# AWS Impact Accelerator

> AWS Impact Accelerator is a VC fund in Seattle backing Software and Financial Services. See 64 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Seattle, United States
- Total investments: 64
- Last investment: Jun 2025
- Lead investor: 86%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/aws-startup-loft-accelerator/
- Website: https://aws-startup-lofts.com/amer/program/accelerators/black-founders

AWS Impact Accelerator is a VC fund in Seattle focused on Software and Financial Services. The AWS Startup Loft is here to support your journey. Start and grow with a wealth of resources, exclusive webinars and free 1:1 sessions with an AWS startup expert.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 19 | 30% |
| Financial Services | 10 | 16% |
| Artificial Intelligence | 9 | 14% |
| Apps | 7 | 11% |
| FinTech | 7 | 11% |

94 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Grant | 52 | 81% |
| Pre-Seed | 6 | 9% |
| Non-equity Assistance | 4 | 6% |
| Seed | 1 | 2% |
| Funding Round | 1 | 2% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 45 | 70% |
| Argentina | 2 | 3% |
| United Kingdom | 2 | 3% |
| India | 1 | 2% |
| Brazil | 1 | 2% |

8 countries tracked in total.

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| AuTara | Autara is pioneering the next generation of mental healthcare by bridging the gap between artificial intelligence and genuine human empathy. Headquartered in Bengaluru, India, the company is developing a holistic mental wellness application designed to provide accessible, personalized, and stigma-free support.The core of Autara's platform isits proprietary dual-AI system featuring two distinct companions: 'Phebo,' an empathetic storyteller designed for emotional expression and validation, and 'Orion,' a mindful coach that provides data-driven insights and actionable guidance. This unique approach empowers users to choose the type of support they need in any given moment.Autara integrates these AI interactions with a suite of therapeutic tools, including intelligent journaling, mood-based "Mediwave" meditations with binaural beats, and personalized goal tracking. A key innovation is the platform's ability to generate a comprehensive, confidential psyche report for a seamless handoff to a human therapist, ensuring continuity of care without forcing users to start their journey from scratch.By leveraging sophisticated technologies like Agentic AI, Large Language Models (LLMs), and voice-based emotional analysis, Autara is building a scalable and deeply personalized solution to address the growing global mental health crisis. | $1K | Pre-Seed | Jun 20, 2025 |  |
| Bound Protocol | BOUND is a decentralized protocol that issues a yield-bearing stablecoin backed by institutional-grade DeFi strategies across multiple blue-chip protocols and chains. The system offers two tokens: DFY, a stablecoin collateralized by tokenized yield positions, and DFY+, a yield-bearing asset backed by professional managed DeFi vaults, providingexposure to more than 20 diversified strategies that generate stable income.By aggregating blue-chip yield strategies across protocols and chains into one unified solution, BOUND aims to become the leading solution for automated stable yield farming. | $100K | Grant | Nov 10, 2024 |  |
| ZYVENO | ZYVENO is a no-code whiteboard SaaS template that users can done work with awesome whiteboard templates. Build your advanced visual collaboration app without code. ZYVENO has a high-performance structure and is easily customizable. Build the visual collaboration SaaS app you need without code. | $100K | Pre-Seed | Jan 07, 2024 |  |
| Debi (formerly TuCuota) | Transformamos los débitos automáticos en un proceso ágil y tecnológico | $220K | Grant | Oct 04, 2023 |  |
| Storybird.ai | Storybird.ai assists people in creating, reading, editing, sharing, publishing, and monetizing stories of all kinds. They are the largest and most rapidly developing AI storytelling platform. |  | Non-equity Assistance | Jul 25, 2023 |  |
| DeciphrAI | DeciphrAI revolutionizes the content creation process by transforming a single piece of content into a collection of captivating multimedia assets. |  | Non-equity Assistance | Jul 25, 2023 |  |
| Predelo | Predelo offers easy-to-use AI-powered forecasting and optimization. |  | Non-equity Assistance | Jul 25, 2023 |  |
| H28 Technologies | H28 empowers you to take control of your financial future with our robust and user-friendly platform, which allows you to establish credit and obtain housing finance. |  | Grant | Jun 01, 2023 |  |
| Kigüi | Kigüi created an app that rewards consumers that buy products closer to expiration. We are reducing food waste, one of the most important issues unsolved for global sustainability, generating a tipple-positive impact. Kigüi is solving a problem that involves food producers, supermarkets and the consumer, while making food affordable for everyone | $252K | Seed | Jun 01, 2023 |  |
| Kigüi | Kigüi created an app that rewards consumers that buy products closer to expiration. We are reducing food waste, one of the most important issues unsolved for global sustainability, generating a tipple-positive impact. Kigüi is solving a problem that involves food producers, supermarkets and the consumer, while making food affordable for everyone | $252K | Pre-Seed | Jun 01, 2023 |  |

10 of 64 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Visible Hands](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/visible-hands) — VC Fund, 4 deals together
- [Antom.la](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/antom-la) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Techstars](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/techstars) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [AARP](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/aarp) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [AWS Activate](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/aws-activate-ec0d) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [AWS FinTech Africa Accelerator](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/aws-fintech-africa-accelerator) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does AWS Impact Accelerator invest in?

AWS Impact Accelerator invests primarily in Software, Financial Services and Artificial Intelligence startups, most often at Grant and Pre-Seed stage. Most of the 64 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did AWS Impact Accelerator last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for AWS Impact Accelerator closed in Jun 2025. Shizune tracks 64 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Aug 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.

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