Amazon Web Services (AWS)

📍 Seattle, United States🗓 Founded 2006👥 148,292 employees💰 Last funded Dec 2025
Launched in 2006, Amazon Web Services (AWS) began exposing key infrastructure services to businesses in the form of web services -- now widely known as cloud computing. The ultimate benefit of cloud computing, and AWS, is the ability to leverage a new business model and turn capital infrastructure expenses into variable costs. Businesses no longer need to plan and procure servers and other IT resources weeks or months in advance. Using AWS, businesses can take advantage of Amazons expertise and economies of scale to access resources when their business needs them, delivering results faster and at a lower cost. Today, Amazon Web Services provides a highly reliable, scalable, low-cost infrastructure platform in the cloud that powers hundreds of thousands of businesses in 190 countries around the world. With data center locations in the U.S., Europe, Singapore, and Japan, customers across all industries are taking advantage of our low cost, elastic, open and flexible, secure platform.
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10 investors
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Investor geography7 countries
United States
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Philippines
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United Kingdom
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Hong Kong
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Investor activity2019–2025 · investors recorded per year
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Frequently asked questions
Who invested in Amazon Web Services (AWS)?
Amazon Web Services (AWS) has 10 investors on record on gritt.io.
When did Amazon Web Services (AWS) last raise funding?
The most recent investment in Amazon Web Services (AWS) recorded on gritt.io was in December 2025.
When was Amazon Web Services (AWS) founded?
Amazon Web Services (AWS) was founded in 2006.
What industry is Amazon Web Services (AWS) in?
Amazon Web Services (AWS) operates in IT Services and IT Consulting. Find similar IT Services and IT Consulting investors on gritt.io.
Where is Amazon Web Services (AWS) based?
Amazon Web Services (AWS) is headquartered in Seattle, United States.