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Seattle, US · 8 known investors

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Amazon operates the largest online retail marketplace in the world alongside Amazon Web Services, its cloud computing division, plus advertising, logistics and streaming media businesses.

B2B MarketplacesConsumerE-commerceMarketplaces

Investors · 8

Access Technology Ventures
Kleiner PerkinsMenlo Park · $500K – $15M
Madrona Venture GroupSeattle · $2M – $10M
Redwood CollectiveSilicon Valley
Rogue Insight CapitalMarkham
Silver Lake PartnersMenlo Park
Union Grove Venture PartnersChapel Hill
Vintage Investment PartnersHerzliya Pituach

Founder mafia

The Amazon mafia →

12 people who came through Amazon went on to found or lead other companies.

Kiran GolluFounding EngineerFounded Oodle +1Daniel DeCovnickSoftware Development EngineerFounded Observant AI +1Sundeep AhujaPrincipal Business Development Manager - Startups & AI/MLFounded RichrelevanceWei Lien DangSenior Product ManagerFounded StackroxAkshay RamaswamySoftware Development EngineerFounded OmniShivam BharukaSoftware Engineer InternFounded FinvestEric ChenSoftware Development ManagerFounded CakeworkKamil AliSoftware Engineering InternFounded PlutisEric KimSDEFounded InariDaksh GuptaEngineerFounded GreptileBrian CripeSoftware Development EngineerFounded OneGrepJason ZhanSoftware EngineerFounded Memoir

Acquisitions · 3

Early investors' stakes continue via these deals
1Life Healthcare

1Life Healthcare operated One Medical, a membership-based primary care organization offering in-person clinics and virtual care across the United States. Acquired by Amazon in 2023.

TextPayMe

TextPayMe was a mobile person-to-person payment service that let users send money via text messages. Acquired by Amazon in 2006 and later relaunched as Amazon's TextBuyIt/Amazon payments efforts.

TSO Logic, Inc.

Uses machine learning algorithms and pattern matching to match computing workloads to optimal public or private cloud options, reducing costs and improving efficiency; acquired by Amazon Web Services in 2019.

In the news

Exclusive: Greenjoules Raises ₹62 Cr From Amazon, Singularity To Scale Green Energy Operationsinc42.com · Aug 2026Prediction: This Will Be Amazon's Stock Price by the End of 2026 | The Motley Foolfool.com · Aug 2026Exclusive: Dash Bio nets $30M for 'Amazon Web Services of drug development'endpoints.news · Aug 2026Amazon Raised Its AI Spending And Had Its Best Day In Yearsfinance.yahoo.com · Aug 2026Amazon Raised 2026 CapEx by $20 Billion— but CEO Andy Jassy Won't Say How It's Paying for It: 'Nothing to Share...'finance.yahoo.com · Aug 2026Amazon Stock Surges As AWS Growth Outpaces Heavy AI Spendingforbes.com · Jul 2026How to Raise Funds for a Startup: Step-by-Step (2026)startupfundraising.com · Jul 2026Get Funded - AFWERXafwerx.com · Jul 2025

Frequently asked questions

What does Amazon do?
Amazon operates the largest online retail marketplace in the world alongside Amazon Web Services, its cloud computing division, plus advertising, logistics and streaming media businesses.
Who are Amazon's investors?
Amazon's investors include Access Technology Ventures, Kleiner Perkins, Madrona Venture Group, Redwood Collective, Rogue Insight Capital, Silver Lake Partners, Union Grove Venture Partners, Vintage Investment Partners.
Where is Amazon headquartered?
Amazon is headquartered in Seattle, US.