RunPod

Runpod is the AI Developer Cloud for teams building, training, and scaling AI applications.

Latest funding

$100M Series A · June 25, 2026

Led by Summit Partners · Source: linkedin.com

Total raised: $120M across 2 sourced rounds

All 3 rounds ↓

Website: runpod.io.

X: @runpod · 9,593 followers.

GitHub: runpod.

LinkedIn: runpod-io.

Categories: AI coding and devtools AI infrastructure and compute Developer tools and cloud.

Sectors: AI Infrastructure, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Cloud Infrastructure, GPU.

Stage: Series A.

Based in: San Francisco, United States.

Founded: 2022.

Total raised: $120M in 2 sourced rounds.

Last round: Jun 25, 2026 · 143 days ago.

Headcount: 101–250 employees.

On Recent Funding since: Sep 29, 2026.

Signals

X account@runpod · created Mar 22, 2022 (4 years old) · 9,593 followers

Website registeredDec 7, 2021 (4 years old)

About RunPod

Developers use Runpod to access GPUs, run Pods, deploy Serverless inference endpoints, and move from prototype to production without managing infrastructure from scratch.

TIMELINE · MONEY RAISED

RunPod | 883 days from website to first raise on record

@runpod·Raised $120M in 2 sourced rounds·2 signals 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
Jun 25, 2026	Series A	$100M	SSummit Partners	linkedin.com
May 8, 2024	Seed	$20M	IIntel Capital	finsmes.com

Timeline

March 22, 2022
X account created
December 7, 2021
Website created
Batch 2
AAI Grant · batch
Source: aigrant.com

Founders and team

PS
Pardeep Singh Founder

LinkedIn
ZL
Zhen Lu Founder

LinkedIn
GW
Greg Wester Principal Product Manager
LP
Luke Piette Head of Growth

Investors

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Sources and API

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