Amazon.comの合併・買収リスト

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Amazon.comはしばしばAmazonと呼ばれるアメリカの電子商取引およびクラウドコンピューティング企業で、ワシントン州シアトルに本社を置いている。1998年以降、複数の企業がアマゾンによって買収された。Amazonは、買収ポートフォリオをいくつかの市場セクターに多様化してきた[1]。

1998年

1999年

  • Alexa Internet-データベース企業[9]
  • Accept.com-金融サービス企業[10]
  • Drugstore.com 1999年に40%出資[11] 、2000年に出資を増やす[12] 2011年にウォルグリーンに持ち株90%分を売却[13]
  • GeoWorks, 無線通信企業、少数株主持分の購入[14]
  • Pets.com – アマゾンは54%分の株を購入[15]
  • LiveBid.com-インターネットベースのオークションソフトウェア開発[16]
  • e-Niche IncorporatedーExchange.com、Bibliofind.com (希少な書籍タイトル)とMusicfile.com (見つけにくい楽曲)から構成される企業[17][18]
  • HomeGrocer.com – Amazonはオンライン食料品店の35%分の株を購入[19]
  • Gear.com – Amazonは49%分の株を購入[20] (企業は2000年にOverstock.comに買収された)
  • Tool Crib of the NorthーAmazonは1999年10月に同社のオンライン販売およびカタログ販売部門を買収し、非常に幅広いツールと家庭用品を販売している[21]。
  • Convergence Corporationーワイヤレスデバイスをインターネットに接続するためのソフトウェア[22]
  • MindCorps Incorporatedーウェブベースのデータベースへのオンラインチャットを含むウェブサイトのアプリケーション[23]
  • Della.com, gift registry, expert advice, and personalized gift suggestions – Amazonは株式の20%分を購入[24] (2000年4月に企業はWeddingChannel.comと統合[25])
  • Back to Basics Toysーカタログ玩具ストア[26] (2003年にScholasticに売却)[27]
  • Ashford.comーラグジュアリー商品の小売業者– Amazonが株の16.6%分を購入[28]
  • Leep Technology Inc.ーオンラインデータベースクエリツールおよびCRMソフトウェアの開発[29]

2002年

2004年

2005年

2006年

  • Shopbopーウィスコンシン州マディソンに拠点を置く女性向けデザイナーズ衣料品アクセサリーの小売業者[38]

2007年

  • dpreview.comーロンドンに拠点を置くデジタル写真レビューサイト
  • Brilliance Audioー米国最大の独立系オーディオブック出版社[39]

2008年

2009年

  • Zapposーシューズとアパレルのオンライン小売業者[45][46]
  • Lexcycle[47]
  • SnapTellーイメージマッチングのスタートアップ [48]
  • Stanzaー AmazonのKindleのライバル電子ブックリーダー[49]

2010年

2011年

2012年

2013年

2014年

2015年

  • Annapurna Labsーイスラエルのヨクネアムに拠点を置くチップ設計企業[69]
  • 2lemetryーInternet of Things[70]
  • ClusterKークラウド技術[71]
  • Shoefitrー3Dシューズフィッティング技術[72]
  • Safaba 翻訳システム、自動テキスト翻訳システム
  • Elemental Technologiesーオレゴン州ポートランドに拠点を置く映像処理企業[73][74]

2016年

2017年

2018年

2022年

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