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Waymo
autonomous-vehiclesairoboticstransportationArtificial Intelligence (AI)AutomotiveAutonomous VehiclesSensor
368 open196 filled
Mountain View, CAFounded 20093,661+ employeesGrowth raisedGrowthPrivate
Last round: series d · $16B · Feb 2026(5 rounds total)
⚠3 layoff events · Last: Oct 2023
Founded by Sebastian Thrun“Waymo is an autonomous driving technology company with a mission to make it safe and easy for people and things to get where they’re going.”
Backed by(22 investors)
Dragoneer Investment GroupSequoia CapitalSilver LakeDST GlobalAlphabetCPP InvestmentsFidelityMubadala Capital VenturesPerry Creek CapitalT. Rowe PriceBessemer Venture PartnersKleiner PerkinsGoogle VenturesMubadala CapitalTiger Global Management
Waymo, an Alphabet company, is the world leader in autonomous driving technology. Their Waymo Driver powers fully autonomous ride-hailing services in multiple US cities, having completed millions of driverless trips. Formerly the Google Self-Driving Car Project.
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