Critical Ideas

San Francisco, CA · Founded 2018 · Privately Held (backing)

Developer of a digital financial platform intended to facilitate cross-border money transfers and financial services. Critical Ideas is based in San Francisco, CA and was founded in 2018. It is valued at about $2.2 billion as of Oct 2026, set by institutional fund marks. It has raised $305 million across 7 recorded rounds; the latest was a $4 million seed round in Apr 2023.

PMV mark · valuation
$2.2B
Oct 2026
Priced at
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Total raised
$304.6M
Last round
Seed Round
Apr 2023
What is Critical Ideas worth?
$2.2BPrivateMarketView mark · Oct 2026

Reported valuation; nothing comparable since.

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Valuation timeline

0 priced rounds · 32 daily marks since · Sep 2026 – Oct 2026
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Critical Ideas funding history

7 rounds
DateRoundRaisedPost-money
Apr 2023Seed Round$4.0M▮
Oct 2021Later Stage VC$110.0M▮
May 2021Later Stage VC$77.2M▮
Nov 2020Early Stage VC$30.0M▮
Jun 2020Early Stage VC$6.5M▮
Jan 2020Seed Round$4.3M▮
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Critical Ideas valuation

Critical Ideas is valued at approximately $2.2 billion as of Oct 2026. The figure is set by institutional fund marks.

Recent activity

In the last 90 days, Critical Ideas's record added 2 institutional fund marks (latest period Jul 2026).

How much has Critical Ideas raised?

Critical Ideas has raised $305 million across 7 recorded rounds since 2019. The largest was a $77.2 million later-stage round in May 2021; the most recent was a $4 million seed round in Apr 2023.

Critical Ideas has filed 7 Form Ds with the SEC since 2019, most recently in Apr 2023 ($4 million sold to 5 investors).

Institutional holders and vehicles

1 SEC-registered fund reported 12 fair-value marks on Critical Ideas between Apr 2025 and Jul 2026, in their N-PORT filings. Filer-level marks and implied per-share values are available to Pro members.

How Critical Ideas's valuation is determined

Private company valuations aren’t quoted on an exchange — they’re established in moments: a priced funding round sets a post-money valuation, secondary trades print at a price per share, and SEC-registered funds holding the stock report fair-value marks in their N-PORT filings.

For Critical Ideas, the most current credible signal sets the number and the older ones confirm it: a live secondary-market price first, then three or more recent prints, then institutional fund marks, and otherwise the last priced round, which never decays. The valuation is the last round’s post-money moved by the price change since that round, so no share count is assumed. Today it is set by institutional fund marks. Question about this number? Full methodology →

Frequently asked about Critical Ideas

What is Critical Ideas worth?
Critical Ideas is valued at $2.2B as of Oct 2026. Reported valuation; nothing comparable since.
How much has Critical Ideas raised?
Critical Ideas has raised $304.6M in total funding across 7 recorded rounds.
When did Critical Ideas last raise?
Critical Ideas last raised in Apr 2023 (Seed Round), raising $4.0M.