CapitalG Backs OpenRouter with $113M for $1.3B Valuation as Google Gemini Gains Wall Street Traction
GOOG•Alphabet’s CapitalG led a $113M Series B in OpenRouter, lifting its valuation to $1.3B and underscoring its AI gateway now serving 8M users. Google Gemini is being adopted by Wall Street AI trainers charging $25K daily, and Google expands AI-driven payments with agentic interfaces on Coinbase’s Base network.
1. CapitalG Funds OpenRouter Growth
Alphabet’s growth fund CapitalG led a $113 million Series B in OpenRouter, boosting its post-money valuation to about $1.3 billion from $547 million a year earlier. OpenRouter now supports over 400 models and serves 8 million global users, processing 100 trillion tokens per month.
2. Wall Street Embraces Google Gemini
Wall Street Prompt charges $25,000 per day to train finance professionals on AI workflows, showcasing Google Gemini in pitch video analysis and sentiment scoring of earnings transcripts. The service has built a two-month backlog as major banks expand AI capabilities while reducing support headcount.
3. Google Expands AI Payments via Base MCP
Coinbase’s Base Model Context Protocol now connects Google Gemini and other AI agents to onchain apps, enabling agents to check balances, send funds and interact with DeFi services. Base MCP ties AI interfaces to user accounts without accessing private keys, boosting Google’s role in AI-native payment infrastructure.
