Applied Intuition

Applied Intuition builds physical AI and digital infrastructure for moving machines.

Latest funding

$600M Series B+ · June 20, 2025

Led by BlackRock · Source: The Robot Report

Latest round on record: Series B+, April 2026, amount undisclosed.

Total raised: $940M across 4 sourced rounds

All 6 rounds ↓

Website: appliedintuition.com.

X: @AppliedInt · 6,864 followers.

LinkedIn: applied-intuition-inc.

Categories: Robotics and hardware Defense and security Developer tools and cloud.

Sectors: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Autonomous Vehicles, Enterprise Software, Infrastructure, Software.

Stage: Series B+.

Based in: Sunnyvale, United States.

Founded: 2017.

Total raised: $940M in 4 sourced rounds.

Last round: Apr 9, 2026 · 220 days ago.

Headcount: 1001–5000 employees.

On Recent Funding since: Sep 29, 2026.

Signals

X account@AppliedInt · created Aug 22, 2017 (9 years old) · 6,864 followers

Website registeredJun 19, 2002 (24 years old)

About Applied Intuition

It provides tools for vehicle intelligence, vehicle OS, and self-driving systems. Its customers are in the automotive, defense, trucking, mining, construction, and agriculture industries.

TIMELINE · MONEY RAISED

Applied Intuition | 751 days from X account to first raise on record

@AppliedInt·Raised $940M in 4 sourced rounds·1 signal before the first raise

Money raised, round by round (amounts linked to their source). Pins are dated signals; hover the icons for dates.

Funding rounds

Date	Round	Amount	Lead	Source
Apr 9, 2026	Series B+	undisclosed	—	fundraisingfox.com
Jun 20, 2025	Series B+	$600M	BBlackRock	The Robot Report
Mar 12, 2024	Series B+	undisclosed	—	fundraisingfox.com
Nov 11, 2021	Series B+	$175M	AAddition	bloomberg.com
Oct 24, 2020	Series B+	$125M	AAndreessen Horowitz	vcnewsdaily.com
Sep 12, 2019	Series A	$40M	FFloodgate	venturebeat.com

Timeline

August 22, 2017
X account created
June 19, 2002
Website created

Founders and team

PL
Peter Ludwig Founder

LinkedIn · source: appliedintuition.com
QY
Qasar Younis Founder

@qasar · LinkedIn · source: appliedintuition.com
KZ
Kimberli Zhong Engineering

Acquisitions

Acquired company	Price	Announced
EEpiSci	Not disclosed	Feb 6, 2025 · irblog.prnewswire.com
GGhost Autonomy	Not disclosed	Oct 22, 2024 · appliedintuition.com
MMechanical Simulation Corporation	Not disclosed publicly	Date not given
SSceneBox	Not disclosed publicly	Date not given
EEmbark Trucks	Not disclosed publicly	Date not given

Investors

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