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verified Jul 14, 2026 · HTTP 200
CohortClass of 2017What it is
google,design [User Experience, Tech]
HTTP liveness
22 probes since Jun 13Jun 13Jul 14
AliveHard-dead (404/5xx/parked)RedirectedUnverified (timeout/DNS/block)
Observed events
probes · press · GitHub- Jun 13, 2026First probe — liveAlive · 200 OK
Funding history
1 roundTotal raised
$85.0B
Latest valuation
—
Stage
growth
Growth
Jun 2026
investors undisclosed
$85.0B
Data from SEC EDGAR Form D filings and press coverage. Round labels for SEC filings are inferred from filing sequence and amount.
Moat
Cost / scale
strong
Google Design benefits from significant cost advantages due to the company's large-scale operations in cloud computing, which allows for competitive pricing and robust resource access crucial for AI development. This scale reduces costs relative to potential new entrants in the AI market.
- webThe cost advantage enjoyed by these so-called hyperscalers gives them an edge in AI: They have access to computing resources at lower cost than most other companies. source
- webThe three largest cloud providers in the US—Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, and Google Cloud—compete in part on price and their operating margin is correlated with their scale. source
- webCost is crucial in tech as well. Cloud computing is a competitive business where success requires, among other things, competitive pricing made possible by large scale. source
- webWhen the capital spigot eventually turns off—and it will—the companies with structural cost advantages will be the only ones left standing. source
strong · 0.70 confidence · grounded in 4 sources
Website-grounded · Jun 2026
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Pulse Indexobserved activity
452/4 signal families
Liveness40%1.00
Press30%no data
GitHub20%no data
Tranco10%0.52
Weighted observed activity · updated Jul 13
Cohort survival · Class of 2017weekly
13,497 products launched in 2017 · 100% still active
13,462 active35 sunset
Still active
100%
Median lifespan
4.9y