CAPITALG

About CapitalG

Alphabet's independent growth fund. Investor in LangChain and other AI companies.

Recent News about CapitalG

• India’s Aye Finance pilots generative AI for image‑based MSME underwriting

  On March 4, 2026, New Delhi–based Aye Finance announced it has completed a pilot using a generative AI and ML model to estimate sales of small trading businesses from images of shop premises and other parameters. The NBFC says the system cuts cost‑to‑serve and aims to extend formal credit to underserved micro‑enterprises in smaller Indian cities.

  Source: PR Newswire India2026-03-04T05:56:00.000Z

• Nvidia backs Baseten with $300m round to scale AI inference

  AI inference startup Baseten has raised $300 million at a $5 billion valuation, with Nvidia investing $150 million alongside lead backers IVP and Alphabet’s CapitalG. Reports of the deal surfaced on January 20 and were widely covered on January 21, 2026.

  Source: The Wall Street Journal2026-01-21T14:14:03.335Z

• Lovable raises $330M Series B to scale AI app coding boom

  Swedish AI startup Lovable raised a $330 million Series B round at a $6.6 billion valuation to expand its “vibe-coding” app development platform. The round, reported on December 20, 2025, was led by CapitalG and Menlo Ventures’ Anthology fund with participation from major strategic and VC investors.([deccanfounders.com](https://deccanfounders.com/2025/20/news/ai-app-development-vibe-coding-funding/?utm_source=openai))

  Source: Deccan Founders2025-12-20T14:06:22.386Z

• AI-powered security firm Verkada hits $5.8 billion valuation in latest funding round

  Cloud and AI-based physical security company Verkada said its latest investment round, led by Alphabet’s growth fund CapitalG, values the firm at $5.8 billion, up from $4.5 billion in its prior round. The San Mateo-based company, which offers AI-driven cameras, access control and environmental sensors on a unified platform, plans to use the funding to accelerate its AI capabilities and may provide liquidity for employees.

  Source: Reuters2025-12-03T19:04:00.000Z

• Celero raises $140M to build AI data center networking chip

  Celero Communications closed $140 million to develop silicon that links AI data centers over long distances more efficiently. A $100M Series B was led by Alphabet’s CapitalG; a previously undisclosed $40M round was led by Sutter Hill Ventures with participation from Valor Equity Partners, Atreides Management and Maverick Silicon.

  Source: Reuters2025-11-17T15:29:00.000Z