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Amazon Storywriter

Amazon Storywriter

Bring your story to life w/ Amazon's new screenwriting tool [Writing, Tech]

AI Tools·Launched Nov 2015·0 upvotes·chrome.google.com
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ALIVEverified Aug 26, 2026 · HTTP 200
CohortClass of 2015

What it is

Bring your story to life w/ Amazon's new screenwriting tool [Writing, Tech]

HTTP liveness

17 probes since Jun 16
Jun 16Aug 26
AliveHard-dead (404/5xx/parked)RedirectedUnverified (timeout/DNS/block)

Observed events

probes · press · GitHub
  1. 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

Network effects
strong

Amazon's integration of network effects allows them to maintain a leading position in the market despite strong competition, as evidenced by their ability to build a substantial two-sided marketplace that scales effectively.

  • webAmazon has built a powerful two-sided marketplace that has grown substantially over the years, highlighting their leverage of network effects. source
  • webTheir initial failure to overcome eBay despite launching better products indicates the strength of eBay's network effects at that time. source
  • webThe ability to innovate and maintain speed as a large company provides Amazon with a unique advantage over other competitors. source
  • webAmazon's transformation into a two-sided marketplace showcases their strategic long-term play, which capitalizes on network effects. source
strong · 0.80 confidence · grounded in 4 sources
Website-grounded · May 2026

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Pulse Indexobserved activity
17 probes0 pressGitHub –Tranco –

Not enough observed signals for a Pulse Index (needs 2+ signal families).

Cohort survival · Class of 2015weekly

12,940 products launched in 2015 · 100% still active

12,899 active41 sunset
Still active
100%
Median lifespan
4.9y