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Optimism

Develpoer of a secure decentralized infrastructure intended for scaling Ethereum.
Develpoer of a secure decentralized infrastructure intended for scaling Ethereum.
Financial Software 📍 New York, NY Founded 2019
Current Valuation
$1.6B
as of 2022-Q1
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QL Price

$1.6B
0% vs last round
QuantLogix's current estimate for Optimism, published 2026-09-27 — in line with the last disclosed round of $1.6B (2022-Q1).
Confidence
low
Basis
round anchored
What backs this price
Last disclosed round $1.6B 2022-Q1 weight 0.04
How this price has held up
No round has priced for Optimism since QuantLogix began publishing a price for it, so there is nothing to grade yet. The claim above is on the record from 2026-09-27 and will be graded against the next priced round. See the full accuracy record →
How to actually get exposure to Optimism →
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 Optimism going public?
No. Optimism is private and has not filed to go public. There is no S-1 on file.
What is Optimism's valuation in 2026?
Optimism is valued at $1.6B as of 2022-Q1, set by its Series B ($150M, Mar 2022). That is the last confirmed mark, not a live price — private shares do not trade continuously.
Has Optimism filed an S-1?
No public S-1 is on file for Optimism.
How much has Optimism raised?
Optimism has raised $178.5M in total, most recently a Series B of $150M in Mar 2022.
Is Optimism publicly traded — can you buy Optimism stock?
No. Optimism 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 Optimism on its Pre-IPO Access Desk.
How to actually get exposure to Optimism →
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
2019
HQ
New York, NY
Employees
16
Total Raised
$178.5M
Last Round
Series B — $150M (Mar 2022)
IPO Status
private

Fundraising Status

Series B · $150M · 4y 6mo ago
privateTotal raised $178.5M

Latest Funding Round

RoundAmountDateLead InvestorPost-Money
Series B$150MMar 2022—$1.6B

Talent Signal

Hiring trend
▲ Hiring uptrend
+29% vs 2026-08
Open roles
9
via ashby
Product-build share
22%
engineering, research, product, design
Trajectory
expanding
go-to-market push — Only 22% of open roles build product — hiring is concentrated in sales/marketing/ops (5 of 9 open roles are sales).
No tracked executive churn; open roles trending up.
Open roles by month
Open roles by month7Aug '269Sep '26
Open roles by function
Open roles by functionSales & GTM5Product1Engineering1Marketing1Other1
■ product-building   ■ go-to-market / G&A
Sr. Product Manager, Fintechs & ExchangesSenior Software Engineer, Protocol (Rust)Solutions Engineer, JapanInstitutional Sales LeadBlockchain Solutions ArchitectEnterprise Sales Lead, Korea
Counted from Optimism'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.
FinTechEthereumBlockchainCryptocurrency
Private-company numbers are not real-time. Reflects publicly disclosed valuations from press releases, news reports, and tender offers as of 2022-Q1. Refreshed quarterly.