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Amplify Capital

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Toronto · Pre-Seed–Series A · 12 people tracked

Also known as Amplify

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Investment thesis

Amplify Capital invests in pre-seed to Series A companies using technology to address urgent challenges aligned with its impact goals across climate, health, and education. The firm actively supports its portfolio to deliver financial, environmental, and social outcomes, targeting measurable impact contributions by 2034. It positions itself as a recognized, certified impact investor, holding a place in the IA 50 database of impact investment fund managers and B Corp certification, aligning with the global movement toward an inclusive, equitable, and regenerative economy.

Source: firm website, verified Aug 3, 2026.

Stage
Pre-Seed–Series A
Check
$365K – $730K
HQ
Toronto, ON, CA
Instruments
Equity
Founded
2016
AUM
$72M
Tracked investments
43
IPOs
1
Acquisitions
1

Team · 12 people

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What they invest in

from 39 of 43 portfolio companies

Healthtech ×12AI & Machine Learning ×11Cleantech ×9Digital Health ×9SaaS ×9Climate Tech ×8Deep Tech ×6Enterprise Software ×6

HQs:Canada×13United States×13

Who they back

founder profiles across 20 portfolio companies
65%
solo founders
13 of 20 mapped founding teams
47%
repeat founders
of 17 founders with career history

Founding team size:solo founder×132 founders×53 founders×2

Where their founders studiedfrom 15 founders with education data

University of Toronto ×4Western University ×2

What their founders studiedfrom 19 founders with field-of-study data

Life Sciences ×5Business & Management ×3Computer Science ×3Engineering ×3Finance & Accounting ×3

Where their founders worked beforefrom 17 founders with career history

University of Alberta ×2

Accelerator rootsportfolio companies that came through a program

Techstars ×2Y Combinator ×2

Investments · 43 tracked

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By year:2025 · 52024 · 12023 · 12022 · 22021 · 12020 · 22018 · 12017 · 114 dated

Airhouseairhouse.ioinJul 2018 · $2M

Airhouse offered brands a service to outsource their fulfillment operations.

E-commerceLogistics & Supply Chain

Co-investorsElizabeth Street VenturesStonewater VenturesDnx VenturesQuiet Capital

Airloom Energyairloom.energyin

Airloom engineers next-generation utility-scale wind turbines designed for mass production and deployment in diverse locations, offering low-cost, reliable energy generation with reduced infrastructure requirements.

CleantechEnergyHardwareLaramie, US

Robert Lumley(Founder)inJames Singer(Executive Officer, Director)Neal Rickner(Executive Officer, Director)in

BoardPhil Larochelle(Director)inJohn Singer(Director)Sarah Lewensohn(Director)

Co-investorsBreakthrough Energy VenturesCapital FactoryCrosscut VenturesKeiki CapitalLowercarbon CapitalWYVC

ALT TEXthealttex.comin𝕏May 2021 · $1.5M

Develops alternative textile materials to replace polyester and reduce the fashion industry's plastic consumption and carbon emissions.

Advanced ManufacturingBiotechCircular EconomyClimate TechNew MaterialsToronto, CA

Myra Arshad(Founder)inAvneet Ghotra(Founder)in

Co-investorsBeresford VenturesCollaborative FundCreative Destruction Lab (CDL)Garage CapitalIT-Farm CorporationMaiora Rebel Ventures+5 more

Asideaside.comin𝕏Series A · Feb 2022 · $17M

Aside is an AI-powered browser that enables autonomous agents to complete web-based tasks across logged-in websites without integrations, including payments, messaging, and internal tools.

AI & Machine LearningConsumerDeveloper ToolsSaaSSan Francisco, US

Jun Kim(CEO)inChanhee Lee(CPO)inSanghun Lee(CTO)inAlejandro Crosa(Director)Adam Nash(Executive Officer, Director)

BoardJohn Lilly(Director)

Co-investorsY CombinatorPioneerThe Ventures CoBass InvestmentBitwise Asset ManagementEO Studio+7 more

Avocaavoca.aiin𝕏

Avoca provides AI-powered customer service agents for service-based businesses that handle incoming calls, text messages, and chats to book appointments and re-engage customers.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSales TechNew York City, US

Apurva Shrivastava(Founder)inTyson Chen(Founder)inSissi Li Zhou(Founder)in

Co-investorsAlumni VenturesAmino CapitalAmplify PartnersAudaciousBoxGroupCapital 49+25 more

BioIntelligencebiointelligence.comApr 2024

BioIntelligence Technologies builds an analytics platform that performs in-situ, simultaneous measurement of products, nutrients and metabolic intermediates with real-time analysis to optimize bioprocess profitability.

AI & Machine LearningBiotechEnterprise SoftwareSaaS

Joel Sirois(Founder-President & CEO)in

Co-investorsBastien Family OfficeInnospark Ventures

Carbon Upcyclingcarbonupcycling.com

Carbon Upcycling converts carbon emissions and industrial waste byproducts into valuable materials for low-carbon cement production.

Circular EconomyCleantechClimate TechNew MaterialsCalgary

Apoorv Sinha(Founder)Kathryn Wortsman(Director)Greg Boser(Director)Daniel Goldman(Director)

Co-investorsATEL VenturesClean Energy VentureClean Energy VenturesClimate InvestmentCreative Destruction Lab (CDL)CRH Ventures+3 more

Carequiltcarequilt.cain

CareQuilt provides managed home care services for Canadian families, pairing each client with a dedicated caregiver and care manager to deliver proactive, clinically-reviewed oversight instead of the rotating-staff model common in the industry.

Enterprise SoftwareHealthtechOntario, CA

Peter Kotzeff(CEO & Co-founder)inBlake Cheeseman(COO & Co-founder)

Cerula Carecerulacare.cominFeb 2025 · $3.7M

HealthtechWest Hartford, US

Supriya Laknidhi(Executive Officer, Director)inKyle Lavin(Executive Officer, Director)in

BoardElla Seitz(Director)in

Co-investorsDigiTx Partners LLCEsplanade VenturesFlare Capital PartnersSpringTime Ventures

Challengeuchallengeu.com

ChallengeU is a dropout recovery program that re-engages high school students who have left school systems, operating in the US and Canada through public awareness campaigns.

EdTech

Nicolas P. Arsenaultin

Codes Healthcodeshealth.cominSeries A

Codes Health provides medical record retrieval and case analysis services for plaintiff law firms.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareHealthtechLegalTechNew York City, US

Cody Durr(Founder)inAustin Mills(CTO)inAlvaro Rivera(CEO)

Co-investorsNight CapitalY CombinatorGeneral CatalystHaystackPathlight Ventures

Cura Climate Inc.curaclimate.comin

CURA develops electrochemical technology to reduce the process CO2 emissions released during limestone calcination in cement production.

Advanced ManufacturingCleantechClimate TechDeep Tech

Co-investorsInnovation UBCUCeed FundsZacua Ventures

Darwindarwinhomes.cominJun 2020 · $2M

Darwin Homes offers a technology platform for renters to discover, tour, and lease homes, and for property owners to manage their rental properties through modern management services.

MarketplacesPropTechSaaSAustin, US

Zachary Kinloch(Founder)inRyan Broderick(Founder)inWilliam Hauser(Founder)

BoardMichael Ghaffary(Director)inJake Fingert(Director)inChristian Idylle(Director)

Co-investorsCamber CreekCanvas VenturesPear VCTq Ventures LlcAscension Ventures

Ditchlabsditchlabs.comin

Ditch Labs develops a medical device and digital health program designed to help individuals quit smoking.

Digital HealthHealthtechMedical DevicesMontreal, CA

Laurent Laferrière(Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer)Dr. Christelle Luce(Co-Founder & Chief Scientific Officer)Olivier Bourbonnais(Co-Founder & Chief Technology Officer)in

Co-investorsBoreal Ventures

DroneSeeddroneseed.cominSeed · Nov 2017

DroneSeed develops carbon removal credits by burying post-wildfire biomass, using the proceeds to fund reforestation of areas across the American West damaged by high-severity wildfire.

CleantechClimate TechImpact & Social GoodSeattle, US

Grant Canary(Executive Officer, Director)inBen Reilly(Executive Officer)Ryan Cunningham(Director)

BoardJay Zaveri(Director)in

Co-investorsHemisphere Ventures LLCSand Hill AngelsDBL PartnersSeven Seven Six

Endor Healthendorhealth.comin𝕏

Endor Health is building a modern, automated platform to help people living with diabetes access care and supplies.

Digital HealthHealthtechSurrey, CA

Eli Moore(Co-founder & CEO)inReza(Co-founder)Rezaul Hoque(Founder)in

Co-investorsScaleGood Fund LP (powered by TELUS)

FeX Energyfexenergy.cominSep 2025 · $4.8M

FeX Energy develops iron-based thermochemical energy storage systems that convert electricity into sustained high-temperature heat up to 900°C for industrial applications.

CleantechDeep TechEnergyMontreal, CA

Jeffrey Bergthorson(Professor)

Co-investorsMaRS Investment Accelerator Fund (IAF)Antares Ventures Pte. Ltd.Fathom Fund

Flosonics Medicalflosonicsmedical.comin𝕏

Flosonics Medical makes FloPatch, a wireless wearable Doppler ultrasound device that assesses a patient's carotid arterial pulse in real time to give clinicians hemodynamic data for fluid resuscitation decisions.

Digital HealthHardwareMedical Devices

Joe Eibl(Founder)in

Co-investorsArboretum VenturesGenesys CapitaliGan PartnersNew Leaf Venture PartnersRBCx

Future Fieldsfuturefields.ioin𝕏Series A · Jun 2025 · $8M

Future Fields uses fruit flies as bioreactors to produce difficult-to-express proteins at scale for pharmaceutical, agricultural, and food applications.

AgTechBiotechCircular EconomyClimate TechDeep TechFoodTechHealthtechEdmonton, CA

Matt Anderson-Baron(Founder)inJalene Anderson-Baron(Founder)inLejjy Gafour

Co-investorsBee PartnersBoxOne VenturesEdmonton UnlimitedGreen Circle Foodtech VenturesKeiki CapitalPioneer+12 more

Futuredesignschoolfuturedesignschool.comin𝕏

Future Design School provides strategic consulting and organizational change services to school leaders and educational institutions, helping them develop and implement long-term plans and build leadership capacity.

EdTechEnterprise Software

Sarah Prevette(Founder)in

Hydrostorhydrostor.cain

Hydrostor develops long-duration energy storage using Advanced Compressed Air Energy Storage (A-CAES), a closed-loop system combining air, water, and purpose-built underground hard-rock caverns to store off-peak electricity for the electric grid.

CleantechClimate TechEnergyToronto, CA

CURTIS VANWALLEGHEM(Executive Officer, Director)inTom Duckett(Executive Officer)inSarah Skinner(Executive Officer)inJon Norman(Executive Officer)inChris Phebus(Executive Officer)inPatrick Moyer(Executive Officer)in

Co-investorsBild Alternative Investments CorporationPlaza VenturesArcTern VenturesCanada Growth Fund

Inevitable Techinevitabletech.comin𝕏Series CDefunct

Inevitable Tech builds a fully automated, plug-and-play plant propagation system that gives growers precise control over climate, lighting, and nutrients, using a closed-loop design with built-in perception to detect pests and disease early.

Advanced ManufacturingAgTechClimate TechHardwareRoboticsSan Francisco, US

Brandon Alexander(CEO)inJonathan Binney(Robot Software Architect)inJamie Young(Senior Product Manager)Sarah Osentoski(Senior Vice President of Engineering)Will Sun(Senior Recruiter)

Co-investorsAmplify PartnersAt One VenturesATEL VenturesBreakthrough Energy VenturesEniac VenturesInnovating Capital+11 more

Inkblot Therapyinkblottherapy.comin𝕏

Inkblot is a digital mental health platform offering secure online video counselling for corporate mental health programs and individual counselling services in Canada.

Digital HealthHealthtechMental HealthWellness & FitnessBurlington, CA

Luke Vigeant(Founder)inArash Zohoor(Co-founder)in

Co-investorsMaple Leaf AngelsRising Tide Africa (RTA)Techstars

Kento Healthkentohealth.cominFeb 2025

Kento develops AI-powered clinical decision support models that integrate wearable sensor data, device readings, and patient-reported signals into actionable summaries for clinicians.

AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthHealthtechMedical DevicesWellness & Fitness

BoardLaura Cohen(Preventive Cardiologist)Steven Keteyian(Director, Preventive Cardiology)Francisco Lopez-Jimenez(Chair of Preventive Cardiology)Fatima Rodriguez(Section Chief, Preventive Cardiology)

Co-investorsBoreal VenturesBroom VenturesGraphite VenturesAngels CapitalBorealis VenturesEntrepreneur First+1 more

Knockriknockri.comin𝕏

Knockri builds AI-powered, skills-based assessment tools that measure candidates' skills to reduce bias and improve fairness in hiring for organizations.

AI & Machine LearningHR TechSaaSToronto

Jahanzaib Ansari(CEO)inFaisal Ahmed(Executive Officer, Director)Murtaza Rana(Executive Officer, Director)

Co-investorsDifferential VenturesGrand VenturesGreen Egg VenturesStout Street CapitalBDMI

LUCIDthelucidproject.ca

LUCID develops patented AI technology that transforms music into measurable health outcomes for focus, recovery, sleep, and clinical applications, serving both consumer wellness users and healthcare providers.

AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthWellness & Fitness

Co-investorsRelentless Pursuit Partners

Luminaluminatech.co

Lumina develops construction technology for building infrastructure including schools, roads, and homes in underserved communities.

Construction TechDeep Tech

Co-investorsRolling Fun GPShadow VenturesSHORStarship VenturesVirta Ventures

Lyteflolyteflo.cominJan 2025 · $3M

Lyteflo provides software tools for electric vehicle sales, service, and appraisal to dealerships and automotive businesses.

Retail TechSaaS

Co-investorsDiagramWhitecap Venture Partners

Notable Labsnotablelabs.comin𝕏Series C

Notable Labs operates an automated laboratory that tests combinations of existing drugs against individual patients' blood cancer cells to identify effective treatment options for patients whose cancers have become resistant to standard therapies.

BiotechHealthtechMedical DevicesSan Francisco, US

Matthew De Silva(CEO)inPete Quinzio(Founder)inConnor Warnock(Senior Engineer)Van Duesterberg(Science Consultant)Omid Karkouti(Vice President of Business Development)Scott Patterson(Vice President of Engineering)

Co-investors11.2 CapitalAlumni VenturesBuilders VCFundersClubHemisphere Ventures LLCLifeforce Capital+29 more

Pathwaypathway.md

Pathway offered an AI-powered clinical reference tool used by clinicians to learn, make decisions, and care for patients.

AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthHealthtech

Co-investorsPanache VenturesVerge HealthTech FundYamaha Motor VenturesBoxOne Ventures

Planetaryplanetarytech.comin

Planetary Technologies develops ocean-based carbon removal technology to address climate change.

CleantechClimate TechDeep TechNova Scotia, CA

Dr. Greg Rau(Senior Scientist & Co-Founder)Mike Kelland(Chief Executive Officer, Co-Founder & Board Member)in

Co-investorsAstanor VenturesMaRS Investment Accelerator Fund (IAF)Nucleation CapitalXAngeGreen Generation Fund

RallyReaderrallyreader.comin𝕏

Rally Reader is a digital reading platform with a built-in reading coach that provides real-time feedback, personalized literacy coaching, performance-based rewards, and a library of books to help young students improve reading fluency, vocabulary, and accuracy.

AI & Machine LearningConsumerEdTechSaaS

Andrea(Founder)

Co-investorsAlumni VenturesScaleGood Fund LP (powered by TELUS)

Sanzodrinksanzo.comAug 2020 · $1.3M

Sanzo makes sparkling beverages featuring Asian fruit flavors such as calamansi, lychee, and yuzu, made with real ingredients and without added sugar.

ConsumerDirect to ConsumerFoodTechNew York, US

Alessandro Roco(Executive Officer, Director)Sandro Roco(Founder)Frank Zampardi(Director)Pat Robinson(Director)Takeshi Nakanishi(Director)inVanessa Dew(Director)

Co-investorsAOKI LABSCapital B Private HoldingsConvivialité VenturesEast West Ventures EWVFlucas VenturesGold House Ventures+8 more

Schoolbeatschoolbeat.ioin

Schoolbeat provides a platform that helps school districts align student wellness, character skills, and school climate initiatives with available federal, state, and local funding opportunities.

Digital HealthEdTechGovTechHealthtechMental HealthSaaSToronto, CA

Jean-Philippe Turgeon(CEO and Founder)

Screen-Shot-2021-08-25-at-8.45.44-AMreusables.comin

Reusables provides enterprise reuse programs for containers and packaging, using patented tap-based technology that eliminates the need for apps, signups, or deposits.

Circular EconomyEnterprise SoftwareSaaS

Jason Hawkins(Founder)in

Co-investorsEmend Vision FundForesight CanadaLOI Venture

Sprouts Labssproutlabs.com

Sprout Labs makes Sprout's Reading World, a daily, gamified reading instruction app for neurodiverse children in 3rd-4th grade (ages 8-10) with learning differences like dyslexia and ADHD.

ConsumerDigital HealthEdTech

Co-investorsFlare Capital PartnersLobby Capital

Sylvatexsylvatex.comin𝕏

Sylvatex develops battery materials manufacturing technology (SVX) aimed at making lithium-ion battery production more efficient and lower-cost for western supply chains.

CleantechEnergyNew MaterialsSan Francisco Bay Area, US

Co-investorsHow Women InvestIdeashipVoLo Earth VenturesGolden Seeds

Thinklabsthinklabs.aiin

ThinkLabs AI builds physics-informed AI digital twins and agents that simulate the electric grid and automate grid planning and operations for utilities and grid operators.

AI & Machine LearningCleantechEnergy

Josh Wong(Founder & CEO)inNeal Vali(CTO)inGang Zheng(Director, R&D)inChaitanya Baone(Head of Product)inSuren Vallabhajosyula(Head of ML/Data Engineering)inVimali Pathmanathan(Head of Finance)in

Co-investorsEnergy Impact PartnersNVIDIABlackhorn VenturesActive Impact InvestmentsPowerhouse

Valence Discoveryvalencediscovery.comin𝕏Feb 2022acquired by Recursion

Using few-shot learning to design better drug candidates, faster

AI & Machine LearningBiotechData & InfrastructureDeep TechHealthtechMontréal, CA

Daniel Cohen(Founder)in

Co-investorsAir Street CapitalBrightspark VenturesFounderFuelFront Row VenturesPanache VenturesTechstars+3 more

Vertoverto.healthin𝕏

Co-investorsGraphite Ventures

Other

Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.

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Frequently asked questions

How many investments has Amplify Capital made?
Amplify Capital has 43 tracked investments, 2 of which have exited, including 5 dated in the last 24 months.
What stage does Amplify Capital invest at?
Amplify Capital invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A stages.
What is Amplify Capital's typical check size?
Amplify Capital typically writes checks of $365K – $730K.
What sectors does Amplify Capital focus on?
Amplify Capital focuses on AI & Machine Learning, Cleantech, Climate Tech, EdTech, Future of Work, Healthtech, Impact & Social Good.
Where is Amplify Capital located?
Amplify Capital is headquartered in Toronto, CA.
Who does Amplify Capital co-invest with?
Amplify Capital most often shares deals with Panache Ventures, Brightspark Ventures, Flare Capital Partners, among 84 tracked co-investors.

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