Amazon in Talks to Buy AI Startup Decart for Around $7 Billion, WSJ Reports
The deal would give Amazon Decart’s real-time video and simulation tools after Anthropic walked away from a $6 billion bid, the Journal reported.
- On Sunday, The Wall Street Journal reported that Amazon is in talks to acquire AI startup Decart for around $7 billion, citing people familiar with the matter.
- Founded in 2023 by Israeli engineers Dean, Orian Leitersdorf, and Moshe Shalev, Decart specializes in real-time AI, developing the Lucy model for video editing and Oasis for robotics simulation.
- A $300 million funding round in May led by Radical Ventures valued Decart at nearly $4 billion, with Nvidia joining as a new investor.
- Anthropic previously explored acquiring Decart for about $6 billion in August, but the maker of The Claude decided against the purchase after due diligence in September.
- The purchase could wrap up soon if negotiations do not collapse, though Amazon and Decart have not commented on the reports, leaving the deal's outcome uncertain.
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Amazon is negotiating the acquisition of Decart, an artificial intelligence startup whose software allows developers to switch more easily between different AI chips, according to The Wall Street Journal. Exclusive material for subscribers. To have full access, access the link of the subject and register.
According to the Wall Street Journal, the US-Tech group Amazon plans to acquire the start-up Decart. The company is developing tools for live video editing and training environments for robotics with NVIDIA.
Amazon and Decart, Israel's startup, already have a commercial relationship, having been advanced in May that Amazon went on to integrate the Decart customer base, at a time when the startup expanded its AI infrastructure business.
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