# Amazon AI supply chain and acquisition efforts

> Live situation record from CLSTR: https://clstr.news/situations/amazon-ai-supply-chain-and-acquisition-efforts
> Updated: 2026-10-11T17:11:43.000Z. Sources: 34. Developments: 2.

Amazon has expanded its involvement in the artificial intelligence supply chain through strategic investments and potential acquisitions.

Initially, Amazon secured a direct equity stake in Taiwan-based printed circuit board manufacturer Gold Circuit Electronics Inc. via a private placement totaling approximately NT$1.589 billion (USD 54.45 million). This investment, involving roughly 1.86 million shares, transitioned the company from a corporate client to a formal shareholder to meet the rising demand for specialized circuit boards used in AI servers.

Amazon is currently in advanced negotiations to acquire Decart, an Israeli-founded startup now based in San Francisco, in a deal that could be valued at approximately $7 billion. This potential acquisition represents a significant increase from Decart’s May 2026 valuation of nearly $4 billion. The move follows a previous, abandoned attempt by Anthropic to purchase the company for roughly $6 billion in August, a pursuit the company reportedly ended in September after conducting due diligence.

Decart, founded in 2023 by engineers Dean Leitersdorf, Orian Leitersdorf, and Moshe Shalev, specializes in the Decart Optimization Stack (DOS). This software allows developers to migrate AI workloads between different hardware architectures, such as Nvidia GPUs, Google TPUs, and Amazon’s Trainium chips, reducing the time needed to optimize neural networks from months to weeks. Decart also develops generative models like ‘Lucy’ for real-time video editing and ‘Oasis’ for generating simulated 3D environments used in training robotics and autonomous driving systems. The startup has raised over $400 million in total funding from investors including Nvidia, Sequoia Capital, and Benchmark. Amazon, a major investor in Anthropic, could utilize Decart’s technology to strengthen its AWS ecosystem and reduce reliance on Nvidia hardware by making its custom Trainium chips more accessible to developers.

## Claims

- Amazon is in talks to acquire AI startup Decart in a deal valued at approximately $7 billion. (disputed by 21 sources)
- Decart was valued at nearly $4 billion in May 2026. (disputed by 13 sources)
- Decart's software allows developers to move AI workloads between different types of chips, such as Nvidia GPUs, Google TPUs, and Amazon Trainium. (corroborated by 15 sources)
- Decart developed the Lucy model for real-time video editing and the Oasis model for generating simulated environments. (corroborated by 13 sources)
- Anthropic previously explored acquiring Decart for approximately $6 billion in August but decided against it in September. (corroborated by 12 sources)
- Decart was founded in 2023 by Israeli engineers Dean Leitersdorf, Orian Leitersdorf, and Moshe Shalev. (corroborated by 12 sources)
- Decart has raised over $400 million in total funding. (corroborated by 5 sources)
- Nvidia is an investor in Decart. (corroborated by 3 sources)
- Decart's DOS software can reduce the time required to optimize neural networks for specific processors from months to weeks. (corroborated by 2 sources)

## Timeline

### 2026-10-11: Amazon in talks to acquire AI startup Decart for $7 billion

Amazon is reportedly in talks to acquire Israeli AI startup Decart for approximately $7 billion, aiming to bolster its chip-agnostic software capabilities and AWS infrastructure.

32 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/amazon-to-end-ndas-in-local-government-data-center-negotiations

### 2026-09-30: Amazon acquires equity stake in Taiwan's Gold Circuit Electronics

Amazon is acquiring a NT$1.589 billion equity stake in Taiwan's Gold Circuit Electronics to strengthen its AI server supply chain through specialized printed circuit board manufacturing.

2 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/amazon-acquires-equity-stake-in-taiwans-gold-circuit-electronics

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