13 Unexpected Companies Jeff Bezos Invested In

Jeff Bezos’ Diverse Investment Portfolio

When one of the world’s wealthiest individuals makes an investment, it often signals a strategic move that could have long-term implications. Jeff Bezos, the founder of Amazon and currently the fourth richest person globally with a net worth of $244.5 billion, has built a diverse investment portfolio that spans multiple industries. From technology to agriculture, his investments reflect a forward-thinking approach to shaping the future.

Since stepping down as CEO of Amazon in 2021, Bezos has focused on ventures such as Blue Origin, but his investment footprint extends far beyond rockets and retail. Through Amazon, his venture capital firm Bezos Expeditions, Nash Holdings LLC, and the Bezos Family Foundation, he has backed companies that are influencing the trajectory of technology, business, and society.

Here are some of the surprising companies that Jeff Bezos has invested in:

EverFi

In April 2017, Bezos invested $190 million from his cash flow during a Series D funding round for EverFi. This educational technology company focuses on financial education, social and emotional learning, and STEM and career readiness. In 2022, Blackbaud acquired EverFi for $750 million, though it is unclear if Bezos remains involved.

NextDoor

During the Series B funding round in 2013, Bezos Expeditions joined super-investor David Sze in investing in NextDoor, a private social media app connecting people within the same community. The app provides access to posts about neighborhood safety, jobs, lost pets, and local politics. In 2024, NextDoor was acquired by Khosla Ventures Acquisition Co. II, with a current share price of $1.88 and a market cap of $719.27 million.

Plenty

In July 2017, Bezos Expeditions invested $200 million in Plenty, an agriculture technology company that develops plant sciences for crops to flourish in a pesticide and GMO-free environment. The ag-tech company has raised a total of $941 million in funding over seven rounds. Its vertical farms grow veggies indoors using only 1% of the water used in traditional agriculture, producing crop yields up to 350 times greater than traditional methods.

Airbnb

The popular accommodation marketplace, which allows access to millions of unique places to stay in over 100,000 cities and 220 countries, received a $112 million investment from Bezos. Airbnb priced its IPO at $68 per share in December 2020, giving it a $47 billion valuation. As of July 25, 2025, shares are trading at $141.31, with a market capitalization of over $87.22 billion.

Grail

Bezos Expeditions invested $100 million in Grail, a healthcare company focusing on detecting cancer early before treatments become too invasive. Grail raised over $2 billion in funding and announced an IPO in September 2020, but just one week later, Illumina announced it would buy the company for $8 billion, and Bezos was bought out.

Mark43

Bezos Expeditions invested $27 million in Series B financing for Mark43 in April 2016. The company aims to improve public safety software, and Amazon Web Services supports its large criminal justice information security workloads.

Fundbox

This fintech company helps people grow their small businesses by making access to credit simple, secure, fast, and transparent. In September 2015, Fundbox received $50 million from Bezos Expeditions and Spark Capital Growth in a Series C funding round.

Remitly

Remitly is a mobile digital payment app that lets users transfer money across its global network, spanning Africa, Asia, Central Europe, and South America. Bezos was an early investor through Bezos Expeditions. The current share price is $16.98, with a market cap of $3.46 billion.

Uber

In 2011, Bezos invested $37 million in Uber’s Series B funding round. The ride-sharing and food delivery app went public in 2019 at $45 per share, valuing the company at $82.4 billion. As of July 25, 2025, the stock is trading at $91.29 a share, with a market cap of $190.9 billion.

Domo

In 2013, Bezos invested $60 million in Domo, a company connecting CEOs to their front-line employees with access to real-time data and insights. Domo priced its IPO at $21 per share in 2018, raising $193 million. As of July 25, 2025, the stock trades at $15.96 per share, with a market cap of $643.15 million.

Stack Overflow

Stack Overflow operates a public community platform where developers can ask and answer questions about coding. With over 23 million registered users and over 100 million monthly visitors, it is one of the most popular websites. Bezos was an early investor, but the company was sold for $1.8 billion to Prosus in 2021.

Figure AI

With the rise of AI-powered tools, Bezos Expeditions has focused on this field. Last year, Bezos Expeditions, along with Nvidia and Microsoft, participated in a funding round for Figure AI to help raise $675 million at a $2.6 billion valuation. Bezos pledged $100 million. The startup is working on building a humanoid robot that can perform undesirable jobs, available for commercial use.

Perplexity AI

Bezos Expeditions invested in the $73.6 million Series B round for Perplexity AI and the follow-on round of $63 million in 2024 as the company’s valuation climbed to between $2.5 billion and $3 billion. The AI-powered search engine relies on language models to provide results, offering a chatbot-style interface for more accurate results.