Amazon

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Amazon, a multinational technology and e-commerce company, founded in 1994 and headquartered in Seattle, US. It runs three major engines: the world's largest online retail marketplace, AWS (the dominant cloud platform), and a fast-growing advertising business. Q1 2026 total net sales hit $181.5B, up 17% year-over-year, with AWS alone growing 28% to $37.6B.

Key facts

Founded

1994

Founders

Jeff Bezos

Employees

775,384

Sectors

consumer, enterprise, ai, saas, marketplace

Website

www.amazon.com

Mission

Amazon operates on four principles: customer obsession over competitor focus, passion for invention, commitment to operational excellence, and long-term thinking. Its $1B Industrial Innovation Fund backs emerging companies in warehouse automation and supply chain technology.

Recent activity

• Jun 2026fundraise
  Amazon is set to raise C$14 billion (~$10 billion USD) via investment-grade Canadian dollar bonds — the largest such offering on record. This follows a ~$37 billion US bond raise across 11 tranches earlier in 2026 and a €14.5 billion euro-denominated debut deal that drew roughly $126 billion in orders. The capital funds Amazon's planned $200 billion 2026 spend on data centers, chips, and related infrastructure. linkedin.com
• Jun 2026product
  Anthropic's Claude Opus 4.8 is now available on Amazon Bedrock, adding the latest model to AWS's managed AI service. x.com
• Jun 2026product
  Amazon began using Japan's Shinkansen bullet-train network for middle-mile package deliveries, reaching speeds up to 200mph. x.com
• Jun 2026product
  Amazon surpassed 50,000 electric delivery vans globally, spanning custom-built vans and e-cargo bikes across its delivery fleet. x.com
• Jun 2026product
  Amazon plans to deploy 100,000 electric delivery vans globally by 2030 and expand its India fleet as part of a broader emissions reduction push. linkedin.com
• Jun 2026product
  Prime Day 2026 is scheduled earlier than prior years. Lightning Deal submissions closed May 26. Prime Day 2025 generated $24.1 billion in consumer spending over four days; 2026 is expected to exceed that. linkedin.com
• 2026press
  Amazon ranked No. 4 on LinkedIn's 2026 Top Companies list — its 10th consecutive top-five appearance since the list launched in 2016. The ranking cited Amazon's $2.5 billion skills training commitment and a $3.6 billion housing fund covering the Puget Sound region, Nashville, and the National Capital Region. aboutamazon.com
• Mar 2026investment
  LinkedIn announced a partnership with Amazon Ads, giving brands new advertising options tied to LinkedIn's professional audience. socialmediatoday.com
• May 2026product
  AWS hosted its 'What's Next with AWS 2026' event, launching Amazon Quick—an AI assistant for work with a desktop app—and expanding Amazon Connect into four agentic AI solutions covering supply chain, hiring, and customer experience. aws.amazon.com
• May 2026product
  Amazon Ads partnered with LinkedIn to make LinkedIn's first-party professional audience data available through Amazon DSP for connected TV campaigns, timed ahead of Amazon's 2026 Upfront presentation on May 11. socialmediatoday.com
• Apr 2026press
  Amazon reported Q1 2026 earnings: total net sales of $181.5B (+17% YoY), AWS revenue of $37.6B (+28% YoY), and total operating income of $23.9B. linkedin.com
• Apr 2026leadership
  AWS CEO announced plans to hire 11,000 developers in 2026 alongside a separate disclosure of approximately 30,000 job cuts across Amazon. tracxn.com

Key people

Named individuals at the firm. We don't expose direct email or phone — use their LinkedIn for outreach.

• Jeff Bezos · Founder
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• Andy Jassy · CEO
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• Brian Olsavsky · CFO
• Matt Garman · CEO of AWS
• Doug Herrington · CEO of Worldwide Stores
• Adam Selipsky · former AWS CEO
• Werner Vogels · CTO of Amazon

Sources

• Top announcements of the What's Next with AWS, 2026
• LinkedIn partners with Amazon Ads
• Amazon | LinkedIn
• Amazon - 2026 Company Profile | Tracxn
• Amazon named on LinkedIn's 2026 Top Companies list
• Learn about Amazon's $1 billion Industrial Innovation Fund
• https://www.linkedin.com/posts/subodh-warekar-42b08314_claude-this-is-a-fresh-development-amazon-activity-7469801064863776769-gI85?utm_source=social_share_send&utm_medium=member_desktop_web&rcm=ACoAAGmYrY0Bkm8ipVRaQqKnjOdzNurLWf__TK0
• https://x.com/amazonnews
• https://x.com/amazon?lang=en
• https://www.linkedin.com/posts/gengcapital_1-panthera-growth-partners-leads-30m-series-activity-7469564796259192832-dQPN?utm_source=social_share_send&utm_medium=member_desktop_web&rcm=ACoAAGmYrY0Bkm8ipVRaQqKnjOdzNurLWf__TK0
• https://www.linkedin.com/posts/designrush_prime-day-2026-is-arriving-earlier-than-most-activity-7468279239079796736-TFR7?utm_source=social_share_send&utm_medium=member_desktop_web&rcm=ACoAAGmYrY0Bkm8ipVRaQqKnjOdzNurLWf__TK0

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