Alphabet plans to raise $80B to pay for AI buildout

Alphabet, Google's parent company, announced Monday it plans to raise $80 billion through a stock sale to fund its AI infrastructure expansion, including a $10 billion sale to Berkshire Hathaway. The company cited surging demand for AI solutions that is exceeding supply, with CEO Sundar Pichai projecting capital expenditures between $180 billion and $190 billion this year. The move aligns with a broader industry trend as tech giants are expected to collectively spend up to $700 billion on AI infrastructure in 2026.

Google parent company Alphabet said Monday that it plans to raise $80 billion to help pay for the massive AI infrastructure buildout it has planned. Alphabet will sell off that amount in stock and will then use the funds to pay for “general corporate purposes, including capital expenditures to scale AI infrastructure and global compute,” the company said in a statement https://s206.q4cdn.com/479360582/files/doc news/2026/Jun/01/attachments/2026-June-Alphabet-Equity-Capital-Raise-Press-Release-PDF.pdf . Part of the plan involves selling $10 billion in stock to Berkshire Hathaway, the massive global holding company formerly led by Warren Buffett. “The company is experiencing strong demand for its AI solutions and services from enterprises and consumers, at levels that are exceeding the company’s available supply,” Alphabet said in its statement. “By scaling its investments, the company seeks to expand its foundational infrastructure to support the significant growth opportunity ahead.” The company added that the stock plan represented a way to “fund its investments in a balanced way while retaining a healthy balance sheet.” Like other tech giants, Google has announced plans for a massive investment in compute this year, the likes of which will be used to support a flurry of new AI services https://techcrunch.com/2026/05/19/google-search-as-you-know-it-is-over/ . At Google I/O last month, CEO Sundar Pichai said that https://blog.google/innovation-and-ai/sundar-pichai-io-2026/ infrastructure-innovation the company expects to spend between $180 billion and $190 billion on capex before the year is out. Google and other tech giants are expected to spend https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-04-30/us-big-tech-ratchets-up-ai-spending-past-700-billion-this-year as much as $700 billion this year on AI capex.