Alphabet Inc. is a publicly owned multinational technology conglomerate headquartered in the US. Founded in 2015, the company employs approximately 2,680 individuals and functions primarily as a holding company. Alphabet was created to serve as the parent holding company for Google and several other businesses, with a corporate restructuring that separated core Google internet services from a collection of other companies, referred to as "Other Bets." Google remains its largest subsidiary, and other significant companies under Alphabet include Verily (life sciences), GV (venture capital), Calico (longevity research), and X (advanced innovation).
