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Amperity

Seattle, US · Founded 2015 · Delaware corporation · 8 known investors

Founders & leadership

Amperity was founded in 2015 by Derek Slager and Kabir Shahani.

DSDerek Slager
Derek SlagerCo-founder
KSKabir Shahani
Kabir ShahaniinFounder, Co-CEO, & Board of Directors
APAmy Pelly
Amy PellyinPresident & CFO

Board

MMMatt McIlwain
Matt McIlwain𝕏Board directorManaging Director at Madrona Venture Group
RS
Rajeev SinghBoard director
KW
Kelly WrightBoard director

Investors · 8

Declaration PartnersNew York
Foundation CapitalSan Francisco · $250K – $15M
FUSEBellevue · $1M – $10M
General CatalystSan Francisco · $30M
GreycroftNew York · $100K – $5M
Hyde Park Venture PartnersChicago · $500K – $3M
Madrona Venture GroupSeattle · $2M – $10M
Tiger Global ManagementreportedNew York · $1M – $100M

Funding

SEC filings, press & company announcements

$254.8M disclosed across 4 of 5 rounds · 2017–2021

▶$26.8MraisedDec 2019 · 26 investors · Other Technology
Rule 506(b)
Officers, directors & promoters on the filing
  • Kelly WrightDirector
  • Kabir ShahaniExecutive Officer, Director, Promoter
  • Amy PellyExecutive Officer
  • Derek SlagerExecutive Officer, Director, Promoter
  • Matt McIlwainDirector
  • Rajeev SinghDirector
Offering amount
$26.8M
Amount sold
$26.8M
First sale
Nov 2019
Incorporated
Corporation, Delaware, 2015
Federal exemptions
06b
Full filing on SEC EDGAR ↗
▶$28MraisedNov 2017 · 5 investors · Other Technology
Rule 506(b)
Officers, directors & promoters on the filing
  • Derek SlagerExecutive Officer, Director, Promoter
  • Rajeev SinghDirector
  • Kelly WrightDirector
  • Amy PellyExecutive Officer
  • Matt McIlwainDirector
  • Kabir ShahaniExecutive Officer, Director, Promoter
Offering amount
$28M
Amount sold
$28M
First sale
Oct 2017
Incorporated
Corporation, Delaware, 2015
Federal exemptions
06b
Full filing on SEC EDGAR ↗

Source: SEC EDGAR Form D. Amounts as filed; amended filings shown once at their latest values.

Founder mafia

2 people who came through Amperity went on to found or lead other companies.

Eric BestChief Commercial Officer (CCO)Founded Sound CommerceErik SelbergVP of Machine Learning and Data ScienceFounded Wild Zebra

Competitors · 6

by search overlap
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Hightouch88 shared keywordsHightouch builds a data activation platform that integrates with existing enterprise data infrastructure to enable marketing and business teams to activate customer data at scale. The platform combines customer data capabilities with AI technology for use by enterprise organizations.
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Prosperitylife76 shared keywordsProsperity Life Group operates as a life insurance and annuity company serving the retirement and life market in the United States through multiple underwriting subsidiaries. The organization provides life insurance, annuity products, reinsurance, and capital solutions to approximately one million policyholders.
Click House63 shared keywordsClickHouse develops a column-oriented database management system that enables real-time analytical reporting via SQL queries. The platform serves organizations requiring fast data analysis across large-scale, continuously growing datasets.
Truera63 shared keywordsSnowflake is a fully managed cloud data platform that integrates data ingestion, processing, analysis, and AI application development across multiple cloud providers. It serves enterprise customers with unified security, governance, and infrastructure for building data and AI workloads.

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Acquisitions · 1

Early investors' stakes continue via these deals
Custora

Custora provides segmentation and predictive analytics software that helps e-commerce retailers identify and market to individual customers through integrations with email, display advertising, and audience platforms like Facebook and Google.

In the news

Trysignalbasetrysignalbase.com · Feb 2026Amperity pitch deck to raise $100m Series-D roundalexanderjarvis.com · Sep 2021Amperity Raises $100M in Series D Funding - FinSMEsfinsmes.com · Jul 2021Here's the pitch deck that helped a marketing tech startup raise $100 million at a $1 billion valuation to help brands manage their databusinessinsider.com · Jul 2021Amperity is Seattle's latest unicorn with $100M round to supercharge its customer data platform – GeekWiregeekwire.com · Jul 2021Amperity raises $100M on a $1B+ valuation to help companies build better profiles of their customers | TechCrunchtechcrunch.com · Jul 2021

Frequently asked questions

Who founded Amperity?
Amperity was founded by Derek Slager, Kabir Shahani in 2015.
Who are Amperity's investors?
Amperity's investors include Declaration Partners, Foundation Capital, FUSE, General Catalyst, Greycroft, Hyde Park Venture Partners, Madrona Venture Group, Tiger Global Management.
How much funding has Amperity raised?
Amperity has disclosed $254.8M raised across 4 of its 5 known rounds.
Where is Amperity headquartered?
Amperity is headquartered in Seattle, US.