Pony.ai

Fremont, CA, United States Autonomous Vehicles & Mobility Public

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.

Public Company

Pony.ai is publicly traded

IPO'd on November 27, 2024

PONY NASDAQ

This company is no longer available on our private secondary market. Shares can be traded publicly under PONY.

Overview

Company data and valuation marks are estimates and may be incomplete, stale, erroneous, or revised.

Founded

2016

Employees

1,460

Total Funding

$1.34B

8 rounds

Last Private Valuation

$1.3B

December 2, 2024

Funding

Total raised $1.34B across 8 rounds

Funding data and valuation marks are estimates and may be incomplete, stale, erroneous, or revised.

Last updated 06-25-2026

Latest Round

Type

Post-IPO equity

Date

December 2, 2024

Amount

$70.3M

Valuation

$1.3B

Lead Investors

Not disclosed
DateRoundAmount RaisedValuationLead Investors
December 2, 2024 Post-IPO equity $70.3M $1.3B Not disclosed
October 25, 2023 Series D $100M $8.5B NEOM Investment Fund
February 1, 2021 Series C+ $100M $5.3B Not disclosed

Funding by Round

Funding data and valuation marks are estimates and may be incomplete, stale, erroneous, or revised.

Valuation Trajectory

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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

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Leadership

  • Jun Peng

    Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

    LinkedIn
  • Tiancheng Lou

    Executive Director and Chief Technology Officer

    LinkedIn
  • Jackson Peter Tai

    Independent Non-Executive Director

  • Mark Qiu

    Independent Non-Executive Director

  • Asmau Ahmed

    Independent Non-Executive Director

Competitors

Competitor list is illustrative and may be incomplete, stale, or erroneous.

  • Waymo

    Alphabet subsidiary developing autonomous driving technology and operating robotaxi services, primarily in the United States.

  • Cruise

    General Motors-owned autonomous vehicle company operating driverless robotaxi services.

  • WeRide

    Chinese autonomous driving company developing robotaxi and robotruck solutions.

  • Wayve

    UK-based autonomous driving company focused on end-to-end learning technology for self-driving vehicles.

  • AutoX

    Chinese autonomous driving startup developing robotaxi services.

  • Nuro

    Autonomous vehicle company focused on last-mile delivery solutions.

Pony.ai Investment FAQ

Pony.ai FAQ

Yes, Pony.ai is publicly traded under the ticker symbol PONY on the NASDAQ. The company went public in November 27, 2024.

Pony.ai trades under the ticker symbol PONY on the NASDAQ. It began trading in November 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 November 27, 2024 via ipo, with an offering valuation of approximately $1.3B. Pony.ai completed its initial public offering on the Nasdaq Global Select Market on November 27, 2024, under the ticker symbol PONY. The company offered 20 million American Depository Shares (ADSs) at $13 per share, raising approximately $260 million in the IPO. Strategic third-party investors participated in concurrent private placements totaling $153.4 million. In 2025, the company achieved a dual primary listing in Hong Kong, raising over $800 million to accelerate mass production and commercialization.

Pony.ai raised $1.34B across 8 disclosed funding rounds prior to its public listing.

Pony.ai is headquartered in Fremont, CA, United States.

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