Agora Stock: IPO History and Valuation

Cloud Infrastructure
CEO Tony Zhao Founded 2014 HQ Santa Clara, CA

Agora is a private real-time engagement platform-as-a-service company that provides voice, video, and interactive communication APIs. It serves applications in industries like education, telemedicine, HR, customer service, and social media.

UpMarket does not offer Agora shares. This page covers Agora's history before it went public.

Status
Public
Nasdaq: API, since Jun 2020
Last Private Valuation
Not confirmed
Not confirmed by two independent reputable sources

How to Review Agora's Pre-IPO History on UpMarket

Agora became a public company on June 26, 2020 and trades on Nasdaq as API. UpMarket does not offer Agora shares. This page covers Agora's valuation and funding history before it went public.

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Check the listing details

Agora listed on Nasdaq under the ticker API on June 26, 2020.

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Review the valuation history

See how Agora's private-market valuation changed across funding rounds before it went public.

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Review funding and revenue data

See reported funding rounds and revenue figures on this page, with their sources.

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Valuation Growth Over Time

Post-money valuation by round
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Agora Revenue and Growth

Annual revenue

Why Investors Are Watching Agora

Growth Signal

Agora Q1 2026 revenue rose 13.5% to $37.7M

Agora reported Q1 2026 total revenue of $37.7 million, up 13.5% from a year earlier. The company said this marked six consecutive quarters of GAAP profitability.

Competitive Moat

Six straight GAAP-profitable quarters signal execution discipline

Agora said it delivered six consecutive quarters of GAAP profitability alongside its Q1 2026 results. That combination of profitability and growth suggests operating discipline in a software platform business.

Market Opportunity

Agora targets conversational AI and real-time engagement demand

Agora described itself as a leader in conversational AI and real-time engagement technology in its Q1 2026 update. Management also guided Q2 2026 revenue to $39 million-$40 million, implying 13.7%-16.6% year-over-year growth.

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Agora Leadership Team

Nicholas van Eck
CEO

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Agora Stock FAQ

Yes. Agora became a public company on June 26, 2020 and trades on Nasdaq under the ticker API. UpMarket does not offer Agora shares.

Agora's share price is set on the public market under the ticker API. The prices shown on this page are historical private-market prices from before it went public.

No. Agora is now a public company and UpMarket does not offer its shares. Accredited investors interested in companies that have not yet gone public can review UpMarket's current pre-IPO offerings.

Agora is now publicly traded, so its shares can be bought and sold on Nasdaq and their price can change significantly. Review Agora's public filings and consult a financial advisor before investing. UpMarket does not offer Agora shares.

In a pre-IPO transaction, accredited investors purchase shares from existing shareholders (such as employees, early investors, or other holders) through secondary market platforms. The company itself does not issue new shares in these transactions. UpMarket facilitates these trades as a FINRA-registered broker-dealer, handling compliance, documentation, and settlement on behalf of both parties.

Agora became a public company on June 26, 2020, so shares held before the listing can generally be sold on the public market once any lock-up period ends. The exact terms depend on how the shares are held, for example directly or through a fund.

UpMarket does not offer Agora shares. The minimum for most pre-IPO offerings on UpMarket is $50,000.

Agora's valuation is now set by its public share price on Nasdaq. The figures on this page show its valuation history before it went public.

Agora is a private real-time engagement platform-as-a-service company that provides voice, video, and interactive communication APIs. It became a public company in Jun 2020. UpMarket does not offer its shares.

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