# Amazon acquires Kiva Systems: acquisition

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Amazon acquired Kiva Systems for $775M in cash, bringing warehouse robotics in-house. Kiva became Amazon Robotics.

- **Structure:** full acquisition
- **Status:** completed
- **Valuation:** $775.0M (reported, approximate)
- **Verification posture:** reported

## Parties

- **Acquirer:** [Amazon](https://registry.deploy.report/companies/amazon.md)
- **Acquired:** [Kiva Systems](https://registry.deploy.report/companies/kiva-systems.md)

## Timeline

- **Announced:** 2012-03-19
- **Closed:** 2012-06-01

## Sources (2)

1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amazon_Robotics
2. https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1018724/000119312512122135/d318297dex991.htm


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