Description
Annapurna Labs is an Israeli microelectronics company. Since January 2015 it has been a subsidiary of Amazon.com. Amazon reportedly acquired the company for its Amazon Web Services division for US$350–370M.
History
Annapurna Labs, named after a Himalayan peak Annapurna Massif, was co-founded by Bilic "Billy" Hrvoje, a Bosnian Jewish refugee, and Nafea Bshara, a Christian Arab Israeli citizen, with investments from independent investors Avigdor Willenz, Manuel Alba, Andy Bechtolsheim, venture capital firm Walden International, Arm Holdings, and other TSMC. Board members include Avigdor Willenz, Manuel Alba, and Lip-Bu Tan, the CEO of both Walden International and Cadence Design Systems.