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Amazon for Business

Amazon for Business

The Same Amazon You Love

Ecommerce·Launched Nov 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

The Same Amazon You Love. Now Powered For Business. [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’s competitive advantages stem from an intricate ecosystem where its Marketplace, Amazon Prime, and Fulfillment by Amazon services create a self-reinforcing network effect, thus enhancing customer loyalty and retention while discouraging competitor entry.

4 sources
  • Amazon’s Marketplace increases supply and demand for products listed, benefiting from a network effect that attracts more sellers and customers. source
  • Amazon FBA generates a network effect that benefits sellers and Prime customers, enhancing the attractiveness of both services and increasing customer retention. source
  • Amazon Web Services (AWS) benefits from a network effect where more applications lead to more developers and customers, reinforcing the platform's dominance. source
  • Amazon Prime enhances customer loyalty with quick and convenient shopping, driving frequent transactions and increasing demand across its services. source
Confidence 80% · classified by firecrawl-extract

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Vitalslive · 04:55 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 14:29 UTC
Probe history · 7 probes
Jun 16latest
GitHub activitydaily 04:15 UTC

No GitHub data available

Stack Overflow tag heat

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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