The world's most experienced driver — autonomous ride-hailing at commercial scale
Waymo — formerly the Google self-driving car project — operates the world's first commercial autonomous ride-hailing service, with over 20 million paid rides served across Phoenix, San Francisco, Los Angeles, and Austin. An Alphabet subsidiary, it is the highest-valued autonomous-vehicle company in the world.
Autonomous📍 Mountain View, CAFounded 2009
Current Valuation
$126B
as of 2026-Q1
CENTURION
QL Price
$126B
0% vs last round
QuantLogix's current estimate for Waymo, published 2026-10-07 — in line with the last disclosed round of $126B (2026-Q1).
Confidence
medium
Basis
secondary led
What backs this price
Last disclosed round
$126B
2026-Q1
weight 0.7
Secondary market print
$126B
2026-06-27
weight 0.78
How this price has held up
No round has priced for Waymo since QuantLogix began publishing a price for it, so there is nothing to grade yet. The claim above is on the record from 2026-10-07 and will be graded against the next priced round. See the full accuracy record →
Which publicly-traded funds already hold it, what $10,000 buys, and whether any route is open to you.
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IPO Outlookrumored
Is Waymo going public in 2027?
An IPO is rumored for 2027, with nothing filed. Waymo remains private and the date is not the company's.
What is Waymo's valuation in 2026?
Waymo is valued at $126B as of 2026-Q1, set by its 2026 mega-round ($16B, Feb 2026). That is the last confirmed mark, not a live price — private shares do not trade continuously.
Has Waymo filed an S-1?
No public S-1 is on file for Waymo as of 10/07/2026; the IPO is rumored.
Who are Waymo's investors?
Waymo's investors include Alphabet, Dragoneer Investment Group, DST Global, Sequoia Capital, Andreessen Horowitz, Mubadala and 5 more.
How much has Waymo raised?
Waymo has raised $28B in total, most recently a 2026 mega-round of $16B in Feb 2026.
Is Waymo publicly traded — can you buy Waymo stock?
No. Waymo is a private company — its shares are not listed on any exchange and there is no ticker. The routes to exposure are pre-IPO secondary marketplaces and funds (accredited investors), employee tender offers when the company runs one, and public companies with read-through exposure. QuantLogix maps every route it can verify for Waymo on its Pre-IPO Access Desk.
Answers are derived from the roster record shown on this page — filing status, last round and confirmed marks. Where the record is silent, the answer says so rather than guessing.
Company Profile
CEO
Tekedra Mawakana
Founded
2009
HQ
Mountain View, CA
Employees
~2500
Total Raised
$28B
Growth
Ride volume scaling rapidly across Phoenix, SF, LA, Austin
Implied per-share price from private secondary transactions, as of Jun 2026. This is a point estimate, not a quote — the feed carries no bid, ask or spread, and a secondary print is evidence of what someone paid on that date rather than a live market. Compare across every tracked name →
Latest Funding Round
Round
Amount
Date
Lead Investor
Post-Money
2026 mega-round
$16B
Feb 2026
Dragoneer / DST Global / Sequoia
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Talent Signal
Hiring trend
▼ Hiring downtrend
-14% vs 2026-08
Open roles
326
via greenhouse
Product-build share
69%
engineering, research, product, design
Trajectory
tightening
heavy product build — 69% of open roles are product-building functions (engineering/research/product) — 107 of 326 open roles are engineering.
Open roles trending down; no tracked executive churn.
Counted from Waymo's live job board as of 2026-09-15; role functions classified from posting titles. Open-role counts are an activity signal, not headcount. Refreshed monthly.
Founders & Key People
Sebastian ThrunAnthony LevandowskiChris Urmson
Investors
Alphabet · Dragoneer Investment Group · DST Global · Sequoia Capital · Andreessen Horowitz · Mubadala · Bessemer Venture Partners · Silver Lake · Tiger Global · T. Rowe Price · Fidelity
Private-company numbers are not real-time. Reflects publicly disclosed valuations from press releases, news reports, and tender offers as of 2026-Q1. Refreshed quarterly.