Waymo
Waymo is a Robotaxi / AV company founded in 2009 and based in Mountain View, United States. It has raised $24.6B in total funding, most recently a Debt in 2026.
Founded in 2009 in Mountain View as the Google Self-Driving Car Project, Waymo develops and operates autonomous vehicle technology and services. Waymo One is a paid robotaxi ride-hailing platform available through a dedicated app, operating across 15 US cities including Phoenix, the San Francisco Bay Area, Los Angeles, Austin, Atlanta, Miami and Nashville, with expansion to international markets including Tokyo and Las Vegas. The service uses Jaguar I-PACE electric vehicles paired with the Waymo Driver autonomy stack. Waymo Driver is a SAE Level 4 autonomous-driving system integrating custom lidar, radar, cameras and onboard compute with machine-learning driving capabilities and high-resolution mapping. The company has raised $24.6 billion total, including a $3 billion debt facility led by Pimco and Blackstone announced in September 2026. Waymo operates with 1,000–5,000 employees.
Waymo is a significant robotaxi platform operator, having deployed commercial service across 15 US cities with scale reaching 500,000 paid rides per week by September 2026. The company's $24.6 billion in cumulative capital and $3 billion debt raise signal major institutional backing for autonomous vehicle commercialization. Waymo's multi-market presence and planned international expansion demonstrate the viability of robotaxi services as a business model across geographies.
At a glance
Total raised
$24.6B
Headcount
1k-5k
Headquarters
Mountain View
United StatesFounded
2009
Status
Private
Subsector
Where Waymo ranks
Top 25 Mobility companies →Funding history
Total raised
$24.6B
Rounds tracked
0
Latest stage
Debt
No dated funding rounds on file. This company is privately held and may be raising or operating on undisclosed capital.
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Leadership
Sebastian Thrun
Founder (Google Self-Driving Car Project)
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Anthony Levandowski
Co-founder (Google Self-Driving Car Project)