.13
How this price has held up
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Which publicly-traded funds already hold it, what $10,000 buys, and whether any route is open to you.
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IPO Outlookprivate
Is Applied Intuition going public?
No. Applied Intuition is private and has not filed to go public. There is no S-1 on file.
What is Applied Intuition's valuation in 2026?
Applied Intuition is valued at $15B as of 2025-Q2, set by its Series F ($600M, Jun 2025). That is the last confirmed mark, not a live price — private shares do not trade continuously.
Has Applied Intuition filed an S-1?
No public S-1 is on file for Applied Intuition.
Who are Applied Intuition's investors?
Applied Intuition's investors include BlackRock, Kleiner Perkins, Lux Capital, Andreessen Horowitz, General Catalyst.
How much has Applied Intuition raised?
Applied Intuition has raised $1.0B in total, most recently a Series F of $600M in Jun 2025.
Is Applied Intuition publicly traded — can you buy Applied Intuition stock?
No. Applied Intuition is a private company — its shares are not listed on any exchange and there is no ticker. The routes to exposure are pre-IPO secondary marketplaces and funds (accredited investors), employee tender offers when the company runs one, and public companies with read-through exposure. QuantLogix maps every route it can verify for Applied Intuition on its Pre-IPO Access Desk.
Answers are derived from the roster record shown on this page — filing status, last round and confirmed marks. Where the record is silent, the answer says so rather than guessing.
Company Profile
CEO
Qasar Younis
Founded
2017
HQ
Mountain View, CA
Employees
~1300
Total Raised
$1.0B
Est. Revenue
$830M (2025)
Growth
~100% YoY (ARR ~2x from $415M in 2024 to $830M in 2025)
Last Round
Series F — $600M (Jun 2025) · Lead: BlackRock
IPO Status
none
Fundraising Status
Series F · $600M · 1y 4mo ago
noneTotal raised $1.0B
Secondary Market
Implied price / share
$153.83
Open interest
7
Secondary price return by period
Implied per-share price from private secondary transactions, as of Jun 2026. This is a point estimate, not a quote — the feed carries no bid, ask or spread, and a secondary print is evidence of what someone paid on that date rather than a live market. Compare across every tracked name →
Latest Funding Round
Round
Amount
Date
Lead Investor
Post-Money
Series F
$600M
Jun 2025
BlackRock
—
Vertical Intelligence — Defense / Aerospace
Federal awards
1
prime contracts, last 36 months
Obligated
$1.16M
top: Department of Defense
Largest award
$1.16M
Department of Defense
Latest award
2022-07-28
Largest award: SMALL BUSINESS INNOVATION RESEARCH PHASE II, TOPIC A21.4-042: SYNTHETIC SENSOR DATA GENERATION. (W5170122C0023)
Name-verified against recipient "APPLIED INTUITION, INC." on USASpending.gov as of 2026-10-04. Prime awards only — subcontracts and classified work are not visible in the public registry. Verify on USASpending.gov ↗
Talent Signal
Hiring trend
▶ Hiring steady
+5% vs 2026-08
Open roles
289
via ashby
Product-build share
76%
engineering, research, product, design
Trajectory
strengthening
heavy product build — 76% of open roles are product-building functions (engineering/research/product) — 142 of 289 open roles are engineering.
Recent senior hire: 1 senior hire (CEO).
Open roles by month
Open roles by function
■ product-building ■ go-to-market / G&A
Key Executive Moves
INGraham BlackwellCEO · 2026-09-07
From trusted-source news extraction (deep-enrich pipeline); dates approximate publication, not effective date.
Counted from Applied Intuition's live job board as of 2026-09-15; role functions classified from posting titles. Open-role counts are an activity signal, not headcount. Refreshed monthly.
Founders & Key People
Qasar YounisPeter Ludwig
Investors
BlackRock · Kleiner Perkins · Lux Capital · Andreessen Horowitz · General Catalyst
Products
Vehicle simulation platform
Autonomy stack for OEMs and trucking
Defense autonomy software (Applied Defense)
Construction / mining / aerospace autonomy
Competitors
NVIDIA DRIVE Sim · Foretellix · dSPACE · Cognata
AIAutonomous VehiclesPhysical AIDefense
Private-company numbers are not real-time. Reflects publicly disclosed valuations from press releases, news reports, and tender offers as of 2025-Q2. Refreshed quarterly.