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/
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
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- 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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