Building AI agents that can reason, code, and act robustly
Imbue (formerly Generally Intelligent) is an independent AI research lab that trains its own foundation models with advanced reasoning capabilities and builds AI agents that can code and do robust, useful work. It reached unicorn status with a $1B+ valuation in its 2023 Series B.
AI📍 San Francisco, CAFounded 2020
Current Valuation
$1.0B
as of 2023-10-19
UNICORN
QL Price
$1.0B
0% vs last round
QuantLogix's current estimate for Imbue, published 2026-09-22 — in line with the last disclosed round of $1.0B (2023-10-19).
Confidence
medium
Basis
secondary led
What backs this price
Last disclosed round
$1.0B
2023-10-19
weight 0.13
Secondary market print
$1.0B
2026-06-27
weight 0.59
How this price has held up
No round has priced for Imbue since QuantLogix began publishing a price for it, so there is nothing to grade yet. The claim above is on the record from 2026-09-22 and will be graded against the next priced round. See the full accuracy record →
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 Imbue going public?
No. Imbue is private and has not filed to go public. There is no S-1 on file.
What is Imbue's valuation in 2026?
Imbue is valued at $1.0B as of 10/19/2023. That is the last confirmed mark, not a live price — private shares do not trade continuously.
Has Imbue filed an S-1?
No public S-1 is on file for Imbue.
Who are Imbue's investors?
Imbue's investors include Astera Institute, Nvidia, Amazon Alexa Fund, Eric Schmidt, Kyle Vogt, Notion.
How much has Imbue raised?
Imbue has raised $232M in total.
Is Imbue publicly traded — can you buy Imbue stock?
No. Imbue 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 Imbue 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
Kanjun Qiu
Founded
2020
HQ
San Francisco, CA
Total Raised
$232M
IPO Status
private
Fundraising Status
privateTotal raised $232M
Secondary Market
Implied price / share
$2.46
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 →
Vertical Intelligence — AI / ML
Open models
7
verified organization
Downloads (30d)
45
across all models
Followers
27
Top model
llama3-question-quality
30 downloads / 30d
Attributed to Hugging Face organization "Imbue" as of 2026-09-19. Open-weights footprint only — closed-model usage is not publicly measurable. Verify on Hugging Face ↗
Talent Signal
Hiring trend
▶ Hiring steady
0% vs 2026-08
Open roles
2
via greenhouse
Product-build share
50%
engineering, research, product, design
Trajectory
steady
product-led hiring — 50% of open roles build product; the rest are go-to-market and G&A.
Actively hiring with no tracked executive churn.
Open roles by month
Open roles by function
■ product-building ■ go-to-market / G&A
Product EngineerVideo Storyteller
Counted from Imbue'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
Kanjun QiuJosh Albrecht
Investors
Astera Institute · Nvidia · Amazon Alexa Fund · Eric Schmidt · Kyle Vogt · Notion
Products
Imbue foundation models
Reasoning AI agents
Coding agents
Competitors
OpenAI · Anthropic · Cognition · Reflection AI
AI ResearchFoundation ModelsAI AgentsReasoning
Private-company numbers are not real-time. Reflects publicly disclosed valuations from press releases, news reports, and tender offers as of 2023-10-19. Refreshed quarterly.