GOOG’s $200B Bet: Owning the Future of AI, Space, and Data
@Michael Esther:
$Alphabet(GOOG)$ invested in to make $200B so far: 1. SPACEX → ~$1.25T–$2T Satellite internet + launch dominance, controls global infrastructure 2. Anthropic → ~$350B–$1T+ Frontline AI models powering enterprise + next-gen intelligence stack 3. Databricks → ~$134B AI + data backbone enabling enterprises to train and deploy models 4. Stripe → ~$150B+ Global payments infrastructure powering internet commerce and financial rails 5. Epic Games → ~$30B+ (est.) Owns Unreal Engine, building metaverse + real-time 3D ecosystems 6. $AST SpaceMobile, Inc.(ASTS)$ → ~$5B–$10B (est.) Space-based cellular network connecting phones directly via satellites 7. Planet Labs → ~$2B–$4B (est.) Earth data + geospatial intellige
