Waymo

Waymo develops the Waymo Driver autonomous-driving system and operates fully autonomous ride-hailing services. In 2026 it raised $16 billion at a $126 billion post-money valuation after reporting 20 million lifetime rides, 127 million fully autonomous miles and more than 400,000 weekly rides.

Facts

  • Segment: Automotive
  • Country: United States
  • Founded: 2016
  • Website: https://waymo.com/

Funding

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Investors

  • Andreessen Horowitz - Participant - Angel / Individual - 2 funding events - repeat backer - first seen 2024-10-25 - latest 2026-02-02
  • Silver Lake - Participant - Angel / Individual - 2 funding events - repeat backer - first seen 2024-10-25 - latest 2026-02-02
  • T. Rowe Price - Participant - Unknown - 2 funding events - repeat backer - first seen 2024-10-25 - latest 2026-02-02

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Market context

Comparable profiles and adjacent companies connected by shared workflow, capability, or stack position.

  • Zoox - comparable profile - peer: Autonomous Driving Stack
  • Mobileye - comparable profile - peer: Autonomous Driving Stack
  • Helm.ai - comparable profile - peer: Autonomous Driving Stack

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Timeline

  • 2024-10-25 - Funding - Waymo closes $5.6B funding round led by Alphabet - Waymo announced a $5.6B funding round led by Alphabet with participation from major financial investors. The company says proceeds will support scaling Waymo Driver operations and expanding Waymo One service markets. - source: waymo.com
  • 2022-12-16 - Deployment - Waymo opens 24/7 rider-only airport service in Phoenix - Waymo opened fully autonomous rides between Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport and Downtown Phoenix to members of the public. The company described the airport route as a round-the-clock service with no human driver at the 44th Street and Washington… - source: waymo.com

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Team

  • Tekedra Mawakana - Co-Chief Executive Officer - Co-leads Waymo?s autonomous driving technology business and go-to-market expansion.
  • Dmitri Dolgov - Co-Chief Executive Officer - Co-leads Waymo?s company strategy with focus on development and deployment of the Waymo Driver.
  • Satish Jeyachandran - Vice President, Engineering - Leads engineering work for Waymo?s autonomous driving hardware and vehicle-platform integration.

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