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Amazon weighs buying AI startup Decart for $7 billion

The acquisition could close soon after rival Anthropic abandoned a $6 billion bid.

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Amazon is in negotiations to acquire artificial intelligence startup Decart AI, according to a report by the Wall Street Journal on October 11, 2026. The transaction could value the company at around $7 billion.

The purchase could conclude soon if the discussions do not fall apart, according to people familiar with the matter cited by the newspaper.

The potential deal follows a dropped bid from rival Anthropic. The Claude chatbot maker had conducted due diligence and held talks to purchase Decart for roughly $6 billion before deciding against the transaction in September.

Decart was founded in 2023 by three Israeli engineers: brothers Dean and Orian Leitersdorf alongside Moshe Shalev.

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