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Bluesky

Decentralized social network built on the open AT Protocol, founded by Jack Dorsey's Twitter spinout
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).
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.
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.

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 · 9 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

No public careers page or job board could be found for Bluesky as of 2026-08-17. That itself is a datapoint: no open external hiring surface.
Checked the company site and major hosted job boards. Re-checked 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.