GCV’s Robin Brinkworth spoke to the Amazon Alexa Fund’s lead, Paul Bernard, about supporting Alexa, hardware versus software, and how Alexa is aiming for ubiquity.
The Amazon Alexa Fund is US-listed retailer Amazon’s first venture capital fund, started in 2016. It is dedicated to finding and supporting startups that work with voice technology. Paul Bernard leads the fund, and said: “Our goal is to identify startups creating new experiences with Alexa or advancing the state of the art in voice technology, and to give them the resources they need to grow their business.
“We have invested in more than 60 companies across a range of…
