Status
ACTIVE
Global HQ
Seattle, United States
Countries of investment
- USA
- United Kingdom
- Germany
- France
- Canada
- India
- Japan
- South Korea
- Australia
- Brazil
- Mexico
- Argentina
- Chile
- Colombia
- Peru
- Ecuador
- South Africa
- Kenya
- Nigeria
- Israel
- United Arab Emirates
- Saudi Arabia
- Egypt
- Morocco
Investment stages
- Seed
- Series A
- Series B
- Series C
Industries
- AI
- Hardware
- Entertainment
- Smart Devices
About
Alexa Fund is Amazon’s corporate venture capital arm dedicated to advancing innovations in voice, artificial intelligence, and ambient computing. Backed by Amazon, the fund provides startups with investment capital across multiple stages, from seed to growth, while also offering access to Amazon’s global resources, Alexa ecosystem, and technical expertise. The Alexa Fund supports companies that are developing transformative customer experiences through connected devices, smart home platforms, conversational AI, and developer tools. Beyond funding, it helps portfolio companies integrate with Alexa-enabled products and services, scale globally, and benefit from strategic collaborations with Amazon’s product and business units.
Alexa Fund is Amazon’s corporate venture capital arm dedicated to advancing innovations in voice, artificial intelligence, and ambient computing. Backed by Amazon, the fund provides startups with investment capital across multiple stages, from seed to growth, while also offering access to Amazon’s global resources, Alexa ecosystem, and technical expertise. The Alexa Fund supports companies that are developing transformative customer experiences through connected devices, smart home platforms, conversational AI, and developer tools. Beyond funding, it helps portfolio companies integrate with Alexa-enabled products and services, scale globally, and benefit from strategic collaborations with Amazon’s product and business units.
Investment Thesis
Alexa Fund, launched by Amazon, invests in startups at the intersection of voice, artificial intelligence, hardware, and entertainment. The fund supports entrepreneurs advancing state-of-the-art AI and machine learning technologies that improve consumer experiences through innovative devices and services.
Manager's Experience
Alexa Fund, launched by Amazon in 2015, invests in voice and smart device innovation, expanding to artificial intelligence, hardware, and entertainment. They support entrepreneurs advancing AI-enabled products to improve consumer experiences. The fund focuses on investments at the intersection of hardware and services, fostering generative AI and digital media creation.
Team
PAUL BERNARD – Director
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Portfolio
Volley
Splash
Superplastic
Endel
MultiOn
Embodied
Inc.
Weel
TRIPP
Inc.
Rise Gardens
Sunrise
Imbue
Geopipe
Span
Hyper
Osmo
Aglet
Amira
Aspinity
August Home
Bamboo Learning
Blerp
Brud
Cameo
Cognixion
CometML
Conservation Labs
CTRL-Labs
Ecobee
Fiddler
Greenlight
Hatch
Inpher
Labrador
Lingvist
Liv.tv
Logically
Mojo Vision
Molekule
North
Novel Systems
Orbital Systems
Orro
Owlet
Pixieray
Plant Prefab
Preemadonna
Pulse Labs
Rachio
Ring
Scythe
Sensible Object
Sevenrooms
Smartrent
SPAN
Sphero
Spinn
Syntiant
Tado
Tonal
TRIPP VR
Voiceflow
Wattbuy
Weel
Yousician
Zwift