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Runway

Runway builds AI video-generation and world-model products for media, entertainment, advertising, and enterprise creative teams.

runwayml.com · New York

CALL NO.CS·RUNWAYML·26
StageSeries EFebruary 2026 · led by General Atlantic[1][2]
Raised$860Mdisclosed rounds[2]
Headcount228as of May 2026[4][5]
Valuationnot publicly disclosedno source in ledger
Founded2018[2][4]
Money

Raised $860M across disclosed rounds.[2]

Series E closed February 2026, led by General Atlantic.[1][2]

post-money valuation is not publicly disclosed.

Named investors include General Atlantic, Nvidia, Fidelity Management & Research, AllianceBernstein, Adobe Ventures, Mirae Asset, Emphatic Capital, Felicis Ventures, Premji Invest, AMD Ventures, Baillie Gifford, SoftBank, Google, Salesforce Ventures.[1][2][3][8]

People

Cristóbal Valenzuela, Co-Founder & CEO[2][4][9][10][11]

Anastasis Germanidis, Co-Founder & Co-CEO (previously CTO)[2][4][9][10][11]

Alejandro Matamala Ortiz, Co-Founder & Chief Innovation Officer[2][4][9][10][11]

Cristobal Valenzuela, Co-Founder and CEO[2][4][9][10][11]

Michelle Kwon, COO[9][12]

Signals
Mar 9 2026newsRunway News | Introducing Runway Characters company claim, not independently confirmed[13]
Feb 10 2026fundingAI video startup Runway raises $315M at $5.3B valuation, eyes more capable world models | TechC.[1][2]
Feb 10 2026fundingNew Funding to Scale World Simulation - Runway News company claim, not independently confirmed[14]
Jan 5 2026newsRunway News | Runway Advances Video Generation and World Models With NVIDIA Rubin Platform[15]
Comps

Luma AI · lumalabs.ai · Named directly alongside Runway in The Information reporting on AI video fundraising and robotics/AV model licensing; Runway alumni data shows Luma as a top talent destination (9 alumni); same buyer (creative and enterprise), same product category...[16]

Pika · pika.art · Listed as a Runway competitor in the enrichment profile; Runway draws talent from Pika (5 hires) and sends alumni to Pika (2 departures), indicating direct competitive overlap in the AI video generation product category and talent market.[16]

Synthesia · synthesia.io · Named as a direct competitor in Runway's enrichment profile; overlaps on the enterprise buyer and AI-generated video workflow, though Synthesia's wedge is avatar/presenter video for L&D rather than cinematic or world-model generation.[16][17]

Stability AI · stability.ai · Named as a competitor in Runway's enrichment profile; overlaps on the foundational generative video model layer and the creative/enterprise buyer, with both companies selling API access to video generation capabilities.[16][17]

Risk

The customer proof is company-sourced only. No independent source in this ledger confirms it.[13]

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CALL NO.CS·RUNWAYML·26

Runway builds AI video-generation and world-model products for media, entertainment, advertising, and enterprise creative teams.

runwayml.com · New York

StageSeries E
Raised$860M
Headcount228
Valuationnot publicly disclosed
Founded2018
CompsLuma AI +3

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