Amazon (Industrial Innovation Fund)
Amazon (Industrial Innovation Fund) is a corporate venture capital firm based in USA. Its humanoid robotics portfolio includes Figure AI, Agility Robotics, Kraken.
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Funding rounds (3)
Round size: $175M
Round size: $675M
Round size: $150M
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