Amazon enters talks on October 12 to acquire cross-chip AI software startup Decart for $7 billion
The Wall Street Journal reported on October 12 that Amazon is in talks to acquire cross-chip AI software startup Decart at around $7 billion. Anthropic had previously offered about $6 billion before walking away in September; Decart has raised over $400 million from Sequoia and others.
The Wall Street Journal reported on October 12, citing people familiar with the talks, that Amazon is negotiating to acquire cross-chip AI compatibility software startup Decart at a potential valuation of around $7 billion. Based in San Francisco, Decart builds universal-adapter software that lets trained models move between different AI chip vendors without costly rewrites. With chip shortages and supply-chain autonomy as the two dominant industry pressures, control of this translation layer means freedom to shift workloads between silicon suppliers. Decart has raised more than $400 million from Sequoia Capital, Benchmark, and Radical Ventures, with its May funding round valuing the company near $4 billion, making Amazon's offer a substantial premium. Anthropic had been in talks at about $6 billion in August but walked away in September, leaving Amazon to fill the gap. The deal reflects Amazon's intent to keep customers tied to its own cloud ecosystem by owning the cross-chip adapter layer.