Business classification
VCID: 420816
Profile
Corporate information
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Registration country
Investment activity status
Active investor
Company type
Venture fund established by Amazon to create momentum for voice and smart devices.Fund terms
Overview
The Amazon Alexa Fund was originally launched in 2015 to create momentum for voice and smart devices and show the art of what’s possible. Since its launch, the Alexa Fund has provided venture capital funding to fuel not only voice innovation, but also areas such as artificial intelligence, hardware, and entertainment. We believe in supporting entrepreneurs who advance the state of the art and working with them to best leverage Amazon to innovate on behalf of customers.
Investments
Selected investments
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Datology AI Inc Unified platform for artificial intelligence (AI) data curation. |
United States | 10 May 2024 | Series A Initial investment. Round participant. Active |
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Aspinity Maker of ultra-low-power analog machine learning processors |
United States | 1 Jan 2018 2 Sep 2020 |
Series A Initial investment. Round participant. Active |
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Greenlight Financial Technology Inc Family fintech company that provides a debit card and money app designed to help parents raise financially-smart kids. |
United States | 21 Feb 2018 | Series A Round participant. Active |
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Thalmic Labs Inc |
19 Sep 2016 | Series B Initial investment. Led the investment round. Active |
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Ecobee Inc Smart thermostat maker. |
Canada | 19 Aug 2016 | Venture Active |