The blockchain for AI — unified commerce layer for assets and agents
NEAR is a layer-1 blockchain originally launched in 2020 by former Google Brain researcher Illia Polosukhin (a 'Attention Is All You Need' Transformer paper co-author). NEAR pivoted in 2024-25 to position itself as the blockchain for AI agents, with infrastructure for autonomous transactions and cross-chain commerce. Last equity round priced at $10B in April 2022.
Crypto📍 San Francisco, CAFounded 2018
Current Valuation
$10B
as of 2022-Q2
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QL Price
$10B
0% vs last round
QuantLogix's current estimate for NEAR, published 2026-10-08 — in line with the last disclosed round of $10B (2022-Q2).
Confidence
low
Basis
round anchored
What backs this price
Last disclosed round
$10B
2022-Q2
weight 0.05
How this price has held up
No round has priced for NEAR since QuantLogix began publishing a price for it, so there is nothing to grade yet. The claim above is on the record from 2026-10-08 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 NEAR going public?
No. NEAR has no imminent IPO plans on record. It is still private.
What is NEAR's valuation in 2026?
NEAR is valued at $10B as of 2022-Q2, set by its Series strategic ($350M, Apr 2022). That is the last confirmed mark, not a live price — private shares do not trade continuously.
Has NEAR filed an S-1?
No public S-1 is on file for NEAR.
Who are NEAR's investors?
NEAR's investors include Tiger Global, Andreessen Horowitz, Three Arrows Capital, FTX Ventures, Republic Capital.
How much has NEAR raised?
NEAR has raised $533M in total, most recently a Series strategic of $350M in Apr 2022.
Is NEAR publicly traded — can you buy NEAR stock?
No. NEAR 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 NEAR 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
Illia Polosukhin
Founded
2018
HQ
San Francisco, CA
Employees
~200
Total Raised
$533M
Growth
Two different numbers describe NEAR and they are far apart: the $10B is the April 2022 Tiger Global-led equity round, while the NEAR token — the actual traded claim on the network — carried a market capitalisation of roughly $2.2B in August 2026, about 92% below its $20.44 all-time high
Last Round
Series strategic — $350M (Apr 2022) · Lead: Tiger Global
IPO Status
no imminent plans
Fundraising Status
Series strategic · $350M · 4y 6mo ago
no imminent plansTotal raised $533M
Latest Funding Round
Round
Amount
Date
Lead Investor
Post-Money
Series strategic
$350M
Apr 2022
Tiger Global
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Talent Signal
No public careers page or job board could be found for NEAR as of 2026-09-15. 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
Illia PolosukhinAlexander Skidanov
Investors
Tiger Global · Andreessen Horowitz · Three Arrows Capital · FTX Ventures · Republic Capital
Products
NEAR Protocol L1
NEAR AI agent stack
Chain Signatures
NEAR Intents
Competitors
Solana · Aptos · Sui · Ethereum L2s
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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 2022-Q2. Refreshed quarterly.