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Amazon Elements

Amazon Elements

Ethically sourced home essentials from Amazon [Tech]

Ecommerce·Launched Dec 2014·Profile + Activity 13.5·0 upvotes·amazon.com
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LivenessActiveRankScore 13.5Last commitSO tag heatPress sentiment 7dHiringCohort 2014-0.0 WoW

What it is

Ethically sourced home essentials from Amazon [Tech]

Signal score

vs category avg: +2.8
13.5-0.0 WoW
255075100MayMayJuntodayavg 10.713.5

Funding history

2 rounds
Total raised
$14.5B
Latest valuation
Stage
public
Acquired
Feb 2018
investors undisclosed
$839.0M
source
Acquired
Jun 2017
investors undisclosed
$13.7B
source
Data from SEC EDGAR Form D filings and press coverage. Round labels for SEC filings are inferred from filing sequence and amount.

Moat

Updated May 2026
Network effects
strong

Amazon benefits significantly from network effects, as it has built a robust and expansive platform that attracts both buyers and sellers, reinforcing its market position. The strong engagement and scale achieved make it difficult for new entrants to compete.

4 sources
  • Amazon has built a multi-factor process advantage in software development, allowing for rapid innovation. source
  • The network effect is described as the most powerful defensibility, which Amazon exemplifies by being a primary player in online marketplaces. source
  • Amazon's marketplace transactions are substantial, over 50%, showcasing the effectiveness of a two-sided marketplace fueled by network effects. source
  • The article emphasizes that businesses with network effects have an upper hand, making it incredibly challenging for competitors to disrupt their market presence. source
Confidence 85% · classified by firecrawl-extract

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Vitalslive · 07:48 UTC
Profile + Activity
13.5
profile only
Rank in cat
Upvotes
Press 30d
Founders

Not yet researched. Weekly founder enrichment runs Sundays.

Liveness probedaily 04:30 UTC
Active · 200 OK
amazon.com · last 14:25 UTC
Probe history · 7 probes
Jun 16latest
GitHub activitydaily 04:15 UTC

No GitHub data available

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Press sentiment · 7d rollinghourly

No press mentions in the last 7 days.

Cohort survival · Class of 2014weekly

10,235 products launched in 2014 · 99% still active

10,131 active104 sunset
Still active
99%
Median lifespan
4.9y