Amazon is in talks to buy AI start-up Decart for about $7 billion, the Wall Street Journal reports
The report, based on unnamed people familiar with the matter, has been repeated by other outlets but not confirmed by either company. Decart makes real-time video models and software that helps AI run across different chips.
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In short
The Wall Street Journal reported on 11 October 2026 that Amazon is in talks to buy AI start-up Decart for about $7 billion, citing people familiar with the matter. Other outlets repeated the report; neither Amazon nor Decart has confirmed it, so it remains a single unconfirmed report.
What was reported
The Wall Street Journal reported on Sunday, 11 October, that Amazon is in talks to acquire Decart for around $7 billion, citing people familiar with the matter.12 The Journal said a deal could come soon if talks do not fall apart or another bidder does not emerge.1
Reuters and Calcalist both repeated the Journal’s report and did not say they had confirmed it independently.12 We therefore treat it as one unconfirmed report.
What the companies said
Reuters said Amazon declined to comment outside business hours and Decart did not respond.1 Calcalist said neither company has publicly confirmed an agreement.2
What Decart does
Decart was founded in 2023.2 Its Lucy model edits live video in real time, and its Oasis model generates simulated environments for training robotics and self-driving systems, according to the company’s website as cited by Reuters.1 Calcalist reports that Decart also builds software that helps AI models run efficiently across chips from different makers.2
Decart raised $300 million in May in a round led by Radical Ventures, with Nvidia joining as an investor.12 It was valued at about $4 billion at the time.12
Earlier interest
Bloomberg News reported that Anthropic explored a deal for Decart in August and decided not to pursue it in September after due diligence, according to Reuters.1 Calcalist reports similar earlier interest from Anthropic and Nvidia.2 Calcalist also reports that Amazon Web Services is a Decart customer.2
What is not known
Whether a deal will be signed, its final terms, and how Amazon would use Decart’s technology have not been disclosed.12
Disclosure: Anawords uses Claude, made by Anthropic, as one of its research tools. Anthropic has no say in our coverage.
Fact ledger
How labels workQuestions readers ask
Has Amazon bought Decart?
No deal has been announced. The Wall Street Journal reports talks; neither company has confirmed them.
What does Decart make?
Real-time video models such as Lucy and Oasis, and, according to Calcalist, software that helps AI models run across chips from different makers.
Why is this labelled unconfirmed?
All the reports we read trace back to one Wall Street Journal story based on unnamed sources.