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Valuation
$126B (Feb 2026)
As of Feb 2026Value Add Pulse research
Total funding
$27B+ (external rounds; Alphabet subsidiary)
As of Aug 12, 2026Value Add Pulse research
Company Snapshot
Waymo is a Robotics company, based in Mountain View, United States, founded 2016 by Sebastian Thrun, Anthony Levandowski. Latest valuation $126B (Feb 2026) (As of Feb 2026, Value Add Pulse research). Total funding $27B+ (external rounds; Alphabet subsidiary) (As of Aug 12, 2026).
Recent changes
- Aug 12, 2026Aug 12, 2026First reported total funding: $27B+ (external rounds; Alphabet subsidiary) Value Add Pulse enrichment
- Aug 5, 2026Aug 5, 2026Uber CEO Dismisses Reports of a Waymo Split Pulse story
- Jun 29, 2026Jun 29, 2026Waymo and Uber Quietly End Their Phoenix Robotaxi Partnership Pulse story
- Feb 2, 2026Feb 2, 2026Raised $16B Growth at a $126B valuation Value Add Pulse enrichment
- Feb 2026Feb 2026First reported valuation: $126B (Feb 2026) Value Add Pulse enrichment
Earlier changes (2)
- Oct 25, 2024Oct 25, 2024Raised $5.6B Series C at a $45B valuation Value Add Pulse enrichment
- Jun 16, 2021Jun 16, 2021Raised $2.5B Value Add Pulse enrichment
Funding History
3 events · sources dated per row| Date | Event | Amount | Valuation | Investors | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 2, 2026 | Growth | $16B | $126B | Value Add Pulse research | |
| Oct 25, 2024 | Series C | $5.6B | $45B | Value Add Pulse research | |
| Jun 16, 2021 | funding round | $2.5B | — | Value Add Pulse research |
Investors
Latest Pulse
- Sep 14, 2026Waymo Opens Robotaxi Service In Las Vegas, Its 15th CityWaymo began inviting public riders in Las Vegas on September 14, its 15th commercial robotaxi market, deploying dozens of new Ojai minivans on the Strip after Nevada approved up to 1,000 vehicles.→
- Sep 13, 2026Lyft Finally Has A Driverless Fleet, In NashvilleLyft began dispatching Waymo robotaxis in Nashville, its first commercial fully driverless service, with its Flexdrive subsidiary running depots, maintenance and fleet operations for the vehicles.→
- Sep 7, 2026Why I'd Rather Own the Robotaxi AggregatorUber put $100 million into Atoms and builds nothing itself, while Atoms, Waymo and Tesla carry the full capital and safety burden of running actual fleets -- that asymmetry is the whole argument.→
- Sep 1, 2026Waymo Goes on Offense Days Before Tesla's Cybercab DebutWaymo argued publicly that Tesla's camera-only approach to self-driving isn't safe enough, kicking off a weekend social-media fight just a week before Tesla is set to formally launch its two-seat Cybercab.→
- Sep 1, 2026Waymo and Zoox Both Just Expanded the Robotaxi MapWaymo and Amazon's Zoox both expanded into new US cities this week, intensifying a robotaxi race defined by Waymo's scale advantage and Zoox's still-supervised test rollout.→
- Aug 27, 2026Waymo Tells Tesla: Cameras Alone Can't DriveWaymo's co-CEO argued cameras alone hit a safety ceiling well short of full autonomy, an implicit rebuke of Tesla's camera-only approach as both companies race to scale robotaxis.→
- Aug 25, 2026Waymo to Launch Driverless Rides in Germany by 2027Waymo confirmed Munich as its first European robotaxi market, targeting a public driverless launch by the end of 2027 after phased mapping and supervised testing, pending a permit from Germany's federal motor authority.→
- Aug 20, 2026Nevada Clears 8,000 Robotaxis for Vegas StreetsNevada regulators approved permits letting Tesla, Uber and Waymo deploy up to 8,000 robotaxis combined across Las Vegas and Clark County over the next 12 months.→
- Aug 20, 2026Waymo Designs Its Own Robocar Chip to Outpace TeslaWaymo has built a custom ASIC on TSMC's 5nm process delivering over 1,000 TOPS, replacing the Intel FPGAs it used previously, as it races Tesla's years-long custom-silicon program for autonomous driving.→
- Aug 19, 2026Waymo Opens Cheaper Next-Gen Robotaxi to All Riders in 3 CitiesWaymo's purpose-built Ojai minivan, developed with Geely's Zeekr and running Gemini as an in-car assistant, is now open to all riders in LA, Phoenix and San Francisco as the company chases lower per-vehicle costs.→
Coverage Timeline
newest first- Sep 14, 2026BIG TECHWaymo Opens Robotaxi Service In Las Vegas, Its 15th City→
- Sep 13, 2026BIG TECHLyft Finally Has A Driverless Fleet, In Nashville→
- Sep 7, 2026FUNDINGWhy I'd Rather Own the Robotaxi Aggregator→
- Sep 1, 2026BIG TECHWaymo Goes on Offense Days Before Tesla's Cybercab Debut→
- Sep 1, 2026BIG TECHWaymo and Zoox Both Just Expanded the Robotaxi Map→
- Aug 27, 2026BIG TECHWaymo Tells Tesla: Cameras Alone Can't Drive→
- Aug 25, 2026AIWaymo to Launch Driverless Rides in Germany by 2027→
- Aug 20, 2026REGULATIONNevada Clears 8,000 Robotaxis for Vegas Streets→
- Aug 20, 2026BIG TECHWaymo Designs Its Own Robocar Chip to Outpace Tesla→
- Aug 19, 2026BIG TECHWaymo Opens Cheaper Next-Gen Robotaxi to All Riders in 3 Cities→
- Aug 5, 2026FUNDINGMoove Raises $250M to Fuel Robotaxi Fleets$250M Series C→
- Aug 5, 2026IPOUber CEO Dismisses Reports of a Waymo Split→
- Aug 1, 2026BIG TECHUber Is Quietly Building an Autonomous Vehicle Empire→
- Jul 31, 2026REGULATIONNHTSA's Deadline for Robotaxi Emergency-Scene Fixes Arrives→
- Jul 30, 2026AIGoogle Brings Gemini Into Waymo's Robotaxi Cabin→
- Jul 19, 2026REGULATIONUber and Waymo Go to War Over D.C.'s Robotaxi Rules→
- Jun 29, 2026BIG TECHWaymo and Uber Quietly End Their Phoenix Robotaxi PartnershipPartnership ends→
- Jun 21, 2026BIG TECHA New Robotaxi Scorecard Shows China's Dominance in Autonomous Ride-HailingChina leads AV race→
- Jun 19, 2026IPOJapan's Go Surges 21% in the Country's Biggest 2026 IPO, Then Races Toward Robotaxis¥88.6B IPO→
- Jun 19, 2026IPOJapan's Top Taxi App Go Raises $580M in Tokyo's Biggest IPO of 2026, Betting the Proceeds on Robotaxis~$580M→
All Coverage
BIG TECH
Waymo Opens Robotaxi Service In Las Vegas, Its 15th City
Waymo began inviting public riders in Las Vegas on September 14, its 15th commercial robotaxi market, deploying dozens of new Ojai minivans on the Strip after Nevada approved up to 1,000 vehicles.
DEEP DIVE
BIG TECH
Lyft Finally Has A Driverless Fleet, In Nashville
BIG TECH
Lyft Finally Has A Driverless Fleet, In Nashville
Lyft began dispatching Waymo robotaxis in Nashville, its first commercial fully driverless service, with its Flexdrive subsidiary running depots, maintenance and fleet operations for the vehicles.
DEEP DIVE
FUNDING
Why I'd Rather Own the Robotaxi Aggregator
FUNDING
Why I'd Rather Own the Robotaxi Aggregator
Uber put $100 million into Atoms and builds nothing itself, while Atoms, Waymo and Tesla carry the full capital and safety burden of running actual fleets -- that asymmetry is the whole argument.
TRACE'S TAKE
BIG TECH
Waymo Goes on Offense Days Before Tesla's Cybercab Debut
BIG TECH
Waymo Goes on Offense Days Before Tesla's Cybercab Debut
Waymo argued publicly that Tesla's camera-only approach to self-driving isn't safe enough, kicking off a weekend social-media fight just a week before Tesla is set to formally launch its two-seat Cybercab.
DEEP DIVE
BIG TECH
Waymo and Zoox Both Just Expanded the Robotaxi Map
BIG TECH
Waymo and Zoox Both Just Expanded the Robotaxi Map
Waymo and Amazon's Zoox both expanded into new US cities this week, intensifying a robotaxi race defined by Waymo's scale advantage and Zoox's still-supervised test rollout.
DEEP DIVE
BIG TECH
Waymo Tells Tesla: Cameras Alone Can't Drive
BIG TECH
Waymo Tells Tesla: Cameras Alone Can't Drive
Waymo's co-CEO argued cameras alone hit a safety ceiling well short of full autonomy, an implicit rebuke of Tesla's camera-only approach as both companies race to scale robotaxis.
DEEP DIVE
AI
Waymo to Launch Driverless Rides in Germany by 2027
AI
Waymo to Launch Driverless Rides in Germany by 2027
Waymo confirmed Munich as its first European robotaxi market, targeting a public driverless launch by the end of 2027 after phased mapping and supervised testing, pending a permit from Germany's federal motor authority.
DEEP DIVE
REGULATION
Nevada Clears 8,000 Robotaxis for Vegas Streets
REGULATION
Nevada Clears 8,000 Robotaxis for Vegas Streets
Nevada regulators approved permits letting Tesla, Uber and Waymo deploy up to 8,000 robotaxis combined across Las Vegas and Clark County over the next 12 months.
DEEP DIVE
BIG TECH
Waymo Designs Its Own Robocar Chip to Outpace Tesla
BIG TECH
Waymo Designs Its Own Robocar Chip to Outpace Tesla
Waymo has built a custom ASIC on TSMC's 5nm process delivering over 1,000 TOPS, replacing the Intel FPGAs it used previously, as it races Tesla's years-long custom-silicon program for autonomous driving.
DEEP DIVE
BIG TECH
Waymo Opens Cheaper Next-Gen Robotaxi to All Riders in 3 Cities
BIG TECH
Waymo Opens Cheaper Next-Gen Robotaxi to All Riders in 3 Cities
Waymo's purpose-built Ojai minivan, developed with Geely's Zeekr and running Gemini as an in-car assistant, is now open to all riders in LA, Phoenix and San Francisco as the company chases lower per-vehicle costs.
DEEP DIVE
FUNDING
Moove Raises $250M to Fuel Robotaxi Fleets
FUNDING$250M Series C
Moove Raises $250M to Fuel Robotaxi Fleets
Moove raised a $250M Series C led by Mubadala at a $2.1B valuation, repositioning its 42,000-vehicle ride-hailing fleet business as financing and operations infrastructure for the robotaxi industry, including future Waymo purchases.
BRIEF
IPO
Uber CEO Dismisses Reports of a Waymo Split
IPO
Uber CEO Dismisses Reports of a Waymo Split
Dara Khosrowshahi pushed back on reports that Uber and Waymo are heading for a breakup, on the same day Uber's stock fell on soft forward guidance and Zoox announced paid robotaxi rides in Las Vegas.
BIG TECH
Uber Is Quietly Building an Autonomous Vehicle Empire
BIG TECH
Uber Is Quietly Building an Autonomous Vehicle Empire
Uber has stitched together partnerships with more than a dozen self-driving companies -- including Waymo and Wayve -- betting it can win the robotaxi era as an aggregator rather than a manufacturer.
REGULATION
NHTSA's Deadline for Robotaxi Emergency-Scene Fixes Arrives
REGULATION
NHTSA's Deadline for Robotaxi Emergency-Scene Fixes Arrives
Friday marks NHTSA's deadline for autonomous-vehicle operators including Waymo and Tesla to submit remediation plans addressing robotaxis that block ambulances, fire trucks and other first responders at active emergency scenes.
AI
Google Brings Gemini Into Waymo's Robotaxi Cabin
AI
Google Brings Gemini Into Waymo's Robotaxi Cabin
Google is integrating Gemini directly into Waymo's robotaxis as an in-car conversational assistant, redesigning the vehicle's touchscreens around a "lean-back" interface built for AI-guided rides.
REGULATION
Uber and Waymo Go to War Over D.C.'s Robotaxi Rules
REGULATION
Uber and Waymo Go to War Over D.C.'s Robotaxi Rules
Uber and Waymo are lobbying on opposite sides of a D.C. Council bill that would allow autonomous vehicles to operate in Washington, with Uber arguing the current draft hands Waymo a de facto monopoly over the city's robotaxi market.
BIG TECH
Waymo and Uber Quietly End Their Phoenix Robotaxi Partnership
BIG TECHPartnership ends
Waymo and Uber Quietly End Their Phoenix Robotaxi Partnership
Waymo robotaxis are no longer bookable on Uber's app in Phoenix, ending a nearly three-year partnership in the city where the deal began. Both companies framed it as a planned contract expiration -- Waymo has folded the vehicles back into its own Phoenix fleet, available through the Waymo app, while Uber is preparing to name a new autonomous-vehicle partner in the market. The split lands as the two firms prepare to compete head-to-head in London.
BIG TECH
A New Robotaxi Scorecard Shows China's Dominance in Autonomous Ride-Hailing
BIG TECHChina leads AV race
A New Robotaxi Scorecard Shows China's Dominance in Autonomous Ride-Hailing
A new industry scorecard tracking global robotaxi deployment puts Chinese operators clearly out front on scale, cities covered and rides delivered, according to TechCrunch's Mobility report. As US players like Waymo expand methodically, the data suggests China's combination of permissive rollout and domestic competition is compounding into a real lead.
IPO
Japan's Go Surges 21% in the Country's Biggest 2026 IPO, Then Races Toward Robotaxis
IPO¥88.6B IPO
Japan's Go Surges 21% in the Country's Biggest 2026 IPO, Then Races Toward Robotaxis
Go, Japan's dominant ride-hailing app, jumped 21% in its Tokyo debut after a 25x-oversubscribed ¥88.6 billion offering -- the country's largest IPO of 2026 -- and is now steering the proceeds toward Waymo-powered robotaxis and acquisitions. It's a rare profitable, category-leading tech listing, and a signal that the IPO thaw has gone global.
IPO
Japan's Top Taxi App Go Raises $580M in Tokyo's Biggest IPO of 2026, Betting the Proceeds on Robotaxis
IPO~$580M
Japan's Top Taxi App Go Raises $580M in Tokyo's Biggest IPO of 2026, Betting the Proceeds on Robotaxis
Go Inc., Japan's dominant ride-hailing app, raised about $580 million in the country's largest IPO of the year and jumped as much as 21% on its Tokyo debut. The Goldman-backed offering was 25x oversubscribed, and Go is funneling the proceeds into robotaxis -- a Waymo partnership aimed at Japan's worsening driver shortage.
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