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Amazon - Your Dash Buttons

Virtual Dash Buttons

E-commerce·Launched Nov 2017·0 upvotes·amazon.com

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ALIVEverified Jul 13, 2026 · HTTP 202

CohortClass of 2017

What it is

Virtual Dash Buttons. — Exclusively for Prime members, Dash Buttons are shortcuts to quickly find and reorder all your favorite products with fast and free Prime shipping on Amazon’s mobile app and website. [Web App, Marketing, Tech]

HTTP liveness

14 probes since Jun 11

Jun 11Jul 13

AliveHard-dead (404/5xx/parked)RedirectedUnverified (timeout/DNS/block)

Observed events

probes · press · GitHub

Jun 24, 2026
Back online
Alive · 200 OK
Jun 22, 2026
Probe inconclusive
Timeout
Jun 16, 2026
Back online
Alive · 200 OK
Jun 14, 2026
Probe inconclusive
Timeout
Jun 11, 2026
First probe — live
Alive · 200 OK

Funding history

2 rounds

Total raised

$14.5B

Latest valuation

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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 benefits from strong network effects as its marketplace grows more valuable with each additional user, attracting both sellers and buyers and creating a self-reinforcing cycle that enhances its competitive position.

webAmazon's marketplace strategy embraces a two-sided network model, increasing its market dominance. source
webTheir network effect is powerful, as indicated by historic challenges posed to eBay despite free competition from Amazon and Yahoo. source
webAmazon has built a multi-factor process advantage that contributes to its ability to innovate rapidly and operate efficiently at scale. source
webThe power of network effects is suggested to be among the greatest of all defensibilities available in the modern age of technology. source

strong · 0.75 confidence · grounded in 4 sources

Website-grounded · May 2026

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