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who owns wyze

Wyze is an independent, privately held U.S. company based in Seattle, Washington, and it is not owned by Amazon.

Who “owns” Wyze in practice?

  • Wyze Labs was founded in 2017 by Dave Crosby, Dongsheng Song, Elana Fishman, and Yun Zhang.
  • Legally, Wyze is a private company, so ownership is split between:
    • The founders (significant equity stakes).
* Early investors such as Iseed Ventures.

* Later venture investors including Norwest Venture Partners, American Family Ventures, Marcy Venture Partners, Amino Capital, and Eastern Bell Venture Capital.

Because Wyze is not publicly traded, there is no single public “parent company” listed as its owner.

Is Wyze owned by Amazon or China?

  • Wyze’s origin story: its founders met and previously worked at Amazon in Seattle, then left to start Wyze; that has led many people to assume Amazon owns them, but Amazon is not listed as an owner or parent.
  • Wyze markets itself as an American smart‑home company (Wyze Labs, Inc.) designing and selling cameras, bulbs, and other connected devices.
  • In community forums, some users claim Wyze is “a Chinese company disguised as an American company” and say it is owned by a Chinese firm called Hualai, which appears to be one of Wyze’s hardware manufacturing/ODM partners rather than an officially disclosed corporate parent.

So, in public records and investor data, Wyze is treated as a U.S. startup backed by U.S. and international venture funds, not as a subsidiary of Amazon or an openly declared Chinese parent.

Quick FAQ style recap

  • Who owns Wyze?
    A mix of its founders and private investors (venture capital funds); it’s a privately held startup.
  • Is Wyze owned by Amazon?
    No; the founders previously worked at Amazon, but Amazon is not listed as an owner.
  • Is Wyze a Chinese company?
    The company is incorporated and headquartered in the U.S., but it works with Chinese manufacturing and software partners, which fuels forum debates and speculation.

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