13 Surprising Companies Jeff Bezos Bet On

Airbnb

The extremely popular accommodation marketplace provides access to millions of unique places to stay in more than 100,000 cities and 220 countries, and it received a Bezos investment of $112 million, according to a Visual Capitalist report.

Airbnb priced its IPO at $68 per share in December 2020, giving it a $47 billion valuation, which indicated that Bezos would earn a decent payday. Currently, shares are trading at $141.31, and it has a market capitalization of over $87.22 billion.

Grail

Bezos appears to be trying to make the world a better place by supporting companies like Grail, a healthcare company focusing on detecting cancer early before treatments become too invasive.

In 2016, Bezos Expeditions invested $100 million in Grail. Grail raised over $2 billion in funding and announced an IPO in September 2020, but just one week later, Illumina announced it’d buy the company for $8 billion and that Bezos would be bought out.

Mark43

Bezos Expeditions invested $27 million in Series B financing for Mark43 in April 2016. Bezos was also part of the $38 million Mark43 secured in its Series C round of funding.

Mark43, founded in 2012, aims to improve public safety software. Amazon Web Services — Amazon’s secure cloud computing space — provides Mark43 support for its large criminal justice information security workloads.

Fundbox

This fintech company is helping people grow their small businesses by making access to credit simple, secure, fast and transparent. In September 2015, Fundbox was given $50 million by 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 Remitly’s proprietary global network, which spans Africa, Asia, Central Europe and South America. Bezos was an early investor through Bezos Expeditions.

Though it’s no Amazon stock, the current share price for Remitly is $16.98, and the company has a market cap of $3.46 billion. Wall Street analysts believe that shares could shoot up in the short term as there is optimism over potential earnings growth.

Uber

Back in 2011, Bezos invested $37 million in Uber’s Series B funding round. The popular 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 and has 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, allowing them to manage the business from their smartphones. 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, giving it a market cap of $643.15 million. It’s worth noting that the cloud-based software company experienced a slowdown in 2023, and it’s unclear whether Bezos is still involved as of 2025.

Stack Overflow

Stack Overflow operates a public community platform where developers can ask and answer questions about coding. Additional products include several other tools that help companies overcome tech challenges. With over 23 million registered users and over 100 million monthly visitors, Stack Overflow is one of the world’s most popular websites.