Developer of a social publishing platform designed to help people share ideas, thoughts and publish articles.
Developer of a social publishing platform designed to help people share ideas, thoughts and publish articles.
Publishing📍 San Francisco, CAFounded 2011
Current Valuation
$900M
as of 2016-Q2
PRIVATE
QL Price
$40B
0% vs last round
QuantLogix's current estimate for Medium, published 2026-11-12 — in line with the last disclosed round of $40B (2026-08).
Confidence
low
Basis
round anchored
What backs this price
Last disclosed round
$40B
2026-08
weight 0.82
How this price has held up
No round has priced for Medium since QuantLogix began publishing a price for it, so there is nothing to grade yet. The claim above is on the record from 2026-11-12 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 Medium going public?
No. Medium is private and has not filed to go public. There is no S-1 on file.
What is Medium's valuation in 2026?
Medium is valued at $900M as of 2016-Q2, set by its Series C ($50M, Apr 2016). That is the last confirmed mark, not a live price — private shares do not trade continuously.
Has Medium filed an S-1?
No public S-1 is on file for Medium.
How much has Medium raised?
Medium has raised $145M in total, most recently a Series C of $50M in Apr 2016.
Is Medium publicly traded — can you buy Medium stock?
No. Medium 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 Medium 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
Founded
2011
HQ
San Francisco, CA
Employees
5,547
Total Raised
$145M
Last Round
Series C — $50M (Apr 2016)
IPO Status
private
Fundraising Status
Series C · $50M · 10y 7mo ago
privateTotal raised $145M
Latest Funding Round
Round
Amount
Date
Lead Investor
Post-Money
Series C
$50M
Apr 2016
—
$900M
Talent Signal
Hiring trend
▶ Hiring steady
0% vs 2026-08
Open roles
1
via greenhouse
Product-build share
100%
engineering, research, product, design
Trajectory
steady
heavy product build — 100% of open roles are product-building functions (engineering/research/product) — 1 of 1 open roles are design.
Actively hiring with no tracked executive churn.
Open roles by month
Open roles by function
■ product-building ■ go-to-market / G&A
Staff Product Designer
Counted from Medium's live job board as of 2026-10-16; role functions classified from posting titles. Open-role counts are an activity signal, not headcount. Refreshed monthly.
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Private-company numbers are not real-time. Reflects publicly disclosed valuations from press releases, news reports, and tender offers as of 2016-Q2. Refreshed quarterly.