Amazon Opens Alexa Voice Service to Third Party Hardware Makers
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Amazon.com (AMZN) Announces New $100M, Voice Technology-Focused Alexa Fund
June 25, 2015 9:06 AM EDTAmazon.com (NASDAQ: AMZN) announced the Alexa Fund, up to $100 million in investments to support developers, manufacturers, and start-ups of all sizes who are passionate about creating new experiences designed around the human voice. The Alexa Fundnamed for Alexa, the cloud-based voice service that powers Amazon Echois open to anyone with an innovative idea for how voice technology can improve customers lives. Alexa Fund investment decisions will be made based on the potential for unique or novel applications of voice technology that leverage the Alexa Skills Kit or the Alexa Voice Service,... More
