AI research and creative tools company building generative video models and editing software for filmmakers, creators, and enterprises.
Runway is a New York–based AI research lab building generative video models and creative software used by filmmakers, agencies, and enterprises. Its Gen-3 and Gen-4 models are among the leading text-to-video systems alongside OpenAI's Sora and Google's Veo. The company closed a $315M Series E in February 2026 led by General Atlantic at a $5.3B valuation, with participation from Nvidia and AMD Ventures.
AI📍 New York, NYFounded 2018
Current Valuation
$5.3B
as of 2026-Q1
UNICORN
QL Price
$4.7B
-12% vs last round
QuantLogix's current estimate for Runway, published 2026-10-08 — below the last disclosed round of $5.3B (2026-Q1).
Confidence
medium
Basis
comps led
What backs this price
Last disclosed round
$5.3B
2026-Q1
weight 0.7
Public-company comparables
$1.3B
2025
weight 0.13
How this price has held up
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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 Runway going public?
No. Runway is private and has not filed to go public. There is no S-1 on file.
What is Runway's valuation in 2026?
Runway is valued at $5.3B as of 2026-Q1, set by its Series E ($315M, Feb 2026). That is the last confirmed mark, not a live price — private shares do not trade continuously.
Has Runway filed an S-1?
No public S-1 is on file for Runway.
Who are Runway's investors?
Runway's investors include General Atlantic, Nvidia, AMD Ventures, Google, Salesforce Ventures, SoftBank and 1 more.
How much has Runway raised?
Runway has raised $1.0B in total, most recently a Series E of $315M in Feb 2026.
Is Runway publicly traded — can you buy Runway stock?
No. Runway 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 Runway 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
Cristóbal Valenzuela
Founded
2018
HQ
New York, NY
Employees
~250
Total Raised
$1.0B
Est. Revenue
$90M (2025)
Growth
+180% YoY
Last Round
Series E — $315M (Feb 2026) · Lead: General Atlantic
IPO Status
private
Fundraising Status
Series E · $315M · 8 mo ago
privateTotal raised $1.0B
Latest Funding Round
Round
Amount
Date
Lead Investor
Post-Money
Series E
$315M
Feb 2026
General Atlantic
—
Vertical Intelligence — AI / ML
Open models
0
verified organization
Downloads (30d)
0
across all models
Followers
889
Attributed to Hugging Face organization "Runway" 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
0% vs 2026-08
Open roles
41
via ashby
Product-build share
44%
engineering, research, product, design
Trajectory
steady
balanced build + GTM — 44% builders vs 56% go-to-market/G&A — scaling both sides.
Actively hiring with no tracked executive churn.
Open roles by month
Open roles by function
■ product-building ■ go-to-market / G&A
Sr./Staff Product Designer, GrowthMember of Technical Staff, Backend Engineer, APIResearch Science Manager, Foundation ModelsMember of Technical Staff, Applied Research ScientistResearch Engineer, Data FoundationsEngineering Manager, API
Counted from Runway's live job board as of 2026-09-15; role functions classified from posting titles. Open-role counts are an activity signal, not headcount. Refreshed monthly.
Private-company numbers are not real-time. Reflects publicly disclosed valuations from press releases, news reports, and tender offers as of 2026-Q1. Refreshed quarterly.