Amazon Industrial Innovation Fund
Profile, fund size and portfolio
Amazon Industrial Innovation Fund is the corporate venture arm of Amazon.com, Inc. (E-commerce, cloud computing and logistics). It was founded in 2022 and is based in Seattle, United States. It invests from Pre-seed to Growth in robotics, warehouse and supply chain automation, logistics.
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Snapshot
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| Item | Value |
|---|---|
| Stage range | Pre-seed to Growth |
| Sectors | Robotics, Warehouse and supply chain, Logistics, Worker safety, Artificial intelligence, Industrial automation |
| Geography | Global |
| Offices | Seattle, United States |
Sources: S2 Amazon Industrial Innovation Fund site: about us and FAQs.
Data behind this graphic
| Item | Companies | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Active | 21 | 95.5% |
| Exited | 1 | 4.5% |
Status as the firm tags it
Sources: S14 Existing fact-checked profile (internal): profiles/amazon-industrial-innovation-fund.md, 22-company roster dated 2026-09-30.
Data behind this graphic
| Measure | Value | Unit | Kind | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Headline size | USD 1bn | Commitment by parent | Stated by the firm or its parent | S1 |
| Companies backed | 12+ | companies | Stated by the firm | S5 |
| Companies on the firm's portfolio page | 23 | companies | Counted from the firm's own list | S14 |
Sources: S1 Amazon Industrial Innovation Fund site: home; S5 About Amazon: Learn about Amazon's USD 1 billion fund and how it is expanding in 2024 (Bossart Q&A); S14 Existing fact-checked profile (internal): profiles/amazon-industrial-innovation-fund.md, 22-company roster dated 2026-09-30.
Where it invests and who leads it
LeadersS5S4S16
- Franziska BossartDirector, Industrial Innovation Fund (Head of the fund)LinkedInFirm page
- Alex Ceballos EncarnacionVice President, Worldwide Corporate Development (quoted at launch, 2022)Find on LinkedInFirm page
- Sherwin PriorDirector, Amazon Industrial Innovation Fund (as titled in 2022 interview)Find on LinkedInFirm page
Key facts
| Fact | Value | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Parent company | Amazon.com, Inc. | Single source | S4 |
| Parent industry | E-commerce, cloud computing and logistics | Single source | S4 |
| Founded | 2022 | Single source | S4 |
| Headquarters | Seattle, United States | Reported by VC Jobs: VC Principal | S15 |
| Status | Active | Single source | S6 |
| Capital source | Parent company only | Single source | S1 |
| Headline size | USD 1bn (Commitment by parent) | Single source | S1 |
| Companies backed | 12+ | Single source | S5 |
| Stages | Pre-seed, Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C+, Growth | Single source | S2 |
For founders
Recent rounds
Portfolio
The firm's portfolio page lists 23 companies: 21 active, 1 exited.S14
The firm also states 12+ companies backed. The page list and the stated total measure different things.S5
| Tag | Companies | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Active | 21 | 91.3% |
| Exited | 1 | 4.3% |
Every company on the Amazon Industrial Innovation Fund list
23 companies, as listed on the firm's own website: 21 active, 1 exited, 1 listed.S14 Read the firm's list.
Active 21
- 3Laws
- Agility Robotics
- Algorized
- Archetype AI
- Cambridge Terahertz
- Contoro
- CoreTigo
- Dyna Robotics
- Filics
- Flymingo
- Haply Robotics
- Instock
- Lumotive
- Mantis Robotics
- Modjoul
- Physical Intelligence
- Rightbot
- RIVR
- Skild AI
- Standard Bots
- Vimaan
Exited 1
- Veo Robotics
Listed 1
- BionicHIVE
Fund vehicles
| Vehicle | Size | Year | Note | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon Industrial Innovation Fund | USD 1bn | 2022 | Announced 2022-04-21 | S4 |
Notable outcomes
IPOs and acquisitions of portfolio companies. Price shown only where published.
| Company | Type | Year | Acquirer or exchange | Price | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Veo Robotics | Acquisition | 2024 | Symbotic (purchase of substantially all assets) | USD 8.7M | S10 |
History
- Amazon announces the USD 1 billion Industrial Innovation Fund with five first companies (21 April).S4
- Franziska Bossart joins to lead the fund (September, per LinkedIn post snippet).S13
- Innovation Challenges (August, October); Veo Robotics assets sold to Symbotic (19 July).S5
- Archetype AI USD 35M Series A (20 November).S9
- Algorized Series A (February) and Standard Bots Series C (June).S8
Where sources disagree
Official pages
Read the firm's own pages for current information.
Sources
- S1Amazon Industrial Innovation Fund site: homeFirm
- S2Amazon Industrial Innovation Fund site: about us and FAQsFirm
- S3Amazon Industrial Innovation Fund site: portfolio companiesFirm
- S4About Amazon: Introducing the USD 1 billion Amazon Industrial Innovation Fund (2022-04-21)Parent company
- S5About Amazon: Learn about Amazon's USD 1 billion fund and how it is expanding in 2024 (Bossart Q&A)Parent company
- S6Algorized USD 13M Series A press release, PR Newswire (Feb 2026)Portfolio company
- S7Standard Bots USD 200M Series C press release, PR Newswire (Jun 2026)Portfolio company
- S8FinSMEs: Standard Bots raises USD 200M Series C (2026-06-10; co-led by General Catalyst and RoboStrategy, Amazon participating)Press
- S9Archetype AI blog: USD 35M Series A (2025-11-20)Portfolio company
- S10Symbotic press release: acquires Veo Robotics assets (closed 2024-07-19)Portfolio company
- S11Supply Chain Xchange: Symbotic acquires Veo for USD 8.7 millionPress
- S12TechCrunch: Amazon eyes AI, autonomous vehicles and Asia as USD 1B fund evolves (2024-01-17)Press
- S13Search result listing Franziska Bossart LinkedIn (Head of Amazon USD 1B Industrial Innovation Fund)Third-party report
- S14Existing fact-checked profile (internal): profiles/amazon-industrial-innovation-fund.md, 22-company roster dated 2026-09-30Firm
- S15VC Jobs: VC Principal, Amazon Industrial Innovation Fund, Seattle, WA (job post)Third-party report
- S16Corporate Venturing Insider: Sherwin Prior, Director, Amazon Industrial Innovation Fund (interview dated 2022-08-18, posted 2024-05-15)Press
Disclaimer and corrections
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