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Snapshot 2026-10-15- Startup SignalsTop 25%↓13
- Transport & Logistics#10of 64–
About
Waymo, founded in 2009 in Mountain View, California, USA, provides robotaxi services and is part of Alphabet's 'Other Bets' portfolio.
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Timeline
- 2026-02FundingNew funding round$16B
- 2024-10FundingNew funding round$5.6B
- 2021-06FundingNew funding round$2.5B
- 2020-03FundingNew funding round$3.2B
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Funding history
- 2026-02$16B
Investors · Alphabet、Sequoia Capital
- 2024-10$5.6B
Investors · Fidelity、T. Rowe Price、Perry Creek、Silver Lake、Alphabet、Silver Lake Waterman、Tiger Global、Andreessen Horowitz
Source · SVTR Weekly #076 - 2021-06$2.5B
- 2020-03$3.2B
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