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Amazon Flow

Amazon Flow

A new way to search for products using your iPhone camera [Tech]

E-commerce·Launched Feb 2014·0 upvotes·itunes.apple.com
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ALIVEverified Aug 19, 2026 · HTTP 200
CohortClass of 2014

What it is

A new way to search for products using your iPhone camera [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
  1. Jul 12, 2026
    Back online
    Alive · 200 OK
  2. Jul 4, 2026
    Probe inconclusive
    Unknown
  3. Jun 17, 2026
    Back online
    Alive · 200 OK
  4. Jun 16, 2026
    First probe — unverified
    Unknown

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

Cost / scale
strong

Amazon leverages its extensive fulfillment network to achieve economies of scale, allowing it to reduce costs per unit as it grows. This structural advantage creates a significant barrier for competitors who cannot match its cost structure.

  • webEvery additional package shipped through its fulfillment network spreads fixed costs over a larger base. source
  • webAmazon's AWS data centers show massive upfront costs, but once built, each incremental workload is nearly free. source
  • webCompetitors who lack that density simply can’t match Amazon’s cost structure. source
  • webHigh scale economies create a widening gap between Amazon and its competitors in the ecommerce sector. source
strong · 0.80 confidence · grounded in 4 sources
Website-grounded · May 2026

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16 probes0 pressGitHub –Tranco –

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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