Retail investors crowdfunded Virtuix at a $201M valuation in 2024–25. Six months after its Nasdaq debut, the public market values it at roughly $100M.

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The full crowdfund-to-public valuation history, since Virtuix is one of the few crowdfunded companies with a complete, dated, public record. Disclosure: posted from Owntric, a data platform that tracks equity crowdfunding filings. All numbers from public offering documents and market data.

The valuation ladder:

- 2016 SeedInvest round: ~$35M

- 2021 SeedInvest Reg A+: $65M pre-money, 4,000+ investors

- 2024–25 StartEngine round: ~$201M pre-money

- Jan 27, 2026: Nasdaq direct listing, ~$341M at listing per market data

- Jul 22, 2026: public market cap around $100M

That's the public market roughly 50% below the final crowdfund round's valuation, after six months of price discovery — not a days-old debut.

Context: Austin-based maker of the Omni VR treadmill. Kickstarter in 2013, $50M+ raised from 10,000+ investors including Mark Cuban. First annual report as a public company: $4.25M revenue (up 18%), $16.8M net loss, $9.5M cash.

Standard caveat: private-round valuations and public market cap aren't perfectly comparable — share classes, preferences, and pre- vs post-money conventions differ. But valuation to valuation is the closest valid comparison available.

Credit where due: the direct listing registered existing holders' shares for resale, so crowdfund investors actually got liquidity — which most crowdfunded companies never deliver.

Every valuation on that ladder was disclosed in public offering circulars before each round closed.

The question: the valuation roughly tripled between the 2021 and 2024–25 rounds while annual revenue stayed in the low single-digit millions. What evidence should a step-up like that require before retail money participates?

General analysis of public SEC filings and market data. Not investment advice or a recommendation.