# Moondream: robot AI company

Canonical ID: `5d6aeadc-c7fb-4125-8e3c-d39bb7e0837b`

## Key facts

- **Joining Prime Intellect (company-claimed, Oct 2026):** Acquired by [Prime Intellect](/companies/prime-intellect.md). Founders Vik Korrapati and Jay Allen join to lead inference and multimodal work. Brand continues for small efficient models; terms undisclosed.

- **Slug:** moondream
- **Status:** Acquired
- **HQ:** United States

## Models

_No models registered._

## Acquisitions (1)

- [acquired by Prime Intellect](/acquisitions/prime-intellect-x-moondream.md) _full acquisition_ (2026-10-13)

## Supplies to

_No verified supply relationships on file. Supply-chain coverage is being added across the registry; check back as the seed populates this company's outbound edges._

_Outbound supply edges. Each appears when verified with at least two strong sources. Sources are append-only; corrections add new sources rather than rewrite history._

## Common questions

### What is Moondream?

Moondream is a small open-weight vision-language model company known for efficient multimodal models and the Photon inference engine. In October 2026 it was acquired by [Prime Intellect](/companies/prime-intellect.md); the Moondream brand continues for small high-performance models.

### What does Moondream make?

Moondream has no robot models recorded on the DEPLOY registry. Moondream builds robot foundation models or autonomy software.

### Is Moondream publicly traded?

Moondream is not independently listed on public markets; it is part of [Prime Intellect](/companies/prime-intellect.md) on the DEPLOY registry.

### How can I invest in Moondream?

Moondream has no separately traded stock; it is owned by [Prime Intellect](/companies/prime-intellect.md) (the parent is the entity that trades, where it is public).

### Where is Moondream headquartered?

Moondream is headquartered in [United States](/locations/waymo-fleet-usa.md).

### Who owns Moondream?

Moondream is owned by [Prime Intellect](/companies/prime-intellect.md), per the DEPLOY registry.

### Is Moondream a top robotics company?

On DEPLOY's intelligence score, which blends verified deployments, funding, hiring, media, safety, and IP signals, Moondream ranks in roughly the top 94% of companies tracked by the registry.


## Sources (1)

1. https://www.primeintellect.ai/blog/moondream · 2026-10-13

## The verified answers

- [Which companies have the most robots deployed](/which-companies-have-the-most-robots-deployed.md)
- [Which operators run the most robots](/which-operators-run-the-most-robots.md)
- [Which robot operators cover the most countries](/which-robot-operators-cover-the-most-countries.md)

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