Ambient.ai
+134%
est. 2Y upside i
AI company transforming enterprise physical security to prevent…
Rank
#185
Sector
Cybersecurity
Est. Liquidity
~4Y
Data Quality
Data: LowJoining now offers an attractive risk/reward: at an assumed $500M entry valuation, the base case reaches ~$1.26B (10x on $125M projected ARR) and delivers ~131% net upside, with a 50% probability.
Last updated: August 4, 2026
Agentic physical security hits inflection; Ambient.ai sustains >50% growth and an IPO window/category leadership keeps the multiple at 15x forward revenue, an enterprise value of ~$1.88B vs $0.5B entry. After 20% dilution, common upside is ~256%.
Revenue reaches ~$125M by month 24 with growth decaying to 75% then 56%; a 10x forward revenue multiple gives a $1.26B exit, converging to the public comp range. Net common upside is ~131% after 20% dilution.
Incumbent security platforms (Verkada, Google Vision AI) and macro pressure compress the multiple to 3x forward revenue, a $377M enterprise value. Common equity falls ~45% net of dilution, but exit value stays above the $146M preference stack, avoiding a wipeout.
Preference Stack Risk
highFunding Intensity
29%$146M of preferred liquidation preference equals ~29% of the assumed $500M entry valuation; common only starts sharing above $146M exit value.
Dilution Risk
highWith ~$146M raised and likely cash burn, a new round within 24 months is probable; assume 20pp dilution from incremental shares/option pool.
Secondary Liquidity
noneNo secondary market data; shares are illiquid until IPO, M&A, or a tender offer.
Questions to Ask at the Interview
Strategic questions based on Ambient.ai's data — designed to show you've done your homework.
- 1
“How does Ambient's edge-optimized VLM moat defend against Verkada or Google Cloud bundling Vision AI into their existing physical security hardware footprints?”
- 2
“What is net revenue retention and CAC payback for multi-site enterprise deployments, and how does the platform land-and-expand?”
- 3
“What is the current 409A/common-stock valuation, and how much dilution should I assume from the next preferred round?”
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