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Pump

The group-buying platform for cloud cost optimization using AI.
Pump is a group-buying platform and AI agent for cloud cost optimization that helps startups save up to 60% on AWS, GCP, and Azure. It uses a collective buying power model and autonomous AI agents to manage cloud commitments without engineering manual effort.
SaaS 📍 San Francisco, CA Founded 2022
Current Valuation
$1.5B
as of 2025-Q4
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QL Price

$1.5B
0% vs last round
QuantLogix's current estimate for Pump, published 2026-10-07 — in line with the last disclosed round of $1.5B (2025-Q4).
Confidence
low
Basis
round anchored
What backs this price
Last disclosed round $1.5B 2025-Q4 weight 0.59
How this price has held up
No round has priced for Pump since QuantLogix began publishing a price for it, so there is nothing to grade yet. The claim above is on the record from 2026-10-07 and will be graded against the next priced round. See the full accuracy record →
How to actually get exposure to Pump →
Which publicly-traded funds already hold it, what $10,000 buys, and whether any route is open to you.
Cite this price as QuantLogix QL Price, Pump, 2026-10-07 (ae11eb4a9864609d). The id pins this exact claim, so a citation stays checkable after the price moves. Model estimate for research — not a quote, target price, or investment advice.

IPO Outlookprivate

Is Pump going public?
No. Pump is private and has not filed to go public. There is no S-1 on file.
What is Pump's valuation in 2026?
Pump is valued at $1.5B as of 2025-Q4, set by its Seed/Series A ($8.5M, Jun 2024). That is the last confirmed mark, not a live price — private shares do not trade continuously.
Has Pump filed an S-1?
No public S-1 is on file for Pump.
Who are Pump's investors?
Pump's investors include Y Combinator, DG Daiwa Ventures, Failup Ventures, Leonis Investissement, OneValley Ventures, Techstars.
How much has Pump raised?
Pump has raised $14M in total, most recently a Seed/Series A of $8.5M in Jun 2024.
Is Pump publicly traded — can you buy Pump stock?
No. Pump 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 Pump on its Pre-IPO Access Desk.
How to actually get exposure to Pump →
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
Spandana Nakka
Founded
2022
HQ
San Francisco, CA
Employees
~76
Total Raised
$14M
Est. Revenue
$15.2M (2025)
Growth
Up 257% YoY
Last Round
Seed/Series A — $8.5M (Jun 2024) · Lead: DG Daiwa Ventures
IPO Status
private

Fundraising Status

Seed/Series A · $8.5M · 2y 4mo ago
privateTotal raised $14M

Latest Funding Round

RoundAmountDateLead InvestorPost-Money
Seed/Series A$8.5MJun 2024DG Daiwa Ventures—

Talent Signal

Hiring trend
▼ Hiring downtrend
-40% vs 2026-08
Open roles
9
via greenhouse
Product-build share
56%
engineering, research, product, design
Trajectory
tightening
product-led hiring — 56% of open roles build product; the rest are go-to-market and G&A.
Open roles trending down; no tracked executive churn.
Open roles by month
Open roles by month15Aug '269Sep '26
Open roles by function
Open roles by functionEngineering3Sales & GTM3Design2Legal & Policy1
■ product-building   ■ go-to-market / G&A
Backend Engineer Brand DesignerDevOps EngineerEngineering ManagerHead Product DesignerCustomer Success Manager
Counted from Pump'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

Spandana NakkaMichael Buckwald

Investors

Y Combinator · DG Daiwa Ventures · Failup Ventures · Leonis Investissement · OneValley Ventures · Techstars

Products

  • Pump AWS group buy
  • Autonomous cloud cost agent
  • Pump GPT
  • Pump for GCP
  • Pump for Azure
  • Pump View

Competitors

Vantage · ProsperOps · Zesty · CloudFix · Antimetal
Cloud Cost OptimizationFinOpsGroup BuyingAI AgentsAWS Savings
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.