An infrastructure company purpose-built for long-horizon AI agents.
An infrastructure company purpose-built for long-horizon AI agents. Headquartered in San Francisco, CA. Raised $80M in Seed and Series A funding in June 2026 led by Kleiner Perkins, at a $450M valuation.
Technology📍 San Francisco, CA
Current Valuation
$450M
as of 2026-Q2
PRIVATE
QL Price
$450M
0% vs last round
QuantLogix's current estimate for Sail Research, published 2026-09-25 — in line with the last disclosed round of $450M (2026-Q2).
Confidence
low
Basis
round anchored
What backs this price
Last disclosed round
$450M
2026-Q2
weight 0.85
How this price has held up
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IPO Outlookprivate
Is Sail Research going public?
No. Sail Research is private and has not filed to go public. There is no S-1 on file.
What is Sail Research's valuation in 2026?
Sail Research is valued at $450M as of 2026-Q2, set by its Seed and Series A ($80M, Jun 2026). That is the last confirmed mark, not a live price — private shares do not trade continuously.
Has Sail Research filed an S-1?
No public S-1 is on file for Sail Research.
Who are Sail Research's investors?
Sail Research's investors include Kleiner Perkins, Sequoia, Redpoint Ventures, Theory Ventures, Vine Ventures, CRV and 5 more.
How much has Sail Research raised?
Sail Research has raised $80M in total across 1 disclosed round, most recently a Seed and Series A of $80M in Jun 2026.
Is Sail Research publicly traded — can you buy Sail Research stock?
No. Sail Research 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 Sail Research 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
Neil Movva
HQ
San Francisco, CA
Total Raised
$80M
Last Round
Seed and Series A — $80M (Jun 2026) · Lead: Kleiner Perkins
IPO Status
private
Fundraising Status
Seed and Series A · $80M · 3 mo ago
privateTotal raised $80M1 disclosed rounds
Seed and Series A Impact
Round Size
$80M
Primary financing announced
Post-Money Valuation
$450M
Company-announced mark
Round / Post-Money
17.8%
New capital ÷ post-money
Disclosed Funding
$80M
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
Round
Amount
Date
Lead Investor
Post-Money
Seed and Series A
$80M
Jun 2026
Kleiner Perkins
$450M
Vertical Intelligence — AI / ML
Open models
0
Downloads (30d)
0
across all models
Followers
14
Attributed to Hugging Face organization "Sail Research" as of 2026-09-19. Open-weights footprint only — closed-model usage is not publicly measurable. Verify on Hugging Face ↗
Talent Signal
Hiring trend
▼ Hiring downtrend
-25% vs 2026-08
Open roles
3
via careers page
Product-build share
100%
engineering, research, product, design
Trajectory
tightening
heavy product build — 100% of open roles are product-building functions (engineering/research/product) — 2 of 3 open roles are research.
Open roles trending down; no tracked executive churn.
Open roles by month
Open roles by function
■ product-building ■ go-to-market / G&A
Sail Research on XSail Research on LinkedInSecurity & compliance
Counted from Sail Research's live job board as of 2026-09-14; role functions classified from posting titles. Open-role counts are an activity signal, not headcount. Refreshed monthly.
Investors
Kleiner Perkins · Sequoia · Redpoint Ventures · Theory Ventures · Vine Ventures · CRV · A* · Abstract Ventures · John Hennessy · Lip-Bu Tan · Tri Dao
TechnologyAI InfrastructureRecently 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.