Amazon Alexa Fund
Profile, fund size and portfolio
Amazon Alexa Fund is the corporate venture arm of Amazon.com, Inc. (E-commerce, cloud and consumer devices). It was founded in 2015 and is based in Seattle, United States. It invests from Seed to Series A in AI-enabled hardware, generative media, smart agents.
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Snapshot
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| Item | Value |
|---|---|
| Stage range | Seed to Series A |
| Sectors | AI-enabled hardware, Generative media, Smart agents, Emerging AI architectures, Embodied AI |
| Geography | United States and international |
| Offices | Seattle, United States |
Sources: S7 TechCrunch: Amazon's Alexa Fund is now backing AI startups; S2 Amazon Developer blog: Alexa Fund and its expanded investment scope (26 Mar 2025); S6 Alexa Blogs: Alexa Fund Goes Abroad with Up To $100 Million in New Global Investments (2017).
Data behind this graphic
The firm has not published a portfolio breakdown.
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Data behind this graphic
| Measure | Value | Unit | Kind | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Headline size | USD 100M | Commitment by parent | Stated by the firm or its parent | S3 |
| Companies backed | 100+ | companies | Stated by the firm | S2 |
| Companies on the firm's portfolio page | 27 | companies | Counted from the firm's own list | S1 |
Sources: S3 Amazon press release: Amazon Introduces the Alexa Fund, $100 Million (25 Jun 2015); S2 Amazon Developer blog: Alexa Fund and its expanded investment scope (26 Mar 2025); S1 Amazon Alexa Fund page (Select Portfolio Companies).
Where it invests and who leads it
Geography
- Headquarters
- Seattle, United States
- Offices
- Seattle, United States
Investment regionsS7S2S6
- United States and international
LeadersS2S8S9
- Paul BernardDirector, Amazon Alexa Fund (Worldwide Corporate Development)LinkedInFirm page
- Rodrigo PrudencioInvestment Director, Alexa Fund (title in GeekWire, 2018-10-09)Find on LinkedInFirm page
- Harrison WheatonGlobal Corporate Development, VC Portfolio Success Lead (Alexa Fund), AmazonFind on LinkedInFirm page
Key facts
| Fact | Value | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Parent company | Amazon.com, Inc. | Single source | S3 |
| Parent industry | E-commerce, cloud and consumer devices | Single source | S3 |
| Founded | 2015 | Single source | S3 |
| Headquarters | Seattle, United States | Single source | S3 |
| Status | Active | Single source | S2 |
| Capital source | Parent company only | Single source | S3 |
| Headline size | USD 100M (Commitment by parent) | Single source | S3 |
| Companies backed | 100+ | Single source | S2 |
| Stages | Seed, Series A (inferred from announced rounds) | Estimate | S7 |
For founders
| Item | What the firm says | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Stages | Seed, Series A. Inferred from announced rounds; the firm does not state a range. | S7 |
| Pitch page | developer.amazon.com/en-US/alexa/alexa-fund-venture-capital | S1 |
Fund vehicles
Portfolio
The firm's portfolio page lists 27 companies: 16 active.S1
The firm also states 100+ companies backed. The page list and the stated total measure different things.S2
Every company on the Amazon Alexa Fund list
27 companies, as listed on the firm's own website: 16 active, 11 listed.S1 Read the firm's list.
Active 16
- Ario
- Comet
- DatologyAI
- Fiddler AI
- Hedra
- HeyBoss
- NinjaTech AI
- Orbital Systems
- Osmo
- Pixieray
- Scriptic
- Skild AI
- SPAN
- Splash
- Sunrise
- Volley
Listed 11
- CTRL Labs
- Dragon Innovation
- ecobee
- Garageio
- Greenlight
- MARA
- Mojio
- Orange Chef
- Ring
- Scout Alarm
- Toymail
History
Where sources disagree
Official pages
Read the firm's own pages for current information.
- Website developer.amazon.com/en-US/alexa/alexa-fund-venture-capital
Sources
- S1Amazon Alexa Fund page (Select Portfolio Companies)Firm
- S2Amazon Developer blog: Alexa Fund and its expanded investment scope (26 Mar 2025)Firm
- S3Amazon press release: Amazon Introduces the Alexa Fund, $100 Million (25 Jun 2015)Parent company
- S4Global Venturing: Powerlist 2025 Paul Bernard (17 Jun 2025)Press
- S5PitchBook profile: Amazon Alexa FundThird-party report
- S6Alexa Blogs: Alexa Fund Goes Abroad with Up To $100 Million in New Global Investments (2017)Firm
- S7TechCrunch: Amazon's Alexa Fund is now backing AI startupsPress
- S8GeekWire: Corporate venture groups balance strategy and bottom line (Rodrigo Prudencio, investment director, Alexa Fund)Press
- S9The Org: Harrison Wheaton, Global Corporate Development, VC Portfolio Success Lead (Alexa Fund), Amazon (page marks profile unverified)Third-party report
Disclaimer and corrections
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