Amazon Web Services

Company

Investment-firm

Last deal

Amount

Grant

Stage

17.02.2023

Date

1

all rounds

date founded

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General

About Company
Amazon Web Services provides cloud computing and web services to businesses.

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Also Known As

AWS

founded date

01.01.2012

Number of employees

Company Type

For Profit

Last funding type

Grant

IPO status

Private

Description

AWS, launched in 2006, allows businesses to access resources on-demand, eliminating the need for upfront planning and procurement of servers and IT resources. With data centers worldwide, AWS offers a reliable and scalable platform for businesses in various industries. Its services include cloud computing, storage, databases, analytics, mobile services, and backup and recovery. AWS serves customers globally, including government, education, and non-profit sectors.
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Sub-Organizations
2
MetaWatch

MetaWatch

FAME is a premium 3ATM water-resistant smartwatch that complements your smartphone.

Sector

Leisure Goods

Subsector

Consumer Electronics

Keywords

Mobile, Software

Location

Dallas, TX, USA
GamerDeal.TV

GamerDeal.TV

GamerDeal is a social platform for cyber sports betting and tournaments.

Sector

Travel and Leisure

Subsector

Casinos and Gambling

Location

Chicago, IL, USA

Financials

Funding Rounds
1
1

Number of Funding Rounds

Their latest funding was raised on 17.02.2023. Their latest investor the pitch. Their latest round Grant

Date 
Funding Round 
Investors 
Money Raised 
Lead 
17.02.2023
1
the pitch

the pitch

Early stage startup competition hosted with AWS, The Commons, VentureCrowd, and Startup Victoria.

Sector

Software and Computer Services

Subsector

Consumer Digital Services

Keywords

Internet

Location

Dandenong Rd, Melbourne VIC, Australia

count Of Investments

5
Investments
117
Date 
name 
Lead 
type 
Raised 
VeraNet

VeraNet

VeraNet builds AI platforms that automate decision-making, providing businesses with data-driven recommendations.

total rounds

4

total raised

$40K
DigPath

DigPath

AI-driven digital pathology company

total rounds

4

total raised

$100K
Blackbullion

Blackbullion

Blackbullion is a digital financial wellbeing platform that provides financial education and improves access to student funding.

Sector

Consumer Services

Subsector

Education Services

Keywords

Financial Services, Education, Machine Learning

Location

London, UK

total rounds

4

total raised

$4.1M
Co-Investors
Investors
1
1

Number of lead investors

1

Number of investors

Investor 
Lead 
Round 
Partners 
Yes
Grant
the pitch

the pitch

Early stage startup competition hosted with AWS, The Commons, VentureCrowd, and Startup Victoria.

Sector

Software and Computer Services

Subsector

Consumer Digital Services

Keywords

Internet

Location

Dandenong Rd, Melbourne VIC, Australia

count Of Investments

5
Acquisitions
9
Wickr acquired by Amazon Web Services

Wickr acquired by Amazon Web Services

acquirer

Amazon Web Services
Amazon Web Services

date

25.06.2021

type

Acquisition
Wickr

Wickr

Wickr is a free top-secret messaging app that allows users to send and receive encrypted messages, pictures, videos, audios, and files.

Sector

Telecommunications Service Providers

Subsector

Telecommunications Services

Keywords

Messaging, Video, Apps

Location

San Francisco, CA, USA

total rounds

6

total raised

$74.61M
DB Best Technologies acquired by Amazon Web Services

DB Best Technologies acquired by Amazon Web Services

acquirer

Amazon Web Services
Amazon Web Services

date

28.01.2021

type

Acquisition
DB Best Technologies

DB Best Technologies

DB Best provides comprehensive data-management services and develops web and mobile systems.

Sector

Software and Computer Services

Subsector

Computer Services

Keywords

Software, Information Technology, Cloud Computing

Location

Redmond, WA, USA
TeamSQL, Inc. acquired by Amazon Web Services

TeamSQL, Inc. acquired by Amazon Web Services

acquirer

Amazon Web Services
Amazon Web Services

date

21.02.2020

type

Acquisition
TeamSQL, Inc.

TeamSQL, Inc.

A versatile SQL client for multiple platforms that is user-friendly, seamless, and customizable.

Sector

Software and Computer Services

Subsector

Software

Location

İstanbul, Turkey

total rounds

2

total raised

$1.35M

People

Founders
2
Lily Xu
Lily Xu

Lily Xu

current job

Amazon Web Services
Amazon Web Services

organization founded

2

Lily Xu

Andrew Jassy
Andrew Jassy

Andrew Jassy

Andy Jassy leads the Amazon Web Services business (AWS) and the Technology Infrastructure organization for Amazon.com. AWS is a subsidiary of Amazon.com that provides software developers and businesses with cloud-based infrastructure services that are inexpensive, reliable, scalable, comprehensive and flexible. AWS has grown tremendously since its inception in 2006 and now provides infrastructure services to hundreds of thousands of businesses around the world from start-ups to enterprises to government agencies. Andy earned his bachelor’s degree from Harvard University and his master’s of business administration from Harvard Business School.

current job

Amazon
Amazon

count Of Investments

1

count Of Exists

1

Andrew Jassy

Employee Profiles
7357
Roy McFadden

Roy McFadden

Sr. Customer Solutions Manager

Lisbeth Kaufman

Lisbeth Kaufman

North America Lead, Top Accelerators and Incubators

Matt Ochsner

Aws strategic consultant, m and a advise

Jane Ridge

Cloud infrastructure architect

Bill Short

Enterprise account manager

Tk Krishnaswamy

Aws - software development leader

Chris Harris

Principal, business development

Gagandeep Ghai

Software development manager

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