# Google CEO Sundar Pichai said the explosion of artificial intelligence has opened the door to more startup investments.

*business · news · 2026-04-07 · CNBC*

## Key points

- Alphabet's 2015 $900 million SpaceX investment could now be worth around $100 billion.
- SpaceX confidentially filed for an IPO, reportedly seeking a $1.75 trillion valuation.
- Google's total investment in Anthropic now exceeds $3 billion for a 14% stake.
- Anthropic's valuation surged to $380 billion as of its last funding round in February 2024.
- Waymo's latest funding round raised $16 billion, valuing it at $126 billion.

**Companies:** Alphabet, SpaceX, Nvidia, Microsoft, Amazon, Stripe, Anthropic
**Countries:** United States

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