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Runway Revenue, Valuation, Funding & Investors
Runway is valued at $5.3B as of February 2026, a 17.7x multiple on its last reported $300M revenue.
Last Runway valuation
$5.3B
Series E · Feb 2026
Last Runway funding round
Strategic investment
Amount undisclosed · Jun 2026
Runway revenue
$300M
Series E · Feb 2026
Key investors in Runway
Lux Capital
NVIDIA
Compound
Felicis
Coatue
Fidelity
About Runway
Runway is a New York-headquartered AI company developing generative models for video, image, and audio creation. Its platform includes Gen-3 Alpha for text-to-video synthesis and tools like Frame Interpolation for editing. Runway serves creators in film, advertising, and social media, partnering with NVIDIA and integrating with Adobe Premiere. Founded in 2018, it raised over $300 million in funding.
Founded
2018
HQ
Website
Status
Privately held
Customer focus
B2C
Revenue model
Subscription
Revenue
$300M (Feb 2026)
Valuation
$5.3B (Feb 2026)
Runway Valuation
Runway is currently valued at $5.3B, based on its Series E in February 2026.
The $315M round was led by General Atlantic, with participation from NVIDIA, Mirae Asset, Fidelity, Felicis, Premji Invest and 4 other investors.
Runway's valuation has grown 27x from $200M at its Series B in December 2021 to $5.3B in February 2026, across 5 priced rounds.
Runway valuation by funding round
Revenue multiple| Date | Stage | Valuation | Revenue Multiple |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 2026 | Series E | $5.3B | 17.7x |
| Apr 2025 | Series D | $5.3B | 17.7x |
| Jun 2023 | Series C | $1.5B | 16.7x |
| Dec 2022 | Series C | $500M | - |
| Dec 2021 | Series B | $200M | - |
Runway Revenue
Runway's latest recorded revenue is $300M, as of its Series E in February 2026. At a $5.3B valuation, that implies a 17.7x revenue multiple.
Revenue grew from $90M in June 2023 to $300M in February 2026, while the revenue multiple moved from 16.7x to 17.7x.
Runway revenue by funding round
| Date | Revenue * | Valuation | Revenue Multiple | Stage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 2026 | $300M | $5.3B | 17.7x | Series E |
| Apr 2025 | $300M | $5.3B | 17.7x | Series D |
| Jun 2023 | $90M | $1.5B | 16.7x | Series C |
* Revenue (or ARR) figures are the values recorded alongside each funding round. Typically run-rate revenue at the time of the deal, or a reported LTM (last 12 months) revenue.
Runway Funding History
Runway has raised a total of $860M across 8 funding rounds.
Runway's first fundraising round was a $2M seed round in December 2018. The most recent completed round was a strategic investment round in June 2026.
Runway funding rounds
| Date | Stage | Investors | Raised | Valuation | Deal Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 2026 | Strategic investment | Lionsgate Studios (lead) | - | - | - |
| Feb 2026 | Series E | General Atlantic (lead); NVIDIA; Mirae Asset; Fidelity; Felicis; Premji Invest; AMD Ventures; Adobe Ventures; AllianceBernstein; Emphatic Capital | $315M | $5.3B | - |
| Apr 2025 | Series D | General Atlantic (lead); Baillie Gifford; NVIDIA; Fidelity; SoftBank Group | $308M | $5.3B | Runway is an applied AI research company specializing in generative video and world models, enabling users to create videos from text prompts, images, or clips, and developing algorithms for three-dimensional virtual environments used in robotics testing and enterprise applications. Its products like Gen-4, Gen-4.5, and GWM-1 serve millions of consumers and enterprises including Shutterstock and Robinhood, with recent advancements in character consistency, audio generation, and physical simulations. In February 2026, Runway raised $315 million in a Series E funding round led by General Atlantic, with participation from NVIDIA, Fidelity Management & Research, Adobe Ventures, AMD Ventures, AllianceBernstein, Mirae Asset, Emphatic Capital, Felicis, and Premji Invest, achieving a post-money valuation of $5.3 billion—up from $3.3 billion in its prior $308 million Series D in April 2025 also led by General Atlantic. The company has now raised $860 million total since 2018. Funds will scale research, compute infrastructure, team expansion to over 140 people, and product development for world models targeting new industries and larger enterprise contracts. As of April 2025, Runway aimed for $300 million in annualized recurring revenue by year-end. It recently partnered with CoreWeave for compute and outperformed rivals like Google and OpenAI on video benchmarks. The round reflects surging investor interest in AI video and world models, with global funding for AI-related video companies reaching $3.08 billion in 2025, up 94.6% from 2024. Competitors include Luma AI ($900M Series C at $4B valuation) and World Labs (seeking $500M at $5B valuation). |
| Jun 2023 | Series C | Salesforce Ventures (lead); NVIDIA; Alphabet | $141M | $1.5B | Runway is a New York-based generative AI startup specializing in video generation models, including systems that create or edit videos from text prompts or images. The company contributed to Stable Diffusion for image generation and released a video generation system in early 2023. In June 2023, Runway raised $141 million in a Series C extension from investors including Google, Nvidia, and Salesforce Ventures, with Google reportedly investing at a $1.5 billion post-money valuation, tripling the value from its prior $500 million Series C in December 2022 led by Felicis Ventures. This round followed a $50 million initial Series C and aligned with partnerships like a $75 million Google Cloud deal for credits and support. The funding supported expansion amid growing AI capabilities, with Runway monetizing through self-serve subscriptions ($12-$95 per user/month), metered GPU charges, enterprise API deals, and model licensing via partnerships with Getty Images and Lionsgate. Later estimates show $44 million recognized revenue in calendar 2024 and $90 million annualized by June 2025, driven by Gen-2 launch, alongside a $155 million EBITDA loss in 2024 from compute costs. Post-2023, Runway pursued higher valuations, targeting $4 billion in mid-2024 and entering talks for $500 million Series D at $5 billion pre-money in August 2025 with General Atlantic and QIA. It raised $308 million Series D at $3.3 billion in April 2025 and $315 million Series E at $5.3 billion in February 2026, led by General Atlantic with Nvidia and others, totaling over $860 million raised. Funds advanced world models for simulation in robotics, medicine, and climate, with Gen-4 and Gen-4.5 models outperforming competitors and infrastructure deals like CoreWeave. |
| Dec 2022 | Series C | Felicis (lead); Lukas Biewald; Compound; Lux Capital; Soumith Chintala; Guillermo Rauch; Howie Liu; Amplify Partners; Jay Simons; Coatue; Amjad Masad; Madrona | $50M | $500M | - |
| Dec 2021 | Series B | Coatue (lead) | $35M | $200M | Runway is an applied AI research company founded in 2018 that develops generative video and multimodal AI tools for creative professionals, including filmmakers, artists, and content creators. The platform features flagship Gen models and creative utilities for video synthesis, allowing users to transform text, images, or existing clips into professional-grade visual content. In December 2021, Runway raised a $35 million Series B round led by Coatue Management. The company later achieved significant valuations in subsequent rounds, including $500 million in December 2022 (Series C) and $1.5 billion in June 2023 (Series C extension), ultimately reaching $5.3 billion in February 2026. By 2025, revenue had reached $90 million in annualized recurring revenue as of June 2025. |
| Dec 2020 | Series A | Amplify Partners (lead); Compound; Lux Capital; Bossa Invest | $9M | - | - |
| Dec 2018 | Seed | Compound (lead); Lux Capital | $2M | - | - |
Who has invested in Runway?
27 investors have backed Runway across its funding rounds, including Lux Capital, NVIDIA, Compound, Felicis, Coatue and Fidelity.
Lead investors include Lionsgate Studios, General Atlantic, Salesforce Ventures, Felicis, Coatue and 2 other investors.
Runway Investors
| Investor | HQ | Rounds | Role | First check |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Participant | Jun 2023 | ||
| 3 | Lead | Dec 2018 | ||
| 3 | Participant | Dec 2018 | ||
| 2 | Participant | Apr 2025 | ||
| 2 | Lead | Dec 2022 | ||
| 2 | Lead | Apr 2025 | ||
| 2 | Lead | Dec 2020 | ||
| 2 | Lead | Dec 2021 | ||
| 1 | Participant | Apr 2025 | ||
| 1 | Participant | Dec 2022 | ||
| 1 | Lead | Jun 2023 | ||
| 1 | Participant | Feb 2026 | ||
| 1 | Lead | Jun 2026 | ||
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Start Free TrialRunway Competitors
Runway competitors include listed companies like Presight AI and MiniMax Group, and private ones like Higgsfield, Luma AI, Fal and Black Forest Labs.
| Company | HQ | Status | Revenue | EBITDA | Valuation | Revenue Multiple |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Private | $400M | - | $5.4B | 13.5x | ||
| Private | $50M | - | $4B | - | ||
| Private | $200M | - | $4.5B | 22.5x | ||
| Private | $96M | - | $3.3B | 33.9x | ||
| Publicly listed | $825M | $214M | $5.7B | 5.4x | ||
| Publicly listed | $79M | ($1.9B) | $11B | - |
Runway Public Comps
Runway is still privately-owned, but its public comps include HYBE, RTL Group, Nexstar Media Group, Presight AI, Enlight Media, Nippon Television, TBS Holdings, Bilibili, Oriental Pearl Group and Toei Animation.
| Last FY | EV/Revenue | EV/EBITDA | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | EBITDA | Last FY | LTM | 2027E | Last FY | LTM | 2027E | |
| $1.9B | ($17M) | 2.5x | 1.6x | (287.1x) | 18.2x | |||
| $6.9B | $644M | 1.2x | 1.0x | 12.6x | 7.6x | |||
| $4.9B | $1.3B | 3.4x | 2.4x | 12.6x | 6.8x | |||
| $825M | $214M | 6.3x | 5.4x | 24.4x | 20.8x | |||
| $602M | $299M | 7.4x | 12.6x | 14.9x | 27.0x | |||
| $3.1B | $620M | 1.2x | 1.1x | 5.9x | 7.6x | |||
| $2.7B | $643M | 2.1x | 2.1x | 9.1x | 21.8x | |||
| $4.5B | $464M | 0.8x | 0.8x | 8.3x | 6.0x | |||
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Common questions about Runway
| When was Runway founded? | Runway was founded in 2018. |
| Where is Runway headquartered? | Runway is headquartered in New York City, NY, United States. |
| Is Runway publicly listed? | No, Runway is a private, VC-backed company. |
| What is Runway's valuation? | Runway was last valued at $5.3B in its Series E in February 2026. |
| How much funding has Runway raised? | Runway has raised $860M across 8 funding rounds. |
| What was Runway's last funding round? | Runway's last funding round was a strategic investment round in June 2026, led by Lionsgate Studios. |
| Who are Runway's investors? | Runway's investors include NVIDIA, Compound, Lux Capital, Fidelity, Felicis, General Atlantic, Amplify Partners, Coatue, Baillie Gifford, Lukas Biewald and 17 others. |
| What is Runway's revenue? | Runway's latest recorded revenue is $300M (February 2026). |
| What is Runway's revenue multiple? | Runway's latest valuation implies a 17.7x revenue multiple ($5.3B valuation on $300M of revenue). |
| Which companies are comparable to Runway? | Companies comparable to Runway include Higgsfield, Luma AI, Fal, Black Forest Labs, Presight AI and MiniMax Group. |
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