IT之家 October 12 news: According to The Wall Street Journal, citing people familiar with the matter, Amazon is in talks to acquire artificial intelligence startup Decart,with the potential valuation of the deal at about 7 billion US dollars(IT之家 note: approximately 46.948 billion yuan at the current exchange rate).
San Francisco-based Decart focuses on developing cross-chip adaptation software that helps developers seamlessly switch between different AI chips. As major tech giants compete for computing resources, this underlying software capability is becoming increasingly critical.
People familiar with the matter noted that if the talks go smoothly and no new bidder emerges, the deal could be reached soon.
According to research firm PitchBook, Decart has previously raised a cumulative total of more than 400 million US dollars from well-known venture capital firms such as Sequoia Capital, Benchmark, and Radical Ventures (approximately 2.683 billion yuan at the current exchange rate). In a funding round in May this year, its valuation was already close to 4 billion US dollars (approximately 26.827 billion yuan at the current exchange rate).
IT之家 noted that according to a Bloomberg report in August,Anthropic had previously been in talks to acquire Decart, for a deal amount of about 6 billion US dollars (approximately 40.241 billion yuan at the current exchange rate). In September this year, it was reported that Anthropic had abandoned the acquisition of Decart。