BIG TECH~$7B (Reported Talks)
Amazon In Talks To Buy Decart For $7B
Amazon is reportedly in talks to acquire AI inference startup Decart for about $7 billion, months after Anthropic walked away from a similar deal.
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Decart at a glance
As of- [1] Latest valuation: SiliconANGLE, May 18, 2026
- [2] Equity raised: Sum of the 4 sourced equity rounds in the funding history below (debt, tender offers and rumored rounds excluded), May 18, 2026
- [3] Lead investors: SiliconANGLE, May 18, 2026
- [4] Founded: Wikidata (retrieved September 16, 2026)
- [5] Headquarters: TechCrunch (retrieved December 19, 2024)
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Company Snapshot
Decart is based in San Francisco, California, USA, founded 2023 by Dean Leitersdorf, Moshe Shalev.
Recent changes
- Oct 11, 2026Oct 11, 2026Amazon In Talks To Buy Decart For $7B Pulse story
- Aug 13, 2026Aug 13, 2026Anthropic in Talks to Buy Decart for $6 Billion Pulse story
- Jun 10, 2026Jun 10, 2026Decart Raises $300M at ~$4B Valuation Pulse story
- May 18, 2026May 18, 2026Raised $300M Growth at a ~$4B valuation SiliconANGLE
- May 18, 2026May 18, 2026First reported valuation: ~$4B SiliconANGLE
Earlier changes (10)
- May 18, 2026May 18, 2026New investor: Nvidia SiliconANGLE
- May 18, 2026May 18, 2026New investor: Toyota Ventures SiliconANGLE
- May 18, 2026May 18, 2026New investor: Radical Ventures SiliconANGLE
- May 18, 2026May 18, 2026New investor: Adobe Ventures SiliconANGLE
- Aug 8, 2025Aug 8, 2025Raised $100M Series B The SaaS News
- Dec 19, 2024Dec 19, 2024Raised $32M Series A at a $500M+ valuation TechCrunch
- Dec 19, 2024Dec 19, 2024New investor: Benchmark TechCrunch
- Dec 19, 2024Dec 19, 2024New investor: Zeev Ventures TechCrunch
- Oct 31, 2024Oct 31, 2024Raised $21M Seed TechCrunch
- Oct 31, 2024Oct 31, 2024New investor: Sequoia Capital TechCrunch
Funding history
4 equity events · newest first · sources dated per row| Date | Round | Amount | Valuation | Lead investors | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 18, 2026 | Growth | $300M | ~$4Bpost-money | SiliconANGLE | |
| Aug 8, 2025 | Series B | $100M | — | — | The SaaS News |
| Dec 19, 2024 | Series A | $32M | $500M+post-money | TechCrunch | |
| Oct 31, 2024 | Seed | $21M | — | WithOren Zeev | TechCrunch |
Equity only. “Equity raised” above sums the rounds with a dated, linked source; rumored rounds, tender offers and secondary sales are listed but not counted, and debt financing is listed separately.
Underlying values
| As of | Value | Method | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 18, 2026 | $453M | Derived | SiliconANGLE |
| Aug 8, 2025 | $153M | Derived | The SaaS News |
| Dec 19, 2024 | $53M | Derived | TechCrunch |
| Oct 31, 2024 | $21M | Derived | TechCrunch |
Investors
Latest Pulse
- Oct 11, 2026Amazon In Talks To Buy Decart For $7BAmazon is reportedly in talks to acquire AI inference startup Decart for about $7 billion, months after Anthropic walked away from a similar deal.→
- Sep 8, 2026Anthropic Walks Away From Its Biggest Deal EverAnthropic terminated talks to acquire Israeli AI startup Decart for roughly $6 billion after conducting due diligence, walking away from what would have been its largest acquisition to date.→
- Aug 15, 2026Why Every Big AI Deal Right Now Is Really a Compute DealAnthropic's Decart talks, IBM's OpenAI tie-up and Tencent's own numbers all point to the same thing: the AI industry's biggest recent moves are about who controls usable compute, not which model wins the week.→
- Aug 14, 2026Kog Claims 30x Faster LLM Inference on Existing GPUsFrench startup Kog says its software can squeeze up to 30x faster inference out of GPUs enterprises already own, betting that optimization -- not new chips -- is the fastest way to cut AI's biggest recurring cost.→
- Aug 13, 2026Anthropic in Talks to Buy Decart for $6 BillionAnthropic is negotiating to acquire Israeli AI infrastructure startup Decart for about $6 billion, which would be Anthropic's largest acquisition to date and a roughly 50% premium over the $4 billion valuation Decart set just ten weeks ago.→
- Jun 10, 2026Decart Raises $300M at ~$4B ValuationAnother $300M bet on the foundation model layer, but the window for new entrants is closing fast. At $4B, investors are paying frontier-lab multiples for a company that still needs to prove it can compete with labs spending $10B+ annually on training.→
Coverage Timeline
newest first- Oct 11, 2026BIG TECHAmazon In Talks To Buy Decart For $7B~$7B (Reported Talks)→
- Sep 8, 2026AIAnthropic Walks Away From Its Biggest Deal Ever~$6B deal, terminated→
- Aug 15, 2026AIWhy Every Big AI Deal Right Now Is Really a Compute Deal→
- Aug 13, 2026AIAnthropic in Talks to Buy Decart for $6 Billion~$6B (talks)→
- Jun 10, 2026FUNDINGDecart Raises $300M at ~$4B Valuation$300M→
All Coverage
Amazon In Talks To Buy Decart For $7B
Anthropic Walks Away From Its Biggest Deal Ever
AI~$6B deal, terminated
Anthropic Walks Away From Its Biggest Deal Ever
Anthropic terminated talks to acquire Israeli AI startup Decart for roughly $6 billion after conducting due diligence, walking away from what would have been its largest acquisition to date.
DEEP DIVE
Why Every Big AI Deal Right Now Is Really a Compute Deal
AI
Why Every Big AI Deal Right Now Is Really a Compute Deal
Anthropic's Decart talks, IBM's OpenAI tie-up and Tencent's own numbers all point to the same thing: the AI industry's biggest recent moves are about who controls usable compute, not which model wins the week.
DEEP DIVE
Anthropic in Talks to Buy Decart for $6 Billion
AI~$6B (talks)
Anthropic in Talks to Buy Decart for $6 Billion
Anthropic is negotiating to acquire Israeli AI infrastructure startup Decart for about $6 billion, which would be Anthropic's largest acquisition to date and a roughly 50% premium over the $4 billion valuation Decart set just ten weeks ago.
DEEP DIVE
Decart Raises $300M at ~$4B Valuation
FUNDING$300M
Decart Raises $300M at ~$4B Valuation
Another $300M bet on the foundation model layer, but the window for new entrants is closing fast. At $4B, investors are paying frontier-lab multiples for a company that still needs to prove it can compete with labs spending $10B+ annually on training.
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Decart FAQ
What is Decart's valuation?
Decart was last valued at ~$4B in its May 2026 Growth, according to SiliconANGLE (May 18, 2026).
How much has Decart raised?
Decart has raised at least $453M in equity across 4 sourced funding rounds tracked by Value Add VC. The most recent was a $300M Growth in May 2026 at a ~$4B post-money valuation, reported by SiliconANGLE. Debt financing, tender offers and secondary sales are not counted.
Who invested in Decart?
Lead investors in Decart's sourced funding rounds include Radical Ventures, Benchmark and Sequoia Capital. Per round: its May 2026 Growth was led by Radical Ventures; its December 2024 Series A was led by Benchmark; its October 2024 Seed was led by Sequoia Capital.
When was Decart founded and where is it based?
Decart was founded in 2023 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California, USA, according to Wikidata and TechCrunch.
Sources & methodologyshow
Where these figures come from
- SiliconANGLEmajor outlet2 facts
- TechCrunchmajor outlet1 fact
- TechCrunchmajor outlet1 fact
- The SaaS Newsresearch database1 fact
Figures are labelled Reported (a source states it), Estimated, Derived (computed from other facts) or Rumored (in talks / unconfirmed). Rumors never replace a confirmed figure. Each figure keeps its own as-of date; history is preserved rather than overwritten.