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Bluesky

Decentralized social network built on the open AT Protocol, founded by Jack Dorsey's Twitter spinout
Bluesky is the decentralized social network spun out of Twitter in 2021 under Jay Graber, built on the open AT Protocol that lets users move their identity and posts across servers. Raised $100M Series B in late 2025 led by Bain Capital Ventures at a $700M valuation. User base surged past 43M and the company is building an 'Atmosphere' ecosystem of interoperable third-party apps - a direct alternative to X's closed graph.
Consumer 📍 Seattle, WA Founded 2019
Current Valuation
$700M
as of 2025-Q4
PRIVATE

IPO Outlookprivate

Is Bluesky going public?
No. Bluesky is private and has not filed to go public. There is no S-1 on file.
What is Bluesky's valuation in 2026?
Bluesky is valued at $700M as of 2025-Q4, set by its Series B ($100M, Nov 2025). That is the last confirmed mark, not a live price — private shares do not trade continuously.
Has Bluesky filed an S-1?
No public S-1 is on file for Bluesky.
Who are Bluesky's investors?
Bluesky's investors include Bain Capital Ventures, Blockchain Capital, Alumni Ventures, Jack Dorsey (founding sponsor).
How much has Bluesky raised?
Bluesky has raised $145M in total, most recently a Series B of $100M in Nov 2025.
Is Bluesky publicly traded — can you buy Bluesky stock?
No. Bluesky 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 Bluesky on its Pre-IPO Access Desk.
How to actually get exposure to Bluesky →
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
Jay Graber
Founded
2019
HQ
Seattle, WA
Employees
~50
Total Raised
$145M
Growth
43M+ users, monetization in development
Last Round
Series B — $100M (Nov 2025) · Lead: Bain Capital Ventures
IPO Status
private

Fundraising Status

Series B · $100M · 11 mo ago
privateTotal raised $145M

Secondary Market

Implied price / share
$8.5
Secondary price return by period
Secondary market period returns3-month-66.0%6-month-66.0%1-year-71.7%All-time-71.7%
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

RoundAmountDateLead InvestorPost-Money
Series B$100MNov 2025Bain Capital Ventures—

Talent Signal

Hiring trend
▼ Hiring downtrend
0% of roles posted in last 30d
Open roles
945
via greenhouse
Product-build share
41%
engineering, research, product, design
Trajectory
tightening
balanced build + GTM — 41% builders vs 59% go-to-market/G&A — scaling both sides.
Open roles trending down; no tracked executive churn.
Open roles by month
Open roles by month945Sep '26
Open roles by function
Open roles by functionOther562Clinical & Science383
■ product-building   ■ go-to-market / G&A
Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP)Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP)Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP)Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP)Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP)Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP)
Counted from Bluesky's live job board as of 2026-09-16; role functions classified from posting titles. Open-role counts are an activity signal, not headcount. Refreshed monthly.

Founders & Key People

Jay Graber

Investors

Bain Capital Ventures · Blockchain Capital · Alumni Ventures · Jack Dorsey (founding sponsor)

Products

  • Bluesky social app
  • AT Protocol (open-source)
  • Personal Data Servers (PDS)
  • Feed generators
  • Atmosphere ecosystem of third-party apps

Competitors

X (Twitter) · Threads (Meta) · Mastodon · Nostr · Farcaster
Social MediaDecentralizedOpen ProtocolConsumer
Private-company numbers are not real-time. Reflects publicly disclosed valuations from press releases, news reports, and tender offers as of 2025-Q4. Refreshed quarterly.