Amazon in talks to acquire AI startup Decart in deal worth about $7B
The Wall Street Journal reported the talks, citing sources familiar with the matter. Decart makes software that helps developers run AI models on different processors. According to CTech, Amazon is already a customer and gave the startup early access to its Trainium chips, after an earlier Anthropic acquisition deal collapsed.
- Decart was valued at $4 billion in May after raising $300 million.
- Radical Ventures led Decart's May funding round.
- CTech says Anthropic withdrew from its proposed Decart deal after due diligence.
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