Beijing · Pre-Seed–Growth · 23 people tracked
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Investment thesis
Amazon Web Services (AWS) is Amazon's Seattle-based cloud computing division, offering more than 240 cloud and AI services to customers ranging from startups to large enterprises. Its infrastructure spans over 120 availability zones across dozens of geographic regions worldwide. It is a technology provider rather than an investment firm.
Source: firm website, verified Jul 21, 2026.
Team · 23 people
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Founder mafia
The Amazon Alexa Fund mafia →7 people who came through Amazon Alexa Fund went on to found or lead other companies.
What they invest in
from 21 of 25 portfolio companiesHardware ×8Cleantech ×6Consumer ×6AI & Machine Learning ×5Deep Tech ×4Energy ×4IoT ×4New Materials ×3
HQs:United States×11Canada×2Germany×2United Kingdom×1
Portfolio companies · 25 tracked
alumni founders can tell you what the program is really likeBy year:2025 · 22024 · 32022 · 22021 · 22020 · 32019 · 214 dated
Aspinity designs analog processing chips that enable near-zero power AI systems using its AnalogML technology.
AI & Machine LearningHardwareIoTSemiconductorsMorgantown, US
Brandon Rumberg(Executive Officer)inThomas Doyle(Executive Officer, Director)Richard Hegberg(CEO)inThomas P. Beckley(Director)
BoardNed Renzi(Director)
Co-investorsAnzu PartnersBantam GroupBirchmere VenturesNew Stack VenturesNewlin VenturesRiverfront Ventures, LLC+3 more
Cognixion develops non-invasive brain-computer interfaces and adaptive assistive technology that provide communication and control for people with complex disabilities.
Deep TechHealthtechMedical DevicesSanta Barbara, US
Andreas Forsland(Chief Executive Officer)inDiana Pereira(Chief Financial Officer)inChris Ullrich(CTO)inThomas Washing(Director)Thomas Gruber(Director)
Co-investorsPrime Movers LabVolta Circle
New York startup building non-invasive neural interface wristbands to control computers, acquired by Facebook in 2019.
Patrick Kaifosh(Cofounder)
Co-investorsBreyer CapitalGV (Google Ventures)Lux CapitalMatrixSpark CapitalGoldman Sachs
DatologyAI provides automated data curation for AI model training, helping companies identify and remove low-quality data to improve model performance and reduce computational costs.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureRedwood City, US
Ari Morcos(Founder)inBogdan Gaza(Founder)in
Co-investorsFelicis VenturesOutset CapitalRadical VenturesAmplify PartnersM12 (Microsoft's Venture Fund)Amplify Partners CV
San Francisco company building hands-free, voice-controlled trivia games that drivers play with their voices while commuting.
Co-investorsCanaan PartnersThe Chernin Group (TCG Crypto)Alexa FundFuel CapitalMakers FundWebb Investment Network
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ecobee makes smart home devices including smart thermostats and cameras, along with its eco+ software that delivers energy savings and demand flexibility for the electricity grid.
CleantechConsumerEnergyHardwareIoTToronto, CA
Stuart Lombard(Executive Officer, Director)inJonathan Prosser(Executive Officer)Rajan Goel(Director)Deborah Merril(Director)Chris Carradine(Executive Officer)John Metselaar(Executive Officer)
Co-investorsEnergy Impact PartnersRelay VenturesVenture Ontario
Endel is an AI-powered sound wellness company that generates personalized, adaptive soundscapes to help users focus, relax, and sleep based on inputs like movement, time of day, weather, and heart rate.
AI & Machine LearningConsumerIoTWellness & FitnessBerlin, DE
Oleg Stavitsky(Founder)in
Co-investorsSupermoon CapitalTarget GlobalWaverley CapitalKima VenturesTrue VenturesBose Ventures+3 more
Energy Impact Partners is a global investment firm managing over $4.5 billion that invests across venture, growth, and credit strategies in technologies for the energy transition and decarbonization.
CleantechClimate TechEnergyNew York, US
Lindsay Luger(Co-founder & Partner)inHans Kobler(Founder and Managing Partner)inJoshua Feldman(Co-founder, Partner, General Counsel & Chief Operating Officer)inMichael Donnelly(Co-founder, Partner and Chief Risk Officer)inHarry Giovani(Managing Partner & CEO of Energy Impact Partners Credit)inKyle Wool(Partner & Chief Financial Officer)in
Co-investorsClean Energy VenturesEvergy VenturesJERAMOL SwitchBlindspot Ventures Management CoBreakthrough Energy Ventures+9 more
Hearvana is developing acoustic intelligence technology aimed at enhancing listening capabilities for both humans and machines.
AI & Machine LearningDeep TechHardware
Shyam Gollakota(Founder)inMalek Itani(Founder)inTuochao Chen(Founder)
Co-investorsAllen Institute for AI (AI2) IncubatorAscend Venture CapitalJ4 VenturesPoint72 VenturesSCB 10XAI2 Incubator+6 more
Impact Partners is an impact investing firm active since 2007, focused on supporting a more inclusive society.
Impact & Social Good
Jonathan Zaback(Founder)in
Co-investorsCDP Venture CapitalBlindspot Ventures Management CoBreakthrough Energy VenturesEnergy Impact PartnersFranklin TempletonGigascale Capital+4 more
Inpher.io is an educational resource and review platform that helps users navigate cryptocurrency casinos safely by explaining security, fairness, and transaction mechanics.
Crypto & Web3San Francisco, US
Jordan Brandt(Executive Officer, Director)Dimitar Jetchev(Executive Officer, Director)Ivan Panushev(Executive Officer, Director)
Co-investorsCrosslink CapitalIn-Q-TelAlpana VenturesBlumberg CapitalBowery CapitalFoundersX Ventures+3 more
Ionomr develops ion-exchange membrane and polymer materials for clean energy applications including fuel cells, hydrogen production, and energy storage.
CleantechDeep TechEnergyNew MaterialsVancouver, CA
Benjamin Britton, PhD.Bill Haberlin(CEO)in
Co-investorsNGIF CapitalPallasite Ventures
LI-IND develops patent-protected, closed-loop production technology for making low-cost, high-performance battery materials.
Circular EconomyCleantechEnergyNew MaterialsPineville, US
Zheng Li(Mr. Li is the Chief Executive Officer of the Issuer.)inDr. Li(Founder & primary inventor)Gholamali Farhadi(Mr. Farhadi is the Chief Operating Officer of the Issuer.)"Xu ""Henry""" Han(Mr. Han is the Chief Financial Officer of the Issuer.)Nolan Schmidt(Mr. Schmidt is the Chief Strategy Officer of the Issuer.)David Young(Mr. Young is the Chief Technology Officer of the Issuer.)
Co-investorsBosch VenturesDnx VenturesLG Technology VenturesRobert Bosch Venture CapitalTechEnergy VenturesChevron Technology Ventures+5 more
Logically builds narrative decision intelligence software that monitors, clusters, and analyzes public and open-source information to detect signals, simulate scenarios, and recommend actions.
AI & Machine LearningDefense TechGovTechSaaS
Co-investorsVolution VenturesVitruvian PartnersXTX Markets
Paebbl develops carbon-neutral concrete technology for construction and infrastructure projects, demonstrated through a partnership with Heijmans on a pedestrian bridge.
CleantechClimate TechConstruction TechNew Materials
Co-investors2050CapnamicWave VenturesHolcim MAQER VenturesPale Blue Dot
ParkWhiz is an online parking marketplace and mobile app that lets drivers search, compare prices, and reserve parking spaces in advance for events or immediate use.
ConsumerMarketplacesMobility & TransportationChicago, US
Aashish Dalal(Director)inJon Thornton(Director)inYona Shtern(Executive Officer, Director)Mike Sands(Director)Sachin Chitnis(Director)Adam Erlebacher(Director)
Co-investorsChaifetz GroupConnetic VenturesEscalate Capital PartnersVillage GlobalWonder VenturesAlate Partners+3 more
IXI (Pixie Ray) develops adaptive eyewear with autofocusing lenses that track the wearer's eye movements to adjust focus for near or far vision.
Deep TechHardwareMedical Devices
Co-investorsbyFoundersHeartcore CapitalBragiel BrothersEurazeofirstminute capitalFOV Ventures+2 more
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Preemadonna makes Nailbot, a consumer device that prints nail art, along with a companion Creator Space.
ConsumerHardwareMenlo Park, US
Herpreet Singh Walia(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardJesse Draper(Director)in
Co-investorsCostella KirschGarage CapitalHalogen Ventures Management Company LlcCleo CapitalShrug CapitalSOSV+1 more
Rise Gardens makes indoor hydroponic garden systems that grow up to 108 plants and 40 lbs of produce per month without soil, paired with a companion app that provides automated lighting, watering, and step-by-step growing guidance.
AgTechConsumerHardwareChicago, US
Henry Adams(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)
Co-investorsChicago VenturesListen VenturesTELUS VenturesTrue Ventures
SPAN develops smart electrical panels that provide real-time home energy monitoring and control, enabling homeowners to track and optimize energy consumption at the room and appliance level to reduce energy bills.
CleantechHardwareIoTSan Francisco, US
Arch Rao(Founder & CEO)inArchan Rao(Executive Officer, Director)Douglas Booms(Executive Officer)inRyan Harris(Executive Officer)in
BoardDipender Saluja(Director)Greg Wasserman(Director)
Co-investorsAngeleno GroupArcTern VenturesCollaborative FundCongruent VenturesDesigner FundEarth Foundry+17 more
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Unruly Splats develops an approach to teaching computer science and coding to children that moves away from isolated, screen-based, sedentary activities.
EdTechFuture of Work
Co-investorsAspira CapitalBrass Ring VenturesChloe CapitalNextFab VenturesWalnut Venture AssociatesLearnLaunch+1 more
Volley develops voice-controlled and interactive games for smart speakers and TV platforms, offering titles such as trivia, music quizzes, and bedtime stories.
ConsumerGamingMedia & Entertainment
Max Child(Founder)James Wilsterman(Founder)
Co-investorsA.Capital VenturesAdvancit CapitalAurumBitkraft Esports VenturesDream MachineLightspeed Venture Partners+7 more
Zwift is an indoor cycling and training app that connects to smart trainers and dedicated smart bikes, letting cyclists ride, train, and compete virtually with others.
GamingHardwareSports Tech
Eric Min(Founder)in
Co-investorsCauseway PartnersHighland EuropeHiro CapitalPale Fire CapitalTrue.Novator+2 more
Other
Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.
14TreesBamboo Learning
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companies
Zwift · zwiftinsider.com · Aug 19, 2026
Impact Partners · esgtoday.com · Aug 13, 2026
Energy Impact Partners · esgtoday.com · Aug 13, 2026
CTRL Labs · bebee.com · Aug 10, 2026
Paebbl · x.com · Aug 9, 2026
Inpher · fortuneindia.com · Jul 17, 2026
ParkWhiz · en.wikipedia.org · Jun 16, 2026
SPAN · latitudemedia.com · Feb 2, 2026
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has Amazon Alexa Fund made?
- Amazon Alexa Fund has 25 tracked investments, 1 of which have exited, including 4 dated in the last 24 months.
- What stage does Amazon Alexa Fund invest at?
- Amazon Alexa Fund invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C, Growth stages.
- What sectors does Amazon Alexa Fund focus on?
- Amazon Alexa Fund focuses on AI & Machine Learning, Cloud Computing, Enterprise Software, Sector Agnostic.
- Where is Amazon Alexa Fund located?
- Amazon Alexa Fund is headquartered in Beijing, CN.
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Co-investors · 49
Energy Impact Partners is an investment firm that connects entrepreneurs with major corporate partners to help drive the transformation of the global economy toward a more sustainable future.
Lightspeed is a global venture capital firm that has spent over two decades backing innovative companies as an early and first investor.
Spark Capital is a venture capital firm that partners with founders, known for early investments including leading Twitter's Series B in 2008.
SOSV is a deep tech venture capital firm that makes first-check pre-seed investments and follow-on rounds in startups focused on human and planetary health, providing lab space and hands-on support at its US locations.
Lux Capital is a venture capital firm that backs founders building transformative deep technologies, having been among the first investors in category-defining companies across AI, robotics, biotech, defense, and infrastructure.
Fifth Wall is an investment firm focused on technology for the built environment (PropTech), backing startups that make the spaces where people live, work, and play smarter, safer, and more energy efficient.
Madrona Venture Group is a Seattle-founded venture firm that partners with founders across early and acceleration stages, providing capital plus hands-on support in recruiting, strategy, business development, and fundraising.
Bowery Capital is an early-stage venture firm focused on B2B software companies, providing hands-on go-to-market, talent, and business development support to founders.
Crosslink Capital is a San Francisco-based venture capital firm investing in enterprise and consumer technology startups across North America.
VC Firm committed to standing in their founder's corner, not their kitchen.
Webb Investment Network (WIN) is an early-stage investment firm that partners with founders to help them build technology companies, backed by a community of experienced operators who advise portfolio founders.
Relay Ventures is an early-stage venture capital firm that backs founders from pre-seed and seed through later financing stages, focusing on companies solving major pain points in large, high-growth markets.
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Makers FundVersion One VenturesPrime Movers LabRiverfront Ventures, LLCAnzu PartnersMaki.vcAccelAlumni VenturesRedpoint VenturesInsight PartnersBain Capital VenturesKrakenEniac VenturesInnovation EndeavorsPractical Venture CapitalRevolutionFoundryDN CapitalUpfront VenturesM13Eclipse VenturesLeft Lane Capitalfoobar.vcFounders' Co-opGiant Ventures Global LlpCapital FactoryBDC Venture CapitalMorado Venture PartnersL CattertonSutter Hill VenturesJAZZ Venture PartnersCalibrate VenturesPowerhouseInnovation WorksTeam IgniteAltos VenturesFuture Energy Ventures
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