Amazon Web Services (AWS) has acquired Israeli cloud computing start-up CloudEndure (see here) for around $200-$250 million. Amazon stated, “this acquisition expands our ability to deliver innovative and flexible migration, backup, and disaster recovery solutions.” https://www.jpost.com/Israel-News/Confirmed-Amazon-acquires-Israeli-start-up-CloudEndure-576955

Although it hasn’t confirmed its Israeli operations, Amazon has assembled a temporary modular office for 300 workers in Haifa’s MATAM business park while a 12,000 sqm building is being built nearby. It has also leased space in Tel Aviv’s Azrieli … Continue reading →

Amazon.com is in talks to set up its first shipping center in Israel. The world’s largest online retailer will hopefully soon begin operations in Israel, in a move that would lower shipping prices, waiting times, and import fees for Israeli … Continue reading →

Online shopping giant Amazon is to set up research and development centers with 100 staff in Tel Aviv and Haifa. It wants to further improve its Alexa Voice Shopping system, which allows shoppers to speak their order into a machine … Continue reading →

Israel’s Kornit is already revolutionizing the custom-printed textile market with its digital garment printing technology. Now Amazon plans to use the Kornit systems to digitally print shirts on receipt of online customer orders. http://www.timesofisrael.com/israeli-tech-aids-amazon-with-its-new-target-the-t-shirt-business/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oPsXIYXGCmU

Internet giant Amazon has chosen Israeli-developed Payoneer to expand cross-border payment options to sellers from 24 countries. http://www.payoneer.com/PR/PayoneerAmazon.aspx https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ofKJZb-1eY http://blog.payoneer.com/amazon-selects-payoneer-to-power-x-border-payments-for-sellers-worldwide/

I featured 21-year-old Tomer Hen’s MobCo mobile ad company previously here. Tomer has just landed the biggest deal of his life as Amazon has chosen MobCo to advertise the launch of its shopping app in India. http://www.timesofisrael.com/amazon-chooses-israeli-firm-for-big-india-rollout/

At the AWS Tel Aviv Summit, Amazon announced to 2000 IT professionals that it will hire over 100 Israeli technologists in the next 18 months. Amazon bought the Israeli microelectronics firm Annapurna Labs in Jan 2015, for $350 – 370 … Continue reading →

Israel’s Magisto turns home movies into professional quality video. Amazon’s newly announced Amazon Fire TV promotes Magisto as giving customers “access to their favorite video and photo memories right in their living rooms, displayed in a visually stunning way.” http://www.timesofisrael.com/israeli-developed-magisto-features-in-new-amazon-tv-box/