X (Alphabet's Moonshot Factory)
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/ Corporate VS · 88/100 · Excellent
Alphabet's moonshot factory (Astro Teller, 2010). Waymo, Wing, Loon (sunset 2021), Glass, Tidal. Reference corporate-VS for deep-tech and long-horizon company formation.
/ 01 / Subscore Breakdown
How the grade decomposes.
Repeatability/ 25% weight
86
Capital Efficiency/ 22% weight
78
Operator Bench/ 20% weight
96
Equity Ownership Capture/ 18% weight
94
Portfolio Outcomes/ 15% weight
86
/ 02 / Studio Notes
Best for / Watch out for.
/ Best for
Deep-tech, long-horizon, capital-intensive projects requiring Alphabet-scale infrastructure.
/ Watch out for
Alphabet-internal only; external founders cannot access. Capital intensity is extreme; projects sunset (Loon).
/ 03 / Public-Record Timeline
What's on the record.
2024
Waymo public-market trajectory + commercial Wing operations
2021
Loon sunsets after operational economics
2010
Google X launches