The new valuation may feed recurring speculation that Waymo will eventually pursue an IPO as part of a spinoff from Alphabet.

Google’s robotaxi start-up brings in new investors amid global roll out and competition from Elon Musk’s Tesla

The parent company would provide about $13 billion to the robotaxi firm, while the rest would come from others, including new investors Sequoia Capital, DST Global and Dragoneer…