{"id":"f310cfa0-f1fb-4dc5-9200-1d705a03cf82","slug":"amazon-acquires-kiva-2012","acquirerCompanyId":"b9b40dbf-7909-4d29-9bd9-e23f21bf06f9","acquiredCompanyId":null,"acquirerName":null,"acquiredName":"Kiva Systems","announcementDate":null,"closeDate":"2012-03-01T12:00:00.000Z","status":"completed","structure":"full_acquisition","valuationUsd":"775000000","valuationBasis":"reported","summary":"Amazon acquired warehouse-robotics maker Kiva Systems (~$775M, 2012), which became Amazon Robotics. Cutting off external Kiva customers spurred Quiet Logistics to build Locus Robotics (cross-ref people-graph: the Locus Quiet-Logistics lineage).","sources":[{"url":"https://www.aboutamazon.com/","title":"Amazon acquires Kiva Systems","sourceName":"Amazon (official)"}],"verificationPosture":"verified","reviewStatus":"reviewed","createdAt":"2026-06-05T03:19:11.568Z","updatedAt":"2026-06-05T03:19:11.568Z","acquirerCompany":{"id":"b9b40dbf-7909-4d29-9bd9-e23f21bf06f9","slug":"amazon","name":"Amazon"},"acquiredCompany":null,"assets":[]}