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Amazon Prime Air

Amazon Prime Air

Amazon Prime Air is a logistics service that uses autonomous drones to deliver packages directly to customers within 30 minutes

Hardware·Launched Dec 2013·Profile + Activity 17.1·0 upvotes·amazon.com
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LivenessActiveRankScore 17.1Last commitSO tag heatPress sentiment 7dHiringCohort 2013-0.0 WoW

What it is

Amazon Prime Air is a logistics service that uses autonomous drones to deliver packages directly to customers within 30 minutes. The system represents Amazon's investment in last-mile delivery automation, reducing delivery times and operational costs through unmanned aerial vehicles.

Signal score

vs category avg: +7.9
17.1-0.0 WoW
255075100MayMayJuntodayavg 9.217.1

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

The page discusses Amazon's significant use of network effects, particularly in its marketplace and competitive strategies, emphasizing that these effects provide a powerful, almost monopolistic advantage in the digital realm.

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  • Amazon has a substantial marketplace where more than 50% of their transactions occur, showcasing a strong network effect. source
  • The discussion of multi-factor process advantages highlights that Amazon has developed unique methods of software development that enhance speed and innovation despite size disadvantages. source
  • The inability of competitors such as eBay to be overtaken by Amazon or Yahoo, despite advertising and pricing advantages, illustrates that Amazon's network effect is a durable advantage. source
  • The text implies that without strong network effects, companies are likely to fail, which emphasizes the critical nature of Amazon's network advantage in maintaining market dominance. source
Confidence 75% · classified by firecrawl-extract

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Vitalslive · 06:14 UTC
Profile + Activity
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Liveness probedaily 04:30 UTC
Active · 200 OK
amazon.com · last 15:16 UTC
Probe history · 7 probes
Jun 16latest
GitHub activitydaily 04:15 UTC

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Press sentiment · 7d rollinghourly

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Cohort survival · Class of 2013weekly

453 products launched in 2013 · 96% still active

437 active16 sunset
Still active
96%
Median lifespan
4.9y