Big tech, Mountain View

Alphabet

Mountain View · Founded July 2015

Quick read

Alphabet Inc., the parent company of Google, was founded in July 2015 and is headquartered in Mountain View, California. It reported Q1 2026 revenues of $109.9 billion—up 22% year-over-year—with Google Cloud revenue surging 63% to $20 billion on AI demand. Its AI-first strategy now touches search, cloud, autonomous vehicles (Waymo), drug discovery (Isomorphic Labs), and custom silicon (TPUs).

Key facts

Founded
July 2015
Employees
190820
Sectors
ai, enterprise, saas, hardware, biotech
Website
google.com

Mission

Alphabet organizes the world's information through Google and bets on long-term technology including AI, autonomous vehicles, life sciences, and custom silicon via its Other Bets portfolio.

Recent activity

  • Jul 2026product
    Alphabet reported Q2 2026 revenue of $119.80 billion, beating estimates of $116.93 billion, with Google Cloud growing 82% year-over-year. EPS came in at $2.85 adjusted. The company raised its 2026 capex forecast to as high as $205 billion, sending the stock lower in after-hours trading. AI coding tool Antigravity now has over 2.4 million weekly active users. cnbc.com
  • May 2026product
    At Google I/O 2026, Alphabet announced Gemini 3.5 Flash, Gemini Omni Flash, the Gemini Spark personal AI agent, Universal Cart, and audio-first smart glasses under its Android XR line. AI Overviews now reaches 2.5 billion monthly users; AI Mode hit 1 billion monthly users. The Gemini app grew from 400 million to 900 million MAU year-over-year. New AI Ultra subscription tiers are priced at $100 and $200 per month. proactiveinvestors.co.uk
  • Apr 2026press
    Alphabet's board declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.22 per share on April 27, 2026 — a 5% increase from the prior $0.21 quarterly dividend. sec.gov
  • Apr 2026press
    Alphabet reported Q1 2026 results, with CEO Sundar Pichai describing it as a 'terrific start' to the year. The company recorded a $36.9 billion gain on equity securities in Q1, boosting net income significantly. Full-year 2026 capex was initially guided at $180–190 billion, roughly six times the $31 billion spent in 2022. sec.gov
  • Apr 2026investment
    Alphabet announced plans to invest up to $40 billion more in Anthropic, having already put in more than $3 billion since first acquiring a 10% stake in 2023. The Anthropic funding round also increased the carrying value of Alphabet's existing holding. cnbc.com
  • 2026product
    Google processed 3.2 quadrillion tokens per month across its services as of mid-2026, up 7× year-over-year from 480 trillion. More than 8.5 million developers build on Google's models monthly, and 375 customers each processed over 1 trillion tokens in the past twelve months. businessengineer.ai
  • Jun 2026fundraise
    Alphabet raised approximately $85 billion in equity — exceeding its initial $80 billion target after the underwritten offering was oversubscribed. The raise included a $10 billion investment from Berkshire Hathaway and a $30 billion underwritten offering priced at ~$35 billion. Proceeds are earmarked for AI compute infrastructure to meet demand that Alphabet says is outpacing available supply. cnbc.com
  • Jun 2026press
    Alphabet's free cash flow is projected to turn negative for several years as AI capital expenditure scales, according to Melius Research. The company had already secured more than $55 billion in fresh debt since November 2025 before the June equity raise. Full-year 2026 capital expenditure guidance was updated to as much as $190 billion. cnbc.com
  • May 2026press
    Bank of America analysts said Google is "no longer playing catch up" following I/O 2026, rating the stock a Buy. UBS also flagged the breadth of AI product updates. Alphabet shares traded at $381, up more than 21% year-to-date and roughly 120% over the prior twelve months. proactiveinvestors.com
  • Apr 2026investment
    Alphabet updated its full-year 2026 capital expenditure range to as much as $190 billion, reflecting accelerating AI infrastructure spending. cnbc.com
  • Q1 2026product
    Waymo surpassed 500,000 fully autonomous rides per week — doubling in less than a year — and expanded to six new U.S. cities in Q1 2026, bringing total operations to eleven major U.S. cities. Wing announced plans to operate in the Bay Area, continuing its Walmart and DoorDash partnerships. abc.xyz
  • Q1 2026investment
    GFiber announced plans to combine with Astound Broadband, a deal expected to close in Q4 2026. Completion will result in GFiber's deconsolidation from Alphabet's financials. abc.xyz

Key people

Named individuals at the firm. We don't expose direct email or phone — use their LinkedIn for outreach.

  • Sundar Pichai · CEO
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  • Anat Ashkenazi · CFO
  • Ruth Porat · Former CFO / SVP
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  • Frances Arnold · Board Member
  • R. Martin Chávez · Board Member
  • Demis Hassabis · CEO
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  • Jeff Dean · Chief Scientist at Google
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  • Larry Page · Co-founder
  • Sergey Brin · Co-founder (returned)
  • Prabhakar Raghavan · Chief Technologist
  • Philipp Schindler · Chief Business Officer

Sources

Other companies in United States

  • OpenAI · AI lab, San Francisco·
  • Anthropic · AI safety lab, San Francisco·
  • Stripe · Payments infrastructure, San Francisco·
  • Microsoft · Big tech, Redmond·
  • NVIDIA · AI hardware, Santa Clara·
  • Databricks · Data + AI platform, San Francisco

Frequently asked

What is Alphabet?+

Alphabet Inc. , the parent company of Google, was founded in July 2015 and is headquartered in Mountain View, California.

Where is Alphabet headquartered?+

Alphabet is headquartered in Mountain View, United States.

When was Alphabet founded?+

Alphabet was founded in July 2015.

What sectors does Alphabet operate in?+

Alphabet focuses on ai, enterprise, saas, hardware, biotech. They primarily operate in these sectors.

Who is the CEO of Alphabet?+

Sundar Pichai is the CEO of Alphabet.

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