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Definition: Alphabet


A holding company formed by Google in 2015 to better represent the diverse projects Google has undertaken over the years. Following are the various divisions. See Google, Android, YouTube, Gmail, Google X Lab and Waymo.

Alphabet - Web search, Android, YouTube, Gmail, Chrome

Access
Google Fi high-speed Internet. See Google Fi.

Calico
A life sciences biotech company researching health and longevity. See Calico.

CapitalG
Private equity for large tech companies.

DeepMind
Research lab for AI based in London. See Google Brain.

FitBit
Health and wellness products. Alphabet acquired FitBit in 2021.

Google
Internet search, cloud computing, hardware and software.

Google Nest
Home automation from Nest Labs acquired by Google in 2014. Under Alphabet until 2018 when it merged into Google.

GV
Google venture capital for tech.

Intrinsic
Robotics software. Spun out of X Development in 2021.

Isomorphic Labs
Drug discovery company in the U.K. launched in 2021.

Jigsaw
Technology incubator founded in 2010. Formerly Google Ideas, Jigsaw moved from Alphabet to Google in 2020.

Sidewalk Labs
Urban planning and infrastructure.

Verily
Research in life sciences.

Waymo
Self-driving cars and taxis.

Wing
Drone-based freight delivery. Founded in 2012 as part of Google X, it became an Alphabet subsidiary in 2018.

X Development
R&D. Semi-secret. Formerly Google X.