iRobot Bankruptcy Follows FTC Block on $1.4B Amazon Deal
16 hours ago · iRobot, pioneer of Roomba vacuums, filed for bankruptcy in 2025 after the FTC blocked its $1.4 billion acquisition by Amazon, citing anticompetitive concerns. Co-founder Colin Angle …
iRobot co-founder says 'wrong-minded' opposition to Amazon ...
6 days ago · The bankruptcy filing follows the termination of iRobot's proposed $1.4 billion acquisition by Amazon, which was abandoned in January 2024 amid a probe by the Federal Trade Commission...
'It felt so wrong': Colin Angle on iRobot, the FTC, and the ...
2 days ago · The collapse followed Amazon’s January 2024 decision to scuttle its $1.7 billion acquisition of iRobot after 18 months of investigation by the FTC and European regulators.
iRobot cofounder Colin Angle: Roomba-maker's biggest reason ...
15 hours ago · Amazon and iRobot decided in January 2024 to abandon the deal. To Angle, the failed acquisition hurt more than just iRobot, but rather the consumer and entire industry of household …
Former iRobot CEO calls Roomba maker's bankruptcy 'a tragedy'
Dec 15, 2025 · The company's bankruptcy comes after Amazon abandoned its planned acquisition of iRobot in 2024 due to mounting regulatory scrutiny.
The EU broke iRobot before the FTC could - Axios
Dec 15, 2025 · Catch up quick: Amazon in 2022 agreed to buy the Roomba maker for $1.7 billion, in what at the time would have been its fourth-largest acquisition. The deal later was repriced to $1.4 …
iRobot Founder Says FTC Treated Blocked Deals 'Like Trophies ...
1 day ago · iRobot Founder Says FTC Treated Blocked Deals 'Like Trophies' as Bankruptcy Follows Failed Amazon Acquisition (techcrunch.com) 30 Posted by msmash on Monday December 22, 2025 …