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Amplify Partners

Venture capitalActively deployingoperating company · company profile

Menlo Park · Pre-Seed–Series A · 40 people tracked

Also known as AMPLIFY MANAGEMENT LLC

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Investment thesis

Amplify Partners invests in and supports technical founders—engineers, researchers, and tinkerers—building infrastructure, developer tools, and technical software products. Founded on the belief that the technical founder would come to reign supreme, the firm leads investments from a company's first round through Series A and supports founders through IPO. It focuses on companies solving deep software and infrastructure problems born of hyperscale computing and the cloud, and increasingly on AI's expansion across every domain, including areas like biology and the digitization of the human genome. The firm points to early bets on Datadog, Fastly, Chainguard, Temporal, dbt, and Runway as emblematic of its craftsman-oriented, detail-driven approach.

Source: firm website, verified Sep 15, 2026.

Stage
Pre-Seed–Series A
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$500K – $5M
HQ
Menlo Park, California, US
Leads rounds
Leads
Instruments
Equity
Founded
2012
Last 12 months
11 investments
AUM
$1.4B
VC funds
25
Tracked investments
199
Unicorns
17
IPOs
5
Acquisitions
26

Team · 40 people

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Kashish Gupta· Founder, Hightouch
Tejas Manohar· Founder, Hightouch
Carlie Wright· Operations Associatein
Emily McElroy· Talentin
Fanny Szetu· Office Managerin
Kelsey Bredbenner· Portfolio & Internal Operations Managerin
Louis Corso· Controllerin
Malia Frustaci· Marketing Directorin
Yuen Yeh· EA and Office Managerin

15 people who came through Amplify Partners went on to found or lead other companies.

+ 3 more

What they invest in

from 128 of 199 portfolio companies

AI & Machine Learning ×81Developer Tools ×55Data & Infrastructure ×42Enterprise Software ×42Cloud Computing ×38SaaS ×35Cybersecurity ×16Biotech ×14

HQs:United States×96United Kingdom×8France×2Germany×1India×1

Who they back

founder profiles across 87 portfolio companies
37%
solo founders
32 of 87 mapped founding teams
36%
repeat founders
of 127 founders with career history
~2.5 yrs
old at investment
median across 12 dated deals

Founding team size:solo founder×322 founders×253 founders×194+ founders×11

Where their founders studiedfrom 111 founders with education data

University of California, Berkeley ×12Stanford University ×8Harvard University ×6Massachusetts Institute of Technology ×6Princeton University ×4University of Cambridge ×4University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign ×4University of Washington ×4

What their founders studiedfrom 109 founders with field-of-study data

Computer Science ×63Engineering ×22Mathematics & Statistics ×11Business & Management ×9Life Sciences ×8Finance & Accounting ×6Economics ×4Medicine ×4

Where their founders worked beforefrom 127 founders with career history

Facebook ×9Stanford University ×9Twitter ×5Apple ×4Google ×4UC Berkeley ×4Carnegie Mellon University ×3CoreOS ×3

Accelerator rootsportfolio companies that came through a program

Y Combinator ×9Plug and Play Ventures ×2Techstars ×2

31 founders hold a PhD · 11 hold an MBA (of 116 with degree data) · backed the same founder in 2+ companies: 2 founders

Investments · 199 tracked

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By year:2026 · 52025 · 102024 · 122023 · 52022 · 82021 · 62020 · 32019 · 22018 · 42017 · 12016 · 32014 · 161 dated

Datadogdatadoghq.comin𝕏NASDAQ: DDOG

Datadog is a cloud-based monitoring and security platform that provides observability, analytics, and protection for infrastructure, applications, and data across enterprises.

Cloud ComputingCybersecurityData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsNew York, US

Olivier Pomel(Co-founder & CEO)inAlexis Le-Quoc(Co-founder & CTO)inMichael Jaconi(Executive Officer, Director)Amit Agarwal(Executive Officer)inAnthony Merlino(Executive Officer)

BoardCHRISTOPHER MOORE(Director)

Co-investors8-Bit CapitalaVentureBantam GroupBoxGroupComcast VenturesContour Venture Partners+25 more

Elasticelastic.coin𝕏NYSE: ESTC

Elastic develops search-powered software for enterprises, offering products for search, observability, and security built on Elasticsearch.

AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingCybersecurityData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSan Francisco, US

Teunis Steven Schuurman(Director)Steven Schuurman(Co-founder, former Chief Executive Officer and current director)Uri Boness(Co-founder and former engineering/product leader)inSimon Willnauer(Co-founder and former Elasticsearch engineer)inShay Banon(Founder and CTO)inW.H. Baird Garrett(Executive Officer)

Co-investorsIndex VenturesNew Enterprise Associates (NEA)Norwest Venture PartnersSV AngelBenchmark

Recursion (NASDAQ: RXRX)recursion.comin𝕏NASDAQ: RXRX

Recursion applies computational and data-driven approaches to biological science, aiming to accelerate drug discovery and develop new treatments.

AI & Machine LearningBiotechData & InfrastructureDeep TechMedical DevicesSalt Lake City, US

Chris Gibson(Co-founder, Chairman of the Board)inBlake C. Borgeson(Executive Officer, Director)inDean Y. Yi(Executive Officer, Director)Najat Khan(Chief Executive Officer)in

Co-investorsDCVC (Data Collective)Lux CapitalBaillie GiffordAir Street CapitalCatalio Capital Management, LPCentral Texas Angel Network+14 more

Antithesisantithesis.comin𝕏Seed · Feb 2024 · $47M✓ verified

Antithesis provides deterministic simulation testing software that automatically finds and reproduces bugs in mission-critical software systems.

AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSaaS

Will Wilson(CEO & Co-Founder)inDave Scherer(Co-Founder)Nick Lavezzo(Founder)in

Co-investorsTamarack GlobalBoulder VenturesFrontline VenturesSpark CapitalTeamworthy VenturesWorldQuant Ventures+1 more

Datafolddatafold.comin𝕏✓ verified

Datafold builds AI-powered agents and tools that automate complex data engineering tasks including migrations, optimization, CI/CD, and data quality validation.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSaaSNew York City, US

Gleb Mezhanskiy(Founder)inAlex Morozov(Founder)in

BoardAaron Jacobson(Director)inPeter Sonsini(Director)in

Co-investorsAngel Collective Opportunity FundAvant LabsGood News VenturesNew Enterprise Associates (NEA)Y CombinatorAmplify Partners CV+2 more

Foxglovefoxglove.dev✓ verified

Foxglove builds observability tooling and open-source software for robotics engineers to accelerate development and deployment.

Data & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsRoboticsSan Francisco, US

Adrian Macneil(CEO and Co-Founder)inRoman Shtylman(CTO and Co-Founder)in

BoardSeth Winterroth(Director)inAlexandra Sukin(Director)in

Co-investorsBessemer Venture PartnersPathbreaker VenturesAmplify Partners CVEclipseEclipse VenturesShopify

Infinitopesinfinitopes.comin✓ verified

Infinitopes develops immunotherapy treatments for cancer, focusing on immune-oncology and antigen discovery solutions aimed at improving patient outcomes and affordability in cancer care.

AI & Machine LearningBiotechHealthtechMedical DevicesOxford, GB

Jonathan Kwok(Co-Founder, President & Chief Medical Officer)inLian Ni Lee(VP Preclinical & Co-Founder)in

Co-investorsManta Ray VenturesOctopus VenturesEMV CapitalKindred CapitalMartlet Capital

Modalmodal.comin𝕏✓ verifiedAcquired

Modal provides a cloud platform that lets developers define compute, hardware, and application logic in Python and deploy to the cloud, with fast-booting containers and autoscaling GPUs.

AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingDeveloper ToolsNew York, US

Erik Bernhardsson(Founder)inAkshat Bubna(Founder)in

Co-investorsLux CapitalRedpoint VenturesCreandumGeneral CatalystAbstraction CapitalAccel+9 more

Bitbisonbitbison.ioinApr 2026SEC filingmedium confidence

Bitbison builds a system of record that captures a complete, causal history of activity across systems — from developer workstation through build to production — to enable runtime security detection, policy enforcement and audit.

CybersecurityData & InfrastructureDeep TechDeveloper ToolsNew York, US

Samy Al Bahra(Co-founder)Gabriel Parmer(Co-founder)

Board seatSunil Dhaliwal· per SEC Form D · $6M raise · filed Apr 2026

Co-investorsAmplify Partners CVWork-Bench

Exai Bio Inc.exai.bioin𝕏Oct 2022SEC filingmedium confidence

ExAI develops technology for early cancer detection, diagnosis, and management.

AI & Machine LearningBiotechDigital HealthMedical DevicesPalo Alto, US

Patrick A. Arensdorf(Executive Officer, Director)

BoardMichael Pellini(Director)Alexander Parker(Director)

Board seatHani Goodarzi· per SEC Form D · $71.5M raise · filed Oct 2022

Co-investorsBlue Venture FundsS32

Fastlyfastly.comin𝕏Oct 2020

Fastly provides an edge cloud network that enables developers to run, secure, and deliver websites and applications with lower latency by processing content closer to end users.

Cloud ComputingCybersecurityDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSan Francisco, US

Simon Wistow(Founder)inPaul D. Luongo(Executive Officer)inWilliam Kaufmann(Executive Officer)Tyler McMullen(Executive Officer)in

BoardGil Penchina(Director)in

Board seatSunil Dhaliwal· per SEC Form D

Co-investorsAugust CapitalBattery VenturesICONIQLobby CapitalRidge VenturesSavano Capital Partners+3 more

Polar Signalspolarsignals.comin𝕏Jan 2024AcquiredSEC filingmedium confidence

Polar Signals develops software performance and reliability tooling, including continuous profiling, to help developers build faster and more reliable applications.

AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsClaymont, US

Frederic Branczyk(Founder & CEO)inThorbald Hansen(Executive Officer)

Board seatNatalie Vais· per SEC Form D · $6.8M raise · filed Jan 2024

Co-investorsLightspeed Venture PartnersGV (Google Ventures)HaystackSpark CapitalLorimer Ventures

Task Genietaskgenie.aiOct 2025SEC filingmedium confidence

Task Genie is an AI assistant that automates manual prospecting and web-based tasks, letting users describe tasks in plain language to find high-converting leads, filter long lists such as news articles or job posts, and extract specified data fields from any website.

AI & Machine LearningSaaSSales TechNew York, US

Ganesha Thirumurthi(Executive Officer, Director)David Patterson-Cole(Director)

Board seatMike Dauber· per SEC Form D · $29.7M raise · filed Oct 2025

TigerBeetletigerbeetle.comin𝕏Jun 2024

TigerBeetle is a specialized transactions database designed for online transaction processing (OLTP) with focus on safety and performance.

Cloud ComputingData & InfrastructureFintechSan Francisco, US

Joran Greef(Founder & CEO)inDavid Gardiner(Director, Promoter)

Board seatNatalie Vais· per SEC Form D

Co-investorsSpark Capital

Achiraachira.ai

Achira builds molecular world models that blend geometric deep learning, physics, and quantum chemistry to advance drug discovery and materials design.

AI & Machine LearningBiotechDeep Tech

John Chodera(President / CEO)inTheofanis Karaletsos

BoardZavain Dar(Board)in

Co-investorsCompoundNVIDIADIMENSIONDimension CapitalNVentures

ActionIQactioniq.comin𝕏acquired by Uniphore

ActionIQ is a composable customer data platform that has been acquired by Uniphore to support AI-driven customer experience orchestration across enterprises.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareMarketing TechNew York, US

ANASTASIOS ARGYROS(Executive Officer, Director)Nitay Joffe(Founder)inTasso Argyros(Founder)in

BoardDOUGLAS LEONE(Director)inCARL SPARKS(Director)inMARTIN CASADO(Director)in

Co-investorsAndreessen HorowitzBowery CapitalCisco InvestmentsFirstMark CapitalInterlock PartnersMarch Capital Partners+1 more

Alliumallium.soin𝕏Series B · Jun 2026 · $40M

Allium provides a data infrastructure platform that translates blockchain data from 150+ chains and 10,000 protocols into standardized formats for enterprises.

AI & Machine LearningCrypto & Web3Data & InfrastructureFintechNew York, US

Ethan Chan(CEO)inCheng Han Lee(CTO)inYi Sheng Chan(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)

BoardTomasz Tunguz(Director)inDavid Beyer(Director)in

Co-investorsKleiner PerkinsPruVen Capital PartnersTheory VenturesAmplify Partners CVRedpoint Ventures

Anchorageanchorage.comin𝕏

Anchorage Digital is a global cryptocurrency platform providing institutions with custody, staking, trading, governance, and settlement services, along with security infrastructure.

Crypto & Web3Enterprise SoftwareFintechNew York, US

Diogo Mónica(Co-Founder and President)inNathan McCauley(CEO and Co-Founder)in

Co-investorsAndreessen HorowitzGICa16z cryptoBlockchain CapitalDelta BlockchainDragonfly+13 more

Anyscaleanyscale.comin𝕏Aug 2019

Anyscale provides a platform for building and deploying machine learning and AI applications at scale, enabling developers to run applications from laptops to data centers without managing underlying infrastructure.

AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsSan Francisco, US

Robert Nishihara(Executive Officer, Director)inPhilipp Moritz(Executive Officer, Director)in

BoardBen Horowitz(Director)inIon Stoica(Executive Officer, Director)

Co-investors11.2 CapitalAndreessen HorowitzFoundation CapitalIntel CapitalNew Enterprise Associates (NEA)Sancus Ventures+2 more

Archeraarchera.aiinSeries B · Jul 2024 · $17M

Archera provides a management platform and insurance/financing products that help organizations purchase public cloud resources with reduced financial risk and optimized costs through automated cost transparency and discount optimization.

Cloud ComputingEnterprise SoftwareFintechSaaS

Aran Khanna(CEO)inNikhil Khanna(CTO)in

Co-investorsRidge Ventures

Astranisastranis.comin𝕏Seed · Jun 2016

Astranis manufactures small, high-powered geosynchronous satellites equipped with advanced digital processing technology for global telecommunications and connectivity services.

Advanced ManufacturingDeep TechHardwareSpace TechSan Francisco, US

John Gedmark(Founder/CEO)inRyan McLinko(Founder/CTO)in

Co-investorsAndreessen HorowitzBlack FlagBoxGroupCantos VenturesCherubic VenturesCommonweal Ventures+39 more

authzedauthzed.comin𝕏

AuthZed provides authorization infrastructure that automatically evaluates access permissions based on team and organizational hierarchies, eliminating the need for manual permission syncing and background jobs.

AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareNew York City, US

Jake Moshenko(Founder)inJimmy Zelinskie(Founder)inJoseph Schorr(Founder)inJacob Moshenko(Founder)Joseph S(Founder)

Co-investorsGeneral CatalystWork-BenchY Combinator

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 SoftwareSaaSNew York City, US

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

Co-investorsAudaciousBoxGroupCapital 49Citta CapitalFormus CapitalKleiner Perkins+11 more

Axiom Bioaxi.omin

Axi.om uses agentic intelligence and AI to predict, explain, and fix drug toxicity early in development by leveraging the largest experimental-to-clinical dataset of profiled molecules linked to human clinical outcomes.

AI & Machine LearningBiotechMedical Devices

Co-investorsAbstract VenturesCRV (Charles River Ventures)Inception Studio CapitalAtria VenturesDimension Capital

Backtracein𝕏acquired by Riverwood Capital

Sauce Labs operates a cloud-based continuous testing platform for web and mobile applications, offering automated testing across desktop operating systems, browsers, mobile emulators, simulators, and devices for development teams.

AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingDeveloper ToolsSaaS

Co-investorsCenterview Capital TechnologyGreen Egg VenturesToba Capital

Beamerybeamery.comin

Beamery provides an AI platform for workforce transformation that helps enterprises hire, redeploy, and reskill talent by connecting skills and task intelligence to real-time workforce data.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareHR TechSaaSLondon, GB

Abakar Saidov(Co-Founder & former CEO)inSultan Saidov(Co-Founder & former CEO)inMichael Paterson(Co-Founder & former CTO)in

Co-investorsAccenture VenturesEQT VenturesLocalGlobeTeachers' Venture GrowthAngelPadEdenred Ventures+4 more

Bexorgbexorg.cominSeries A · Oct 2025 · $23M

Bexorg is a biotech platform for CNS drug discovery built on a whole-brain perfusion model that allows manipulation and recording of cellular activity in intact human brains.

AI & Machine LearningBiotechDigital HealthMedical DevicesNew Haven, US

BoardZvonimir VrseljainNenad Sestan

Co-investorsConnecticut InnovationsThe Engine VenturesAmplify Partners CVE1 Ventures

bitdriftbitdrift.ioin𝕏

bitdrift provides real-time observability and data collection controls for distributed systems spanning mobile and server infrastructure.

Cloud ComputingData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsSan Francisco, US

Peter Morelli(Co-founder & CEO)Martin Conte Mac Donell(Founder)inMatt Klein(Founder)in

Co-investorsEncoded VenturesMango Capital

Blockchainblockchain.comin𝕏

Blockchain.com is a global infrastructure platform for digital assets that provides cryptocurrency trading, DeFi wallet services, and blockchain exploration tools to millions of users worldwide.

Crypto & Web3Fintech

Nicolas Cary(Founder)inBen R.(Founder)in

Co-investorsBlue Lion GlobalCoinbase VenturesCRV (Charles River Ventures)Digital Currency GroupFuture Perfect VenturesMosaic Ventures+8 more

Boltzboltz.bioin

Boltz develops generative AI models for biomolecular design and drug discovery, used by researchers across pharmaceutical, biotech, agricultural, and academic sectors.

AI & Machine LearningBiotechDeep TechLondon, GB

Gabriele Corso(Founder)inSaro Passaro(Founder)in

Co-investorsAndreessen HorowitzFifty YearsAmplify Partners CVFactorial CapitalObvious VenturesZetta Venture Partners

Buddybuildbuddybuild.comin

Xcode Cloud is a continuous integration and delivery service built into Xcode for Apple developers, providing cloud-based tools to build apps, run automated tests in parallel, distribute builds to testers, and manage user feedback.

Cloud ComputingDeveloper Tools

Christopher Stott(Founder)in

Co-investorsKleiner Perkins

Cambridge Cancer Genomicsccg.ai𝕏Defunct

CCG.ai develops software that uses clinical and genomic data to help oncologists select appropriate cancer treatments for individual patients, with a focus on identifying predictive biomarkers linked to treatment response.

HealthtechMedical DevicesCambridge, GB

John Cassidy(Founder/CEO)inNirmesh Patel(Founder/Chief Scientific Officer)inEvaline Tsai(Founder/CPO)in

Co-investorsFundersClubPi CampusY Combinator

Cancerresearchukcancerresearchuk.orgin𝕏

Cancer Research UK funds research across discovery, detection, prevention and treatment of cancer to improve patient outcomes and extend survival.

BiotechDigital HealthHealthtechImpact & Social Good

CedarDBcedardb.comin𝕏

CedarDB builds high-performance database systems designed for modern hardware such as multicore processors, memory, and fast storage.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureDeep TechDeveloper ToolsMunich, DE

Lukas Vogel(Co-Founder)inMoritz Sichert(Co-Founder & CEO)inChristian Winter(Co-Founder)inDominik Durner(Co-Founder)inPhilipp Fent(Co-Founder)in

Co-investorsAmplify Partners CVComposed Ventures LP

Centivaxcentivax.comin𝕏

Centivax is a biotechnology company developing broad-spectrum vaccines, including a universal influenza vaccine.

BiotechHealthtech

Jacob Glanville(Founder)inStephanie Wisner(Founder)in

Co-investorsBold Capital PartnersFuture VenturesNFX

Chai Discoverychaidiscovery.com

Chai Discovery builds a computer-aided design suite using artificial intelligence to design new molecules and drugs.

AI & Machine LearningBiotechDeep TechSan Francisco, US

Joshua Meier(Founder & CEO)inJack Dent(Founder)in

Co-investorsAvenir Growth CapitalBain Capital VenturesBattery VenturesDCVC (Data Collective)General CatalystIndex Ventures+13 more

Chainguardchainguard.devin𝕏Seed · Dec 2021 · $5M

Chainguard provides minimal, zero-CVE container images built from source with full build-time SBOMs, code signatures, and FIPS-validated cryptography to help vendors meet PCI DSS and other security compliance requirements.

Cloud ComputingCybersecurityDeveloper Tools

Matt Moore(Founder)inDan Lorenc(Founder)inVille Aikas(Founder)in

Co-investors137 VenturesAlpha PartnersIVP (Institutional Venture Partners)Kleiner PerkinsLightspeed Venture PartnersMantis Capital+9 more

Chefchef.ioin𝕏

Chef provides a platform for automating infrastructure operations and DevOps workflows across cloud, on-premises, and hybrid environments.

Cloud ComputingDeveloper ToolsEnterprise Software

Adam Jacob(Founder)in

Co-investorsAvataar Venture PartnersBattery VenturesHCVCMillennium Technology Value PartnersThreshold VenturesWebb Investment Network+7 more

Conjurconjur.orgin𝕏Nov 2014

Conjur provides centralized storage and management of secrets such as API keys, tokens, passwords, certificates, and database credentials for enterprise applications across hybrid and multicloud environments.

Cloud ComputingCybersecurityDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareCambridge, US

Elizabeth Lawler(Executive Officer, Director)Kevin Gilpin(Executive Officer, Director)

BoardSunil Dhaliwal(Director)inAndrew Palmer(Director)

Covariantaicovariant.aiin

AI software using deep imitation and reinforcement learning to teach robots complex skills.

Tianhao Zhang(Founder)in

Co-investors11.2 CapitalA.Capital VenturesAIX VenturesCoatue ManagementIndex VenturesSV Angel

Cubistcubist.devin𝕏Seed · Mar 2023 · $7M

Cubist develops cryptographic proof systems and tools for verifying software correctness and security, serving developers and organizations building secure systems.

Crypto & Web3CybersecurityDeveloper ToolsEnterprise Software

Riad(CEO)inAnn(COO)inFraserinDeianinRohanin

Co-investorsPROOFSymbolic CapitalVery Serious VenturesZero Knowledge Validator (ZKV)Amplify Partners CVBlizzard+3 more

Dagsterdagster.ioin𝕏

Dagster Labs develops Dagster, an open-source data orchestration platform with a commercial cloud offering.

AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsSan Francisco, US

Nick Schrock(Founder)in

Co-investorsCoatue Managementf7 VenturesOSS CapitalZero Prime Ventures8VCGeorgian+3 more

Dantelabsdantelabs.comin𝕏

Dante Labs provides clinical-grade whole genome sequencing services for individuals seeking genetic insights into hereditary disease risk, diagnostic clarity for unexplained symptoms, treatment optimization, and proactive health planning.

Digital HealthMedical DevicesUK, GB

Co-investorsPi Campus

Databricksdatabricks.comin𝕏

Databricks provides a unified platform for data engineering, analytics, and artificial intelligence, enabling organizations to build and deploy data and AI applications on cloud infrastructure.

AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareSan Francisco, US

Ali Ghodsi(Co-founder & CEO)inIon Stoica(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)inMatei Zaharia(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)inReynold Xin(Founder)inPatrick Wendell(Founder)inAndy Konwinski(Founder)in

Co-investors137 VenturesA.Capital VenturesAglae VenturesAlkeon InnovationAltra VentureAndreessen Horowitz+72 more

Datology AIdatologyai.comin𝕏Seed · Feb 2024 · $12M

DatologyAI provides automated data curation for AI model training, helping companies identify and remove low-quality data to improve model performance and reduce computational costs.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureRedwood City, US

Ari Morcos(Founder)inBogdan Gaza(Founder)in

Co-investorsFelicis VenturesOutset CapitalRadical VenturesM12 (Microsoft's Venture Fund)Amazon Alexa FundAmplify Partners CV

David AIwithdavid.aiin𝕏Series A · May 2025 · $25M

David develops audio datasets for AI applications, serving Fortune 100 companies and research labs working on speech recognition, translation, synthesis, and conversational AI.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareSan Francisco, US

Tomer Cohen(Founder)inBen Wiley(Founder)inTomer C.(Founder)in

Co-investorsFirst Round CapitalY CombinatorAlt CapitalMeritech Capital PartnersNVIDIA

dbt Labsgetdbt.comin𝕏

dbt Labs provides a data transformation platform used by teams to organize, catalog, and manage data in their warehouses.

Data & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsSaaS

Tristan Handy(Founder & CEO)inDrew Banin(Co-Founder)inConnor McArthur(Co-Founder)

Co-investorsAllison Pickens VenturesAndreessen HorowitzCoatue ManagementFirebolt Ventures Management Company, LlcICONIQLighter Capital+10 more

Diagriddiagrid.ioin𝕏Series A · Nov 2022 · $20M

Diagrid provides a platform for building and running mission-critical workflows and autonomous AI agents on distributed systems, serving developers and enterprises building cloud-native applications.

AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSeattle, US

Mark Fussell(Co-founder & CEO)Yaron Schneider(Co-founder & CTO)in

Co-investorsNorwest Venture PartnersTq Ventures Llc

Diffbotdiffbot.comin𝕏

Diffbot operates a web-scale knowledge graph using AI to extract and structure facts from billions of web pages through techniques like natural language processing, entity linking, and image recognition.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareSaaSMenlo Park, US

Mike Tung(CEO)in

Co-investorsFelicis VenturesWebb Investment NetworkBloomberg Beta

Dyndritedyndrite.comJul 2017

Dyndrite builds a GPU-accelerated engine and software toolkit for additive (3D printing) manufacturing, with toolpath APIs for processes such as jetting, photopolymerization, and laser powder bed fusion.

Advanced ManufacturingDeveloper ToolsHardwareSan Ramon, US

Harshil Goel(Executive Officer, Director)in

Co-investorsCota CapitalGradient VenturesHouse

Effectfuleffectful.coin𝕏

Effectful provides a TypeScript library and framework for building end-to-end applications, focusing on distributed systems development in the cloud with abstractions for error handling, resource management, concurrency, and dependency injection.

Cloud ComputingDeveloper Tools

Emancroemancro.ai

Emancro builds AI-powered robots that automate hospital logistics tasks, starting with medication cabinet restocking.

Co-investorsAIX Ventures

Endgameendgame.comin𝕏acquired by Elastic · Jun 2019 · $234M

Endgame provided an endpoint protection platform for detecting and preventing advanced threats, with roots in serving U.S. government and defense customers.

AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareArlington, US

Mark Snell(Executive Officer)Nathaniel C. Fick(Executive Officer, Director)in

BoardDavid Cowan(Director)inChris Darby(Director)Kenneth A. Minihan(Director)Thomas E. Noonan(Director)

Co-investorsBessemer Venture PartnersColumbia CapitalKleiner PerkinsMultiplier CapitalPaladin Capital GroupSavano Capital Partners+8 more

Engramengram.comin𝕏Seed · Jun 2026 · $98M

Engram is developing AI that learns from an individual user and adapts to understand their work.

AI & Machine LearningSan Francisco, US

Dan Biderman(Founder)inSabri Eyuboglu(Founder)inJessy Lin(Founder)in

Co-investorsKleiner PerkinsSequoia CapitalAIX VenturesAmplify Partners CVGeneral CatalystGrove Ventures

Enliticenlitic.comin𝕏Oct 2024

Enlitic provides artificial intelligence solutions for healthcare systems to improve medical imaging data quality and unlock new revenue opportunities.

AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthHealthtechMedical DevicesFort Collins, US

Darren Scotti(Executive Officer)inMichael Sistenich(Executive Officer, Director)in

BoardLawrence Gozlan(Director)Riichi Yamada(Director)Sergio Duchini(Director)inLisa Pettigrew(Director)in

Co-investorsDCVC (Data Collective)

Eppogeteppo.cominSeries A · Apr 2024 · $16MAcquired

Eppo builds a platform for running A/B tests and experiments, automating analysis workflows and integrating with data warehouses and feature flagging tools.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSan Francisco, US

Chetan Sharma(Executive Officer, Director)in

BoardErik Goldman(Director)Davis Treybig(Director)inNaomi Pilosof Ionita(Director)in

Co-investorsIcon VenturesMenlo VenturesInnovation Endeavors

Eventsluma.com𝕏

Luma provides a platform for creating event pages, sending invitations, and selling tickets for events.

SaaS

Victor Pontis(Founder)in

Co-investorsAllen Institute for AI (AI2) IncubatorBerkley Center for EntrepreneurshipBethnal Green VenturesCedar CapitalEIT Urban Mobility AcceleratorFivot / Flex Capital+13 more

Exeexe.dev𝕏

A team building internet infrastructure products for developers.

Cloud ComputingDeveloper ToolsBay Area, US

David Crawshaw(Founder)in

Fermyonfermyon.com

Radu Matei(Founder)in

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

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Exits · 31

5 IPOs · 26 acquisitions · showing 18

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Frequently asked questions

How many investments has Amplify Partners made?
Amplify Partners has 199 tracked investments, 31 of which have exited, including 16 dated in the last 24 months.
What stage does Amplify Partners invest at?
Amplify Partners invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A stages.
What is Amplify Partners's typical check size?
Amplify Partners typically writes checks of $500K – $5M.
What sectors does Amplify Partners focus on?
Amplify Partners focuses on AI & Machine Learning, Biotech, Cloud Computing, Crypto & Web3, Cybersecurity, Data & Infrastructure, Deep Tech, Developer Tools, Enterprise Software.
Where is Amplify Partners located?
Amplify Partners is headquartered in Menlo Park, US.
Does Amplify Partners lead rounds?
Yes, Amplify Partners leads investment rounds.
Who does Amplify Partners co-invest with?
Amplify Partners most often shares deals with Andreessen Horowitz, Felicis Ventures, Lux Capital, among 396 tracked co-investors.

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Weights & Biases · Sarah Catanzaro

Co-investors · 147

Andreessen Horowitz

Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) is a venture capital firm founded in 2009 by Marc Andreessen and Ben Horowitz, known for pioneering the platform model with a large team of operators supporting founders across stages.

$500K – $50M
Lux Capital

Lux Capital is a venture capital firm that backs founders building transformative deep technologies, having been among the first investors in category-defining companies across AI, robotics, biotech, defense, and infrastructure.

$100K – $100M
Felicis Ventures

Felicis Ventures is a venture capital firm that backs founders primarily at the Seed and Series A stages, frequently leading or co-leading rounds. It operates with a founder-first approach, including a founder pledge and voting commitments.

$500K – $15M
Sequoia Capital

Sequoia Capital is a venture capital firm that partners with founders to build technology companies.

$4.4M – $214M
Kleiner Perkins

Kleiner Perkins is a venture capital firm that backs founders across technology and life sciences, from early stage through growth.

$500K – $15M
Index Ventures

Index Ventures is a multi-stage venture capital firm that backs companies from Seed to IPO and beyond, including through its dedicated seed fund Index Origin.

$540K – $10.8M
Redpoint Ventures

Since 1999, Redpoint Ventures has partnered with visionary founders to create new markets and redefine existing ones. The firm invests early in startups building category-defining companies, from AI and infrastructure to security. Redpoint has backed hundreds of companies, including Netflix, Snowflake, Stripe, Ramp, Twilio, Ramp, and Hims, and today backs the next generation of AI leaders like OpenAI, Legora, Modal, Abridge and Physical Intelligence. Redpoint is based in San Francisco and has offices in New York City and Woodside. For more information visit: http://www.redpoint.com/

$100K – $10M
Menlo Ventures

Menlo Ventures is a venture capital firm that invests in transformative, early-stage AI companies across every layer of the modern AI stack, from applications and middleware to data infrastructure and foundation models.

$1M – $20M
Coatue Management

Coatue Management is a technology-focused investment firm that invests in innovation across both public and private markets with responsible risk management.

$1M – $20M
Madrona Venture Group

Madrona Venture Group is a Seattle-founded venture firm that partners with founders across early and acceleration stages, providing capital plus hands-on support in recruiting, strategy, business development, and fundraising.

$2M – $10M
General Catalyst

General Catalyst is a venture capital firm operating as a partnership focused on company building and accelerating the growth of the businesses it backs.

$30M
CRV (Charles River Ventures)

CRV is a venture capital firm that backs founders at the seed and Series A stages, focusing on those with deep conviction and unique insights.

$250K – $5M
135 more co-investors

Battery VenturesKhosla VenturesDCVC (Data Collective)Sapphire VenturesSpark CapitalIVP (Institutional Venture Partners)Norwest Venture PartnersSoftBank Vision FundHeavybitXYZ Venture CapitalWorkday VenturesGV (Google Ventures)Lightspeed Venture PartnersNotable CapitalBain Capital VenturesVillage GlobalWingWork-BenchBloomberg BetaDimension CapitalBenchmarkBoxGroupRidge VenturesMatrixNotation CapitalFifty YearsTechstarsFoundation CapitalB Capital GroupTrue VenturesGradient VenturesFundersClubMeritech Capital PartnersTwo Sigma VenturesKearny JacksonAugust CapitalAllison Pickens VenturesRadical VenturesTenOneTen VenturesRefactor CapitalCompoundAnzu PartnersGenoa VenturesAlt CapitalCraft VenturesFounder CollectiveUncork CapitalFJ LabsSound VenturesFirstMark CapitalPartech VenturesRRE VenturesUpHonest CapitalInnovation EndeavorsFlybridge Capital PartnersAcrew CapitalElectric CapitalCrosslink CapitalParadigmNexus Venture PartnersBanana CapitalKortschak Investments L.P.Blockchain CapitalCostanoa VenturesEclipse VenturesStandard CapitalComcast Ventures468 CapitalBedrockAlvenStageOne VenturesHelium-3 VenturesMantis CapitalAI FundTuesday CapitalXG VenturesElsewhere PartnersUnknown VenturesUberStreamlined VenturesQuiet CapitalSusa VenturesGoat CapitalACME CapitalNextView VenturesBling CapitalC2 InvestmentsFreestyle CapitalCaffeinated CapitalLookout VenturesScale Venture PartnersAfore CapitalBond Capital ManagementResolute VenturesStride VCPractical Venture CapitalTrajectory VenturesHanabi CapitalSalesforce Japan Co.,Ltd.TSVCArray Ventures Management LlcDell Technologies CapitalMS&AD VenturesTribeca Venture PartnersBlackbird VenturesWalden InternationalRelay VenturesGreenoaksOne Way VenturesPresence CapitalPredictive VCStructure CapitalConvictionActive CapitalImmeasurableParade VenturesGlobal Innovation FundAlsop Louie PartnersKyber Knight Capital8090 IndustriesREMUS CapitalSignal Peak VenturesHuman VenturesGlencrest GroupSand Hill AngelsBACKGROUND CAPITALColle Capital PartnersSwift VenturesVentureFriendsMTECH CAPITALMsd CapitalDrummond Road CapitalResults JunkiesPronomos CapitalHarmonix Fund

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