Amazon in talks to buy AI startup Decart for around $7 billion, WSJ reports

Oct 11 (Reuters) – Amazon is in talks to acquire AI startup Decart in a deal valued at around $7 billion, the Wall Street Journal reported on Sunday, citing people familiar with the matter. 

Here are some details:

• Decart’s Lucy model, backed by Nvidia, can edit live video in real time, according to the company’s website. It has also developed Oasis, a model that generates simulated environments to train and test robotics and autonomous-driving systems.

• The Journal reported that Decart was valued at nearly $4 billion in May, citing PitchBook data.

• Amazon declined to comment outside regular business hours, while Decart did not respond to requests for comment.

• A deal could happen soon if talks do not fall apart or another suitor emerges, the report said.

• Last month, Anthropic decided not to pursue an acquisition of Decart after conducting due diligence, Bloomberg News reported. It had explored a potential $6 billion deal in August, the report added.

• Decart raised $300 million in May in a funding round led by Radical Ventures, with Nvidia joining as a new investor.

(Reporting by Angela Christy in Bengaluru; Editing by Bill Berkrot and Rashmi Aich)