Developer of observability platform designed to provide a defense to weapon systems, air platforms, and commercial trans
Developer of observability platform designed to provide a defense to weapon systems, air platforms, and commercial transportation systems.
Aerospace and Defense📍 Rosslyn, VAFounded 2019
Current Valuation
$590M
as of 2025-Q3
PRIVATE
QL Price
$570.78M
-3% vs last round
QuantLogix's current estimate for Shift5, published 2026-09-27 — in line with the last disclosed round of $590M (2025-Q3).
Confidence
medium
Basis
secondary led
What backs this price
Last disclosed round
$590M
2025-Q3
weight 0.5
Secondary market print
$554.01M
2026-06-27
weight 0.58
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 Shift5 going public?
No. Shift5 is private and has not filed to go public. There is no S-1 on file.
What is Shift5's valuation in 2026?
Shift5 is valued at $590M as of 2025-Q3, set by its Series C ($75M, Sep 2025). That is the last confirmed mark, not a live price — private shares do not trade continuously.
Has Shift5 filed an S-1?
No public S-1 is on file for Shift5.
How much has Shift5 raised?
Shift5 has raised $180.8M in total, most recently a Series C of $75M in Sep 2025.
Is Shift5 publicly traded — can you buy Shift5 stock?
No. Shift5 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 Shift5 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
Founded
2019
HQ
Rosslyn, VA
Employees
100
Total Raised
$180.8M
Last Round
Series C — $75M (Sep 2025)
IPO Status
private
Fundraising Status
Series C · $75M · 1y ago
privateTotal raised $180.8M
Secondary Market
Implied price / share
$0.92
Last round price / share
$0.98
vs last round
-6.1%
Open interest
1
Last round price vs secondary price
Secondary price return by period
Implied per-share price from private secondary transactions, as of Jun 2026. This is a point estimate, not a quote — the feed carries no bid, ask or spread, and a secondary print is evidence of what someone paid on that date rather than a live market. Compare across every tracked name →
Latest Funding Round
Round
Amount
Date
Lead Investor
Post-Money
Series C
$75M
Sep 2025
—
$590M
Vertical Intelligence — Defense / Aerospace
Federal awards
9
prime contracts, last 36 months
Obligated
$34.91M
top: Department of Defense
Largest award
$14.45M
Department of Defense
Latest award
2025-12-29
Largest award: DESIGN, MANUFACTURE, AND TEST OF A PROTOTYPE ACTIVE CYBER PROTECTION SYSTEM (ACPS) ON THE F-22 WHICH IS EXTENSIBLE TO OTHER AIR FORCE PLATFO (FA861225CB001)
Name-verified against recipient "SHIFT5, INC." on USASpending.gov as of 2026-09-27. Prime awards only — subcontracts and classified work are not visible in the public registry. Verify on USASpending.gov ↗
Talent Signal
Hiring trend
▼ Hiring downtrend
-22% vs 2026-08
Open roles
7
via greenhouse
Product-build share
57%
engineering, research, product, design
Trajectory
tightening
product-led hiring — 57% 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 function
■ product-building ■ go-to-market / G&A
Hardware (Electrical) Engineer Senior Quality and Process EngineerSoftware Engineer IITechnical Program ManagerAir Force Strategic Account ExecutiveGrowth Operations Enablement Manager
Counted from Shift5's live job board as of 2026-09-17; role functions classified from posting titles. Open-role counts are an activity signal, not headcount. Refreshed monthly.
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Private-company numbers are not real-time. Reflects publicly disclosed valuations from press releases, news reports, and tender offers as of 2025-Q3. Refreshed quarterly.