Harvest.ai Investor Reveals Why Amazon Acquired Cybersecurity Startup

Amazon made an acquisition last year without getting it publicized. The electronic commerce giant did not spill the beans about the deal, but somehow some details managed to surface this Monday after the company showed off Alexa's growth and expansion at CES 2017 last week. According to multiple sources, the Seattle-headquartered company bought San Diego-based cybersecurity startup Harvest.ai in early 2016. The acquisition was made stealthily, so it wasn't made known until recently when investors and tipsters have come out to gush about the deal. If Harvest.ai investor Fred Wang is to be asked, the acquisition was made so Amazon could bolster cloud security for its patrons.