Anthropic’s $965B Valuation and Waymo’s 577-Strong Texas Fleet Highlight Google Cloud and Robotaxi Dominance
GOOG•Anthropic's $965 billion post-money valuation follows a $65 billion Series H round and includes capacity agreements with Google for five gigawatts of next-generation TPU compute. Alphabet’s Waymo registered 577 autonomous vehicles in Texas compared with Tesla's 42, highlighting a more than 13-fold lead in robotaxi deployment.
1. Anthropic Series H and Google Cloud Partnership
Anthropic raised $65 billion in a Series H round, pushing its post-money valuation to $965 billion and nearly tripling its February Series G mark of $380 billion. The funding, backed by investors including Altimeter Capital, Dragoneer, Greenoaks and Sequoia Capital, embeds $15 billion of hyperscaler commitments, with Google securing five gigawatts of next-generation TPU capacity alongside existing chip partners.
2. Waymo’s Texas Robotaxi Fleet Leads Tesla
Under new Texas regulations requiring registration of autonomous fleets, Waymo submitted 577 vehicles versus Tesla’s 42, a more than 13-fold advantage. Waymo’s paid network now approaches 4,000 vehicles nationwide and operates commercially in Austin, Dallas, Houston and San Antonio, underscoring Alphabet’s lead in robotaxi deployment.
