• Founder: Jeff Bezos.
• Date: July 5, 1994.
• Location: Bellevue, Washington, U.S.
• Initial Name: Cadabra, Inc. (later changed to Amazon.com, Inc.)
• Initial Focus: Online bookstore.

Key points to remember:

• Jeff Bezos founded Amazon after seeing the potential of the rapidly growing internet.
• The company started in his garage.
• It has since expanded far beyond its initial focus on books, becoming a global e-commerce and technology giant.