AI-powered humanoid robots for industrial and commercial labor.
Apptronik is the maker of Apollo, a 5'8" general-purpose humanoid robot designed for warehouse, logistics, and manufacturing work. Spun out of the University of Texas at Austin's Human Centered Robotics Lab, the company raised $935M total at a $5B valuation as of February 2026, with backing from Google and a deep collaboration with Mercedes-Benz.
Robotics📍 Austin, Texas, USAFounded 2016
Current Valuation
$5.0B
as of 2026-Q1
UNICORN
QL Price
$5.4B
+9% vs last round
QuantLogix's current estimate for Apptronik, published 2026-10-07 — above the last disclosed round of $5.0B (2026-Q1).
Confidence
medium
Basis
secondary led
What backs this price
Last disclosed round
$5.0B
2026-Q1
weight 0.7
Secondary market print
$5.8B
2026-06-27
weight 0.78
How this price has held up
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IPO Outlookprivate
Is Apptronik going public?
No. Apptronik is private and has not filed to go public. There is no S-1 on file.
What is Apptronik's valuation in 2026?
Apptronik is valued at $5.0B as of 2026-Q1, set by its Series A-X (extension) ($520M, Feb 2026). That is the last confirmed mark, not a live price — private shares do not trade continuously.
Has Apptronik filed an S-1?
No public S-1 is on file for Apptronik.
Who are Apptronik's investors?
Apptronik's investors include Google, Capricorn Investment Group, B Capital, Mercedes-Benz, Fidelity, ARK Invest and 1 more.
How much has Apptronik raised?
Apptronik has raised $935M in total, most recently a Series A-X (extension) of $520M in Feb 2026.
Is Apptronik publicly traded — can you buy Apptronik stock?
No. Apptronik 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 Apptronik 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
Jeff Cardenas
Founded
2016
HQ
Austin, Texas, USA
Employees
~300
Total Raised
$935M
Last Round
Series A-X (extension) — $520M (Feb 2026) · Lead: Google / Capricorn Investment Group
IPO Status
private
Fundraising Status
Series A-X (extension) · $520M · 8 mo ago
privateTotal raised $935M
Secondary Market
Implied price / share
$43.02
Last round price / share
$36.97
vs last round
+16.4%
Open interest
27
Last round price vs secondary price
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 A-X (extension)
$520M
Feb 2026
Google / Capricorn Investment Group
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Talent Signal
Hiring trend
▶ Hiring steady
+5% vs 2026-08
Open roles
83
via greenhouse
Product-build share
83%
engineering, research, product, design
Trajectory
steady
heavy product build — 83% of open roles are product-building functions (engineering/research/product) — 34 of 83 open roles are hardware.
Actively hiring with no tracked executive churn.
Open roles by month
Open roles by function
■ product-building ■ go-to-market / G&A
Controls Engineer - ActuationDirector of Product Management, HardwareElectrical EngineerField Service Engineer - New Product IntroductionFirmware Engineer - Actuation Hardware Integration Engineer - Dexterity
Counted from Apptronik'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
Jeff CardenasNick PaineLuis Sentis
Investors
Google · Capricorn Investment Group · B Capital · Mercedes-Benz · Fidelity · ARK Invest · RRE Ventures
Products
Apollo (general-purpose humanoid)
Astra (collaborative arm)
Robotic exoskeletons
Competitors
Figure AI · 1X Technologies · Agility Robotics · Sanctuary AI · Tesla (Optimus) · Unitree
Private-company numbers are not real-time. Reflects publicly disclosed valuations from press releases, news reports, and tender offers as of 2026-Q1. Refreshed quarterly.