Alphabet, Uber and Google Ventures invest $335 million in the scooter startup turning it into the latest unicorn. : Alphabet, Uber and Google Ventures invest $335 million in the scooter startup turning it into the latest unicorn. Lime announced a new funding round of $335 million on Monday that was led by Alphabet's Google Ventures. This is after its rival, Bird, announced less than two weeks ago that it received $300 million in new funding. Along with Google Ventures, Lime also confirmed that Uber was involved with this funding round.