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RunPod

Cloud GPU platform for deploying, training, and scaling AI applications.
RunPod is a cloud GPU platform that lets developers spin up A100/H100 instances on demand or run serverless GPU endpoints for inference. With 500K developers on the platform and $120M ARR reached four years after launch, it has become one of the leading low-cost alternatives to hyperscaler GPU pricing.
AI 📍 Remote / Tampa, USA Founded 2022
Current Valuation
$1.0B
as of 2026-Q2
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QL Price

$1.1B
+12% vs last round
QuantLogix's current estimate for RunPod, published 2026-10-07 — above the last disclosed round of $1.0B (2026-Q2).
Confidence
medium
Basis
comps led
What backs this price
Last disclosed round $1.0B 2026-Q2 weight 0.83
Public-company comparables $1.7B 2026-Q1 weight 0.17
How this price has held up
No round has priced for RunPod 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 RunPod →
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, RunPod, 2026-10-07 (0bf429b2b050382d). 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 RunPod going public?
No. RunPod is private and has not filed to go public. There is no S-1 on file.
What is RunPod's valuation in 2026?
RunPod is valued at $1.0B as of 2026-Q2, set by its Series A ($100M, Jun 2026). That is the last confirmed mark, not a live price — private shares do not trade continuously.
Has RunPod filed an S-1?
No public S-1 is on file for RunPod.
Who are RunPod's investors?
RunPod's investors include Intel Capital, Dell Technologies Capital, Nvidia (via inception program).
How much has RunPod raised?
RunPod has raised $122M in total across 1 disclosed round, most recently a Series A of $100M in Jun 2026.
Is RunPod publicly traded — can you buy RunPod stock?
No. RunPod 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 RunPod on its Pre-IPO Access Desk.
How to actually get exposure to RunPod →
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
Zhen Lu
Founded
2022
HQ
Remote / Tampa, USA
Employees
~80
Total Raised
$122M
Est. Revenue
$120M (2026-Q1)
Growth
~155% YoY signup growth
Last Round
Series A — $100M (Jun 2026) · Lead: Summit Partners
IPO Status
private

Fundraising Status

Series A · $100M · 4 mo ago
privateTotal raised $122M1 disclosed rounds

Series A Impact

Round Size
$100M
Primary financing announced
Post-Money Valuation
$1.0B
Company-announced mark
Round / Post-Money
10.0%
New capital ÷ post-money
Disclosed Funding
$122M
Cumulative disclosed rounds
Step-up compares disclosed post-money valuations. Round / post-money is a financing-size ratio, not an ownership or dilution estimate.

Funding History

RoundAmountDateLead InvestorPost-Money
Series A$100MJun 2026Summit Partners$1.0B

Vertical Intelligence — AI / ML

Open models
3
verified organization
Downloads (30d)
0
across all models
Followers
73
Attributed to Hugging Face organization "Runpod" as of 2026-10-04. Open-weights footprint only — closed-model usage is not publicly measurable. Verify on Hugging Face ↗

Talent Signal

Hiring trend
▶ Hiring steady
-5% vs 2026-08
Open roles
20
via ashby
Product-build share
75%
engineering, research, product, design
Trajectory
steady
heavy product build — 75% of open roles are product-building functions (engineering/research/product) — 11 of 20 open roles are engineering.
Actively hiring with no tracked executive churn.
Open roles by month
Open roles by month21Aug '2620Sep '26
Open roles by function
Open roles by functionEngineering11Sales & GTM4Product2Design1Data & ML1Other1
■ product-building   ■ go-to-market / G&A
Technical Support Engineer (L2)Senior Product DesignerEngineering Manager - CloudDirector of Infrastructure EngineeringSite Reliability EngineerSenior Product Manager
Counted from RunPod'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

Zhen LuPardeep Singh

Investors

Intel Capital · Dell Technologies Capital · Nvidia (via inception program)

Products

  • GPU Cloud (on-demand)
  • Serverless GPU endpoints
  • Secure Cloud
  • Community Cloud
  • Storage volumes

Competitors

CoreWeave · Lambda Labs · Vast.ai · Together AI · Modal
aicloudgpuinfrastructureml-opsRecently Funded
Private-company numbers are not real-time. Reflects publicly disclosed valuations from press releases, news reports, and tender offers as of 2026-Q2. Refreshed quarterly.