Investors See a Defining Breakthrough
Khosla Ventures founder Vinod Khosla called Waabi’s platform a fundamental leap forward in driverless technology, saying it reshapes how autonomous systems are built and deployed.
He said the company’s rapid progress in trucking and expansion into robotaxis signals the arrival of true real-world scale, a milestone long promised but rarely delivered in autonomous driving.
“This breakthrough will define AI for decades,” Khosla said.
A Deep Bench of Backers
The funding round drew participation from a wide slate of strategic and institutional investors, including Uber, NVentures, Volvo Group Venture Capital, and Porsche Automobil Holding SE.
Additional backing came from funds and accounts managed by BlackRock, Radical Ventures, HarbourVest Partners, Linse Capital, and Incharge Capital, among others.
Brook Porter, partner and co-founder at G2 Venture Partners, said Waabi’s simulation-first, end-to-end AI sharply accelerates commercial adoption while lowering the capital required to scale — a rare combination in an industry known for high burn rates.
