4 ms·Bezos's parents invested 300k into Amazon or whatever it was called at first.by foobarqux 13y agoBezos's parents invested 300k into Amazon or whatever it was called at first.SkyAtWork 13y agoThough Jeff came out of a hedge fund (DE Shaw) and doesn't seem to have been struggling :)foobarqux 13y agoHe wasn't struggling but he left before getting his bonus so I don't know how much of his own capital he had to invest.