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Amazon Inspire

Amazon Inspire

A free service for the search, discovery, and sharing of dig [Education, Tech]

Ecommerce·Launched Jun 2016·Profile + Activity 13.5·0 upvotes·amazoninspire.com
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LivenessActiveRankScore 13.5Last commitSO tag heatPress sentiment 7dHiringCohort 2016-0.0 WoW

What it is

A free service for the search, discovery, and sharing of dig [Education, 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 demonstrates a strong network effect by integrating a two-sided marketplace model, allowing sellers and buyers to engage effectively. This results in increasing value as more participants join, reinforcing Amazon's competitive stance in ecommerce.

4 sources
  • Amazon has built a multi-factor process advantage in software development, allowing for rapid innovation and speed despite its size. source
  • The power of network effects is highlighted by the inability of Amazon's competitors to gain traction against eBay, even when they offered competitive pricing. source
  • Amazon's shift to embrace a two-sided market has enabled it to capture over 50% of its transactions through this model. source
  • The integration of a network effects strategy has allowed Amazon to maintain its position as a dominant player in ecommerce. source
Confidence 75% · classified by firecrawl-extract

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Vitalslive · 06:34 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
unknown
amazoninspire.com · last 13:31 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 2016weekly

13,657 products launched in 2016 · 100% still active

13,633 active24 sunset
Still active
100%
Median lifespan
4.9y