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Amazon

Last cheque observed Sep 2026; 77 cheques on record.

Deploying nowCompany

GrowthPre-seedSeedE-commerceRetailCloud

Deploying now
67%of best year8cheques in 12 months, 77 on record
Since the last cheque26days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$46MRounds led5 of 77Sole investor13 roundsExits8 from the portfolioMostly inUnited States, 61%
Pitch Amazon

Amazon highlights

  1. 01

    8 cheques in the last 12 months

  2. 02

    Mostly Series B and Seed: 51% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Sole investor in 13 rounds, median $43M

  4. 04

    8 exits from the portfolio

What they do

Amazon.com. Spend less. Smile more. Free shipping on millions of items.From their own website
Type
Company
Cheque size
Not stated
Stages
GrowthPre-seedSeedSeries ASeries B
Sectors
E-commerceRetailCloud
Based in
Seattle, United States
Cold pitches
Not accepted

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first77 appearances

  1. 2026

    8 rounds

  2. Sept
    BAG VenturesSeed · US · TechCrunch$11MWith 3 others
  3. Aug
    TwelveLabsSeries B · US · Ventureburn$100MWith 8 others
  4. Jul
    Smallest.aiSeries A · IN · TechCrunch$13MWith 5 others
  5. Jun
    OdysseySeries B · US · Crunchbase News$310MWith 11 others
  6. Jun
    Neura RoboticsSeries C · DE · TechStartups$1.4BWith 8 others
  7. May
    AnthropicSeries H · US · Crunchbase News$50BLed
  8. Mar
    OpenAIGrowth · US · Crunchbase News$110BLed
  9. Jan
    MagieSeed · BR · LatamList$5.0MWith 3 others
  10. 2025

    8 rounds

  11. Oct
    LastroSeries A · LatamList$16MWith 7 others
  12. Oct
    Redwood MaterialsGrowth · US · TechCrunch$350MWith 6 others
  13. Oct
    Redwood MaterialsSeries E · US$425MWith 4 others
  14. Oct
    Smallest.aiGrant · US$1.0MWith 5 others
  15. Jul
    AnthropicGrowth · US · Crunchbase News$5.0BWith 3 others
  16. Jul
    Cambridge TerahertzSeed · US · TechStartups$12MWith 3 others
  17. Jul
    AckoVentureUndisclosedWith 4 others
  18. Mar
    Tado°DE · Silicon Canals$33MWith 3 others
  19. 2024

    5 rounds

  20. Dec
    VolumeSeed · IT · TechCrunch$6.0MWith 9 others
  21. Nov
    AnthropicUS · Crunchbase News$4.0BLed
  22. Oct
    X-energySeries C · US · Crunchbase News$500MLed
  23. Sept
    VolumeGrant · US$350KWith 4 others
  24. Mar
    Figure AISeries B · US · Firms' own news pages$675MWith 7 others
  25. 2023

    1 round

  26. May
    Bamboo LearningVenture · USUndisclosedWith 1 other
  27. 2021

    1 round

  28. Aug
    DeliverooVenture · GBUndisclosedWith 5 others
  29. 2020

    1 round

  30. Sept
    TurntideGrowth · US · Firms' own news pages$100MWith 2 others
  31. 2019

    6 rounds

  32. Dec
    Bamboo LearningSeed · US · FinSMEs$1.4MWith 7 others
  33. Jul
    Doppio GamesSeed · PT · Pocketgamer$1.1MWith 7 others
  34. May
    DeliverooSeries G · GB · TechCrunch$575MLed
  35. Mar
    AckoSeries C · IN · TechCrunch$65MWith 6 others
  36. Feb
    RivianUS · FinSMEs$700MSole investor
  37. Jan
    Amazon PayIN · Inc42$43MSole investor
  38. 2018

    8 rounds

  39. Dec
    HousejoySeries B · IN · Entrackr$3.3MWith 6 others
  40. Dec
    WisdoSeed · IL · FinSMEs$11MWith 4 others
  41. Oct
    TadoDE · TechCrunch$50MWith 4 others
  42. Oct
    TastemadeSeries E · US · Variety$35MWith 8 others
  43. Oct
    Amazon PayIN · Indianweb2$80MSole investor
  44. Apr
    Capital FloatSeries C · IN · TechCrunch$22MSole investor
  45. Mar
    RachioSeries B · US · FinSMEs$10MWith 5 others
  46. Mar
    CheddarSeries D · US · FinSMEs$22MWith 13 others
  47. 2017

    1 round

  48. Mar
    GrailSeries B · US · FinSMEs$900MWith 7 others
  49. 2015

    7 rounds

  50. Aug
    RachioVenture · USUndisclosedSole investor

An announcement gives the size of the round, not the size of this investor's cheque: the only rounds that imply a cheque are those where they were the sole named investor.

The team

We hold 129 people at this firm from the lists this database was built from: a weaker source than the filings, since a list does not say when a title ended. Login to see them.

What the register says

From the firm's own filings with the SEC, which it must file accurately by law

$601Massets it managesOct 2026
Registeredinvestment adviserfull reporting to the SEC
Legal name
Alliance Wealth Advisors, LLC
SEC number
CRD 288394

Exits from the portfolio

Companies it backed that were later bought or listed8 in all

SongzaBought by GoogleUndisclosedJul 2014
deliciousBought by ScienceUndisclosedMay 2014
ParAccelBought by ActianUndisclosedApr 2013
deliciousBought by AVOS SystemsUndisclosedApr 2011
Amie StreetBought by AmazonUndisclosedSept 2010
Bill Me LaterBought by eBay$945MOct 2008
ShelfariBought by AmazonUndisclosedAug 2008
deliciousBought by Yahoo!UndisclosedDec 2005

An exit counts when it came after the firm's first round in the company. From historical deal records.

Companies it bought

Acquisitions by the firm itself

WickrUndisclosedJun 2021
Art19UndisclosedJun 2021
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer$8.4BMay 2021
DbbestUndisclosedMay 2021
Umbra 3DUndisclosedJan 2021
WonderyUndisclosedDec 2020
Zoox$1.2BJun 2020
IGDBUndisclosedSept 2019
INLTUndisclosedSept 2019
E8 StorageUndisclosedJul 2019
Bebo$25MJun 2019
Sizmek Ad Server and Sizmek Dynamic Creative OptimizationUndisclosedMay 2019

Who they invest alongside

The investors most often in the same rounds as Amazon. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed.

Lightspeed Venture PartnersVC firm8rounds togetherAmazon Web ServicesVC firm6rounds togetherAccelVC firm5rounds togetherGoogleAccelerator5rounds togetherMicrosoftCorporate VC5rounds togetherT. Rowe PricePrivate equity5rounds togetherFidelityVC firm4rounds togetherMadrona Venture GroupVC firm4rounds togetherNVIDIACompany4rounds togetherNew Enterprise AssociatesVC firm4rounds togetherBay PartnersVC firm3rounds togetherGreenoaksVC firm3rounds together

Recently backed

The latest companies Amazon put money into.

TwelveLabs$100M · Aug 2026Odyssey$310M · Jun 2026Neura Robotics$1.4B · Jun 2026Anthropic$50B · May 2026OpenAI$110B · Mar 2026Magie$5.0M · Jan 2026

Quick answers about Amazon

What does Amazon invest in?

Amazon invests most often at Series B and Seed (51% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as E-commerce, Retail and Cloud.

How active is Amazon?

77 investments on record, 8 of them in the last 12 months, and it led 5. The most recent was in Sept 2026.

What has Amazon invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: BAG Ventures (Seed, Sept 2026), TwelveLabs (Series B, Aug 2026) and Smallest.ai (Series A, Jul 2026).

How big are Amazon's cheques?

The median round it joins is $46M.

Does Amazon lead rounds?

Sometimes: it led 5 of its 77 investments on record (6%).

Where does Amazon invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (61%), India (16%) and Germany (8%).

Is Amazon investing now?

Yes: it is actively investing, with 8 investments in the last 12 months.

Who does Amazon invest alongside?

Most often Lightspeed Venture Partners (8 rounds together), Amazon Web Services (6 rounds together) and Accel (5 rounds together).

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