Pony.ai is a global autonomous driving technology company that develops and operates Level 4 autonomous vehicles. The company operates three main business units: Robotaxi (driverless passenger transportation), Robotruck (autonomous freight), and Personally Owned Vehicles (POV) for consumer autonomous driving solutions. Pony.ai is licensed to operate fully driverless vehicles in major Chinese cities including Beijing, Guangzhou, Shanghai, and Shenzhen, and offers commercial robotaxi services in these markets. As of 2024, the company has deployed over 1,400 robotaxis globally and is expanding to new markets including Europe, the Middle East, and Southeast Asia.
Pony.ai is publicly traded
IPO'd on Nov 27, 2024
This company is no longer available on our private secondary market. Shares can be traded publicly under PONY.
Company data and valuation marks are estimates and may be incomplete, stale, erroneous, or revised.
Founded
2016
Employees
1,460
Total Funding
$1.34B
9 rounds
Last Private Valuation
$1.3B
Dec 2, 2024
Completed dual-primary listing on HKEX, raising ~HK$7.7B (~$860M) in Hong Kong IPO — largest 2025 AV-sector IPO
New public listing and primary capital add a liquidity venue, reducing urgency for pre-IPO-style secondary trades
Listed on HKEX in dual-primary listing, raising up to HK$7.7B including over-allotment
Public float expanded; liquidity via two venues, reduces private-secondary relevance
Funding data and valuation marks are estimates and may be incomplete, stale, erroneous, or revised.
Total raised $1.34B across 9 rounds
Last updated 10-06-2026
| Date | Round | Amount Raised | Valuation | Lead Investors |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 2, 2024 | Post-IPO equity | $70.3M | $1.3B | Not disclosed |
| Oct 25, 2023 | Series D TechCrunch | $100M | $8.5B | NEOM Investment Fund |
| Mar 6, 2022 | Series D (first close) Press release | $181.7M | $8.5B | Not disclosed |
Funding data and valuation marks are estimates and may be incomplete, stale, erroneous, or revised.
Entry · Seed
$1.7B
Mar 2017
Pony.ai today
$1.3B
Dec 2024 · latest mark
Pony.ai multiple
0.8x
valuation uplift since first round
Y-axis is logarithmic. Hollow dots = estimated valuations. Does not represent realized investor returns.
Competitor list is illustrative and may be incomplete, stale, or erroneous.
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AutoX
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Nuro
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Yes, Pony.ai is publicly traded under the ticker symbol PONY on the NASDAQ. The company went public in Nov 27, 2024.
Pony.ai trades under the ticker symbol PONY on the NASDAQ. It began trading in Nov 27, 2024.
Pony.ai (PONY on the NASDAQ) shares can be purchased through any standard brokerage account — including Fidelity, Charles Schwab, TD Ameritrade, and online platforms like Robinhood or E*TRADE. Search for the ticker PONY to place an order.
Pony.ai went public in Nov 27, 2024 via ipo, with an offering valuation of approximately $1.3B. Pony.ai has been publicly traded since November 27, 2024, when it listed on the Nasdaq Global Select Market under the ticker PONY, pricing 20 million American depositary shares at US$13.00 for roughly US$260 million, alongside US$153.4 million of concurrent private placements by strategic investors. On November 6, 2025 the company added a dual-primary listing on the Main Board of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange under stock code 2026, having priced 48,249,000 Class A ordinary shares at HK$139.00 on November 3 for gross proceeds of about HK$6,706.6 million (roughly US$862 million), rising to about HK$7.7 billion if the over-allotment option is exercised in full. It was the largest autonomous-driving listing of 2025, and the proceeds are earmarked for mass production, commercialisation, R&D and new market expansion.
Pony.ai raised $1.34B across 9 disclosed funding rounds prior to its public listing.
Pony.ai is headquartered in Fremont, CA, United States.
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