2. Waymo $750.0M
Round: Venture
Description: Mountain View-based Waymo improves transportation by developing self-driving technology developed in Google’s labs. Founded by Anthony Levandowski in 2009, has now raised a total of $3.0B in total equity funding and is backed by investors that include Andreessen Horowitz, Alphabet, T. Rowe Price, Canada Pension Plan Investment Board, and Silver Lake Partners.
Investors in the round: Fidelity Management and Research Company, Perry Creek Capital, T. Rowe Price
Funding month: May
Industry: Automotive, Autonomous Vehicles, Robotics, Sensor, Transportation
Founders: Anthony Levandowski
Founding year: 2009
Location: Mountain View
Total reported equity funding: $3.0B
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