Toronto · Pre-Seed–Series A · 13 people tracked
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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.
Team · 13 people
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What they invest in
from 30 of 34 portfolio companiesHealthtech ×10Digital Health ×9AI & Machine Learning ×8Cleantech ×8Climate Tech ×6Deep Tech ×6SaaS ×6EdTech ×5
HQs:Canada×13United States×5
Who they back
founder profiles across 19 portfolio companiesFounding team size:solo founder×122 founders×53 founders×2
Where their founders studiedfrom 18 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 18 founders with career history
Creative Destruction Lab ×2
Accelerator rootsportfolio companies that came through a program
Investments · 34 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2025 · 52024 · 12023 · 12022 · 12021 · 19 dated
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(Executive Officer, Director)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 CapitalLOWERCARBONLowercarbon Capital+1 more
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 VenturesGarage CapitalPanache VenturesRebel FundSpacecadet VenturesY Combinator+1 more
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-investorsInnospark Ventures
Carbon Upcycling converts carbon emissions and industrial waste byproducts into valuable materials for low-carbon cement production.
Circular EconomyCleantechClimate TechNew Materials
Co-investorsClean Energy VentureClean Energy VenturesClimate InvestmentBDC Capital Corporation
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)
HealthtechWest Hartford, US
Supriya Laknidhi(Executive Officer, Director)inKyle Lavin(Executive Officer, Director)in
BoardElla Seitz(Director)in
Co-investorsDigiTx Partners LLCFlare Capital PartnersEsplanade VenturesSpringTime Ventures
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
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
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
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 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 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 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)in
Co-investorsBee PartnersBoxOne VenturesEdmonton UnlimitedGreen Circle Foodtech VenturesKeiki CapitalSiddhi Capital+7 more
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
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
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-investorsRising Tide Africa (RTA)Techstars
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 VenturesN49P
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 VenturesBDMI
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
Lumina develops construction technology for building infrastructure including schools, roads, and homes in underserved communities.
Construction TechDeep Tech
Co-investorsShadow VenturesStarship VenturesVirta Ventures
Lyteflo provides software tools for electric vehicle sales, service, and appraisal to dealerships and automotive businesses.
Retail TechSaaS
Co-investorsDiagramWhitecap Venture Partners
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
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-investorsMaRS Investment Accelerator Fund (IAF)Nucleation CapitalXAngeAstanor VenturesGreen Generation Fund
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-investorsScaleGood Fund LP (powered by TELUS)
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)
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 FundForesightLOI Venture
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
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 InvestVoLo Earth VenturesGolden Seeds
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 Ventures
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
Co-investorsGraphite Ventures
Other
Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.
CARBON UPCYCLING TECHNOLOGIES INC.ChalkClasscraft
Rows marked “SEC filing” are inferred from directors named on the company's SEC Form D — public regulatory data, not a portfolio list published by the firm.
Exits · 1
1 acquisitionsValence Discoveryacq. by Recursion
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companiesHydrostor · mercomcapital.com · Aug 19, 2026
Airloom Energy · autonocion.com · Jul 10, 2026
Planetary · trysignalbase.com · Apr 25, 2026
Carbon Upcycling · cemnet.com · Apr 23, 2026
Knockri · knockri.com · Dec 16, 2025
FeX Energy · theenergymix.com · Oct 23, 2025
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has Amplify Capital made?
- Amplify Capital has 34 tracked investments, 1 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 64 tracked co-investors.
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