Waymo
The world's most experienced driver — autonomous ride-hailing at commercial scale
Autonomous
📍 Mountain View, CA
Founded 2009
Current Valuation
$126B
as of 2026-Q1
CENTURION
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.
Company Profile
Growth
Ride volume scaling rapidly across Phoenix, SF, LA, Austin
Last Round
2026 mega-round — $16B (Feb 2026) · Lead: Dragoneer / DST Global / Sequoia
Fundraising Status
2026 mega-round · $16B · 5 mo ago
rumoredTotal raised $28B
Latest Funding Round
| Round | Amount | Date | Lead Investor | Post-Money |
|---|
| 2026 mega-round | $16B | Feb 2026 | Dragoneer / DST Global / Sequoia | — |
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
Products
- Waymo One (ride-hail)
- Waymo Driver (L4 stack)
Competitors
Cruise · Zoox · Motional · Tesla FSD · Pony.ai · WeRide
AutonomousRobotaxiDecacornAlphabet
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.