Products/Entertainment/Amazon Fire TVSunsetVC Report ↗

Amazon Fire TV

Media streaming set-top box [Tech]

Entertainment·Launched Apr 2014·0 upvotes·amazon.com

Visit Website↗

ALIVEverified Aug 19, 2026 · HTTP 200

CohortClass of 2014

What it is

Media streaming set-top box [Tech]

HTTP liveness

16 probes since Jun 16

Jun 16Aug 19

AliveHard-dead (404/5xx/parked)RedirectedUnverified (timeout/DNS/block)

Observed events

probes · press · GitHub

Aug 19, 2026
Back online
Alive · 200 OK
Aug 8, 2026
Went dark
Dead · 404
Jul 30, 2026
Back online
Alive · 200 OK
Jul 12, 2026
Went dark
Dead · 404
Jul 4, 2026
Back online
Alive · 200 OK
Jun 21, 2026
Went dark
Dead · 404
Jun 21, 2026
Back online
Alive · 200 OK
Jun 17, 2026
Went dark
Dead · 404
Jun 16, 2026
First probe — live
Alive · 200 OK

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

Data moat

moderate

Amazon's competitive advantage is evolving towards its ability to leverage vast amounts of behavioral data, which enables sophisticated AI-driven strategies for optimizing customer interactions. However, this moat is not as deep as it was historically, as it faces cultural challenges from emerging platforms.

webAmazon's moat is now primarily its data, which includes years of behavioral signals no other company owns at scale. source
webAI is woven into various functions, but the real advantage lies in the customer behavior data that fuels this AI. source
webThe competitive threats are not traditional competitors, but rather platforms that understand cultural engagement with younger users. source
webAmazon's old moat was built on FBA, Prime, and AWS, but these are becoming less unique in the current market. source

moderate · 0.65 confidence · grounded in 4 sources

Website-grounded · May 2026

Discussion 0 comments

No comments yet. Be the first!

VitalsSunset

Upvotes

—

Press

—

Command Palette