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Amazon Alexa Fund — 2018 Investments

5 investments dated 2018 · listed companies and verified rows first · show all

Aspinityaspinity.comin𝕏Nov 2018

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

CTRL Labsctrl-labs.comJun 2018 · $620MAcquired

New York startup building non-invasive neural interface wristbands to control computers, acquired by Facebook in 2019.

Patrick Kaifosh(Founder)Thomas Reardon(Founder)Tim Machado(Founder)

Co-investorsBreyer CapitalGV (Google Ventures)Lux CapitalMatrixSpark CapitalFounders Fund+2 more

Ecobeeecobee.comin𝕏May 2018 · $36M

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-investorsBDC Growth Venture FundEnergy Impact PartnersRelay VenturesVenture Ontario

Energy Impact Partnersenergyimpactpartners.comin𝕏Mar 2018

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 VenturesDNV VenturesEvergy VenturesHumans Of The InternetJERAMOL Switch+11 more

IMPACT Partnersimpact-partners.comin𝕏Mar 2018

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-investorsBetter HoldingCDP Venture CapitalBlindspot Ventures Management CoBreakthrough Energy VenturesEnergy Impact PartnersFranklin Templeton+5 more

Pulse Labspulselabs.aiin𝕏Feb 2018 · $2.5M

Pulse Labs provides AI-powered user research and feedback analysis tools for product teams to test features, gather insights, and make data-driven product decisions.

AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsIoTMarketing TechSaaSSeattle, US

Dylan Zwick(Founder)inAbhishek Suthan(Founder)inAkansha Mehta(Executive Officer, Promoter)in

BoardMaria Karaivanova(Director)

Co-investorsTechstarsKicker VenturesMadrona Venture GroupAlexa FundBezos Expeditions

Sensible Objectsensibleobject.cominJun 2018 · $3.2M

GamingLondon, GB

Co-investorsTechstarsAlexa FundLondon Venture PartnersMarch Capital Partners

Rows marked “SEC filing” are inferred from directors named on the company's SEC Form D — public regulatory data, not a portfolio list published by the firm.