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Amplify Partners

Venture capitalActively deployingoperating company · company profile

Menlo Park · Pre-Seed–Series A · 31 people tracked

Also known as Amplify Bio · AMPLIFY MANAGEMENT LLC

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Investment thesis

Amplify Partners focuses on being the first investor for technical founders — engineers, researchers, and scientists — building the next generation of applications, AI models, developer tools, and infrastructure. Investing since 2012, the firm has backed multiple generations of technical and AI products, including Datadog, Fastly, Runway, Modal, Luma, Temporal, and Chainguard. It emphasizes deep partnership with technical teams and a strong orientation toward AI, data, and systems-level infrastructure companies.

Source: firm website, verified Oct 13, 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
14 investments
AUM
$1.4B
VC funds
25
Tracked investments
229
Unicorns
23
IPOs
6
Acquisitions
36

Team · 31 people

from the firm's website & public directories
Mark LaRosa· Operating Partner, GTM and Computein𝕏

Mark LaRosa is an Operating Partner at Amplify Partners who works with technical founders on customer acquisition and sales strategy. With over 20 years of experience in sales and solutions architecture roles at AWS, Google, SingleStore, and Interana, he assists with design partner identification, proof-of-concept structuring, and deal closure. Throughout his career, he has been involved in closing billions of dollars in deal value across Fortune 50 accounts and early-stage company sales.

Hani Goodarzi· Venture Partnerin𝕏

Dr. Goodarzi is a Core Investigator and AI research lead at the Arc Institute and an Associate Professor at UCSF, working at the intersection of machine learning and RNA biology. He has founded several biotech companies including Exai Bio, Tahoe Therapeutics, and Therna Biosciences.

Arjun Narayan· Venture Partnerin𝕏

Arjun Narayan holds a Ph.D. in Computer Science from the University of Pennsylvania and a B.A. in Computer Science and Economics from Williams College. He co-founded Materialize with Frank McSherry, previously worked at Cockroach Labs, and became an active angel investor before joining Amplify Partners as a Venture Partner, focusing on technical founders building technical companies.

Barr Yaron· Partnerin𝕏

Barr Yaron, former data scientist at Facebook and eBay and product lead at dbt Labs, brings AI infrastructure expertise, hosts an AI podcast, and once pitched herself to Beyoncé's team.

Carlie Wright· Operations Associatein
David Beyer· Partnerin𝕏

David Beyer is a Partner at Amplify focused on infrastructure, developer tools, and machine learning, having joined as the firm's first hire. Before venture, he was an early team member at Patients Know Best and co-founded Chartio, and was an active angel investor.

Elliot Hershberg· Partnerin𝕏

Elliot Hershberg is a scientist, writer, and investor focused on the frontier of biotechnology and genomics. He has worked across a range of biotech problems, including designing cancer vaccines, building computational tools for spatial genomics, and engineering a modern genome browser. He is pursuing a Ph.D. in Genetics at Stanford University, and previously studied computer science at Oregon State and biology at Southwestern University. He writes the Century of Biology newsletter and frames his work around what he calls "The Century of Biology."

Emily McElroy· Talentin
Fanny Szetu· Office Managerin
Grace Ge· Partnerin𝕏

Partner at Amplify Partners focused on AI, developer tooling, infrastructure, data, and AI-infused SaaS applications at the earliest stages. Born in Shanghai and raised in Houston, she holds a B.A. from Rice University and previously invested in companies including Eppo (acquired by Datadog).

Joshua Goldenberg· Design Executive-in-Residencein

Joshua Goldenberg leads design advisory and strategy at Goodride, supporting founders and designers across early and late-stage startups. With three decades of experience, he built and directed design functions at Palantir, Slack, and Loom, and contributed to projects including an Oscar-nominated filmmaking system and early metaverse initiatives. He currently advises portfolio companies through Amplify Partners while working directly with founders and designers on technical and enterprise-focused challenges.

Justin Gage· VP of Marketingin

Justin Gage is VP of Marketing at Amplify Partners, an early-stage investment firm focused on technical founders. Amplify's portfolio includes Datadog, Chainguard, dbt Labs, Temporal, Modal, Hightouch, Luma, and Scribe, among others.

Kelsey Bredbenner· Portfolio & Internal Operations Managerin
Lenny Pruss· General Partnerin𝕏

Lenny Pruss, a Soviet‑born refugee raised in Silicon Valley, pairs respect for engineering with a focus on infrastructure—cloud, DevOps and data tools—and backing technical founders who pursue decade‑long solutions.

Louis Corso· Controllerin
Luke Riggan· Associatein𝕏

Associate at Amplify focused on digital biology. Previously co-founded ImmunoVec, where he led a team advancing gene therapy programs for ultra-rare immune disorders using an ML-based platform, and served as a Venture Partner at EGB Capital investing in early-stage therapeutics companies.

Malia Frustaci· Marketing Directorin
Maret Delf· Chief Operating Officer and General Counselin

Maret Delf serves as Chief Operating Officer and General Counsel at Amplify Partners. Previously, Delf held the position of Associate General Counsel at Norwest Venture Partners and worked as a Corporate Associate at Cooley LLP in San Francisco. Delf is a graduate of Stanford Law School.

Michael Fischbach· Bio Advisorin𝕏

A Stanford bioengineering professor and director of the Stanford Microbiome Therapies Initiative whose lab has produced foundational advances in microbiome research. He is also a biotech entrepreneur, co-founding Revolution Medicines, Kelonia, and Azalea, and advising organizations including the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative and Stand Up to Cancer.

Mike Dauber· General Partnerin𝕏

Mike Dauber, long partnered with the founder from Battery Ventures, focuses on cloud infrastructure, authors annual AI Engineering Report, and backs deeply technical founders building tools and platforms for engineers.

Natasha Katoni· Operating Partner, Talentin𝕏
Patrick Loerch· Bio Advisorin

Patrick Loerch is a biostatistics PhD who has built and led data science organizations across pharma companies including Merck, Celgene, and J&J/Janssen, and co-founded Shift Medical. He currently serves as SVP of Clinical Data Science at Gilead Sciences and advises Amplify on translating biology into therapies.

Rohan Virani· Associatein

Rohan Virani is an associate at Amplify Partners focused on AI and blockchain. Born and raised in London, he studied at Imperial College London and earned an MS in Computer Science from Stanford, and previously taught computer science and AI through NVIDIA in London.

Sam Dore· Talentin
Sarah Catanzaro· General Partnerin𝕏

Sarah Catanzaro, a former intelligence researcher who modeled insurgent and pirate behavior with incomplete data, predicts startup success and only backs practitioner-founders who spin internal tools into production ML infrastructure.

Steve Holtzman· Bio Advisorin

A biotech platform strategist and dealmaker, Holtzman founded DNX Corporation, served as Chief Business Officer at Millennium Pharmaceuticals, led Infinity Pharmaceuticals as CEO, was EVP of Corporate Development at Biogen, and was founding CEO of Decibel Therapeutics (acquired by Regeneron in 2023). He now advises biotech founders and holds executive chair and board roles at several biotech companies.

Sunil Dhaliwal· General Partnerin𝕏

Sunil Dhaliwal founded an early solo‑GP technical VC, has 25 years backing infrastructure companies like Splunk and Datadog, and uniquely backs domain experts building AI robotics in logistics and agriculture.

Tim Babcock· Operating Partner, GTM and Salesin𝕏
Yuen Yeh· EA and Office Managerin
Steve Agelopoulos· Chief Financial Officerin

CFO of Amplify Partners, responsible for financial management and reporting, and leading operational functions including investor relations, legal, HR, facilities, and fundraising support. Previously worked at PwC and served as CFO of healthcare VC firm Three Arch Partners.

Neiman Matthew

Founder mafia

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

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What they invest in

from 172 of 229 portfolio companies

AI & Machine Learning ×113Developer Tools ×77Enterprise Software ×66Data & Infrastructure ×50SaaS ×46Cloud Computing ×44Biotech ×17Deep Tech ×17

HQs:United States×131United Kingdom×9France×3Canada×1Germany×1India×1

Who they back

founder profiles across 109 portfolio companies
21%
solo founders
23 of 109 mapped founding teams
34%
repeat founders
of 155 founders with career history
~2 yrs
old at investment
median across 38 dated deals

Founding team size:solo founder×232 founders×323 founders×174+ founders×37

Where their founders studiedfrom 132 founders with education data

University of California, Berkeley ×12Stanford University ×10Harvard University ×8Massachusetts Institute of Technology ×8Princeton University ×7University of Washington ×5University of Cambridge ×4Columbia University ×3

What their founders studiedfrom 133 founders with field-of-study data

Computer Science ×74Engineering ×24Mathematics & Statistics ×12Business & Management ×11Life Sciences ×11Economics ×6Finance & Accounting ×6Physics ×6

Where their founders worked beforefrom 155 founders with career history

Microsoft ×30Google ×28Stanford University ×10Apple ×7Twitter ×6Datadog ×5Uber ×5Meta ×4

Accelerator rootsportfolio companies that came through a program

Y Combinator ×11Plug and Play Ventures ×2Techstars ×2

40 founders hold a PhD · 12 hold an MBA (of 140 with degree data)

Investments · 229 tracked

founders shown can be your intro path

By year:2026 · 92025 · 142024 · 132023 · 62022 · 82021 · 102020 · 82019 · 32018 · 52017 · 22016 · 42015 · 185 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(Founder)inAlexis Le-Quoc(Co-founder & CTO)inAmit Agarwal(Executive Officer)inAnthony Merlino(Executive Officer)David Obstler(Chief Financial Officer)inAlexis Lê-Quôc(Founder)

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(Founder)Uri Boness(Founder)inSimon Willnauer(Founder)inShay Banon(Founder)inW.H. Baird Garrett(Executive Officer)in

Co-investorsDCVC (Data Collective)Index VenturesNew Enterprise Associates (NEA)Night CapitalNorwest Venture PartnersSierra Ventures+3 more

Recursion Pharmaceuticalsrecursion.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 and Chairman of the Board)inBlake C. Borgeson(Executive Officer, Director)inDean Y. Yi(Executive Officer, Director)Najat Khan(Chief Executive Officer)inNajat Khan, Ph.D.(CEO and President)inBlake Borgeson(Founder)

Co-investorsDCVC (Data Collective)Lux CapitalBaillie GiffordAdvantage Capital PartnersAir Street CapitalCatalio Capital Management, LP+22 more

Modalmodal.comin𝕏Series B · Oct 2025 · $87M✓ 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)inSeth Zelnick(Executive Officer)inAaron Krane(Founder)in

BoardPatrick Chase(Director)in

Board seatSarah Catanzaro· per SEC Form D

Co-investorsGeneral CatalystLux CapitalRedpoint VenturesCreandumAbstraction CapitalAccel+23 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(Founder)inDave Scherer(Founder)Nick Lavezzo(Founder)inDavid Scherer(Founder)

Co-investorsTamarack GlobalBeaconsfield CapitalBoulder VenturesFrontline VenturesNat TurnerOlima Ventures+5 more

Datafolddatafold.comin𝕏Seed✓ 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)inLisa Mezhanskaia(Senior Operations Manager)Tina Perkins(Recruiter)Steven Avella(Recruiter)Becky Lee-Roche(Head of Recruiting)

Co-investorsAngel Collective Opportunity FundAvant LabsBT Growth CapitalGood News VenturesHustle FundNew Enterprise Associates (NEA)+7 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(Founder)inRoman Shtylman(Founder)in

BoardSeth Winterroth(Director)inAlexandra Sukin(Director)in

Co-investorsBessemer Venture PartnersPathbreaker VenturesEclipseEclipse 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 CapitalNadav Rosenberg+1 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-investorsWork-Bench

Decadedecade.energyin𝕏Aug 2025SEC filinghigh confidence

Decade Energy provides electrification solutions for mobility and fleet depots, including grid upgrades, battery storage, charging infrastructure, and energy optimization software.

BiotechCleantechEnergyMobility & TransportationMountain View, US

Devin Scannell(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Alejandro Ortega Peniche(Founder)inBrian Naughton(Executive Officer, Director)Alexandre Cleret(Founder)Carl Magnus Norden(Founder)Casper Norden(Founder)

Board seatElliot Hershberg· per SEC Form D · $8M raise · filed Aug 2025

Co-investorsContrarian VenturesEiffel Investment GroupSET VenturesAnanda Impact Ventures

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 FundsS32Sandbox Industries

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)inKip Compton(Chief Executive Officer and Director)in

BoardGil Penchina(Director)in

Board seatSunil Dhaliwal· per SEC Form D

Co-investorsAugust CapitalBattery VenturesICONIQLobby CapitalRidge VenturesSavano Capital Partners+6 more

Integrisonetrust.comin𝕏Apr 2016Acquired

OneTrust provides a governance platform for privacy, risk, data, and compliance across organizations' technology stacks.

AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareSaaSAtlanta, US

Alan J. Dabbiere(Manager)inJohn Marshall(Manager)Kristina Bergman(Founder)inKabir Barday(Founder)inFrank Martinez(Founder)Raghu Gollamudi(Founder)

Board seatMike Dauber· per SEC Form D

Co-investorsAcrew CapitalAdams Street PartnersAspect VenturesBitkraft Esports VenturesBlackRockBright Pixel Capital+23 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-investorsGV (Google Ventures)Lightspeed Venture PartnersHaystackSpark CapitalLorimer Ventures

Runwayrunwayml.comin𝕏Dec 2022

Runway builds AI models that simulate the world by merging art and science, pioneering general-purpose multimodal simulators focused on applications in robotics, scientific discovery, and disease modeling.

AI & Machine LearningCreator EconomyDeep TechMedia & EntertainmentNew York, US

Cristóbal Valenzuela(Founder)inAnastasis Germanidis(Founder)inAnastasios Germanidis(Director)Alejandro Matamala-Ortiz(Founder)Arya Asemanfar(Founder)Cristobal Valenzuela(Founder)

Board seatSunil Dhaliwal· per SEC Form D

Co-investorsavraCoatue ManagementCompoundFelicis VenturesFirebolt Ventures Management Company, LlcGeneral Atlantic+21 more

System Initiativesysteminit.comSeed · Apr 2025 · $3M

San Francisco, US

Adam Jacob(Founder)Alex Ethier(Founder)Mahir Lupinacci(Founder)Alexandre Ethier(Executive Officer, Director)Sunil Dhaliwal(Director)

Board seatSunil Dhaliwal· per SEC Form D

Co-investorsBattery VenturesScale Venture PartnersStorm 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)Joran Dirk Greef(Founder)

Board seatNatalie Vais· per SEC Form D

Co-investorsSpark CapitalMaterialized View CapitalCoil

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(Founder)inTheofanis Karaletsos(Founder)

BoardZavain Dar(Founder)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)inJustin Coppock(Founder)

BoardDOUGLAS LEONE(Director)inCARL SPARKS(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(Founder)inCheng Han Lee(Founder)inYi Sheng Chan(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)William Lai(Founder)

BoardTomasz Tunguz(Director)inDavid Beyer(Director)in

Co-investorsKleiner PerkinsPruVen Capital PartnersTheory VenturesAera VCRedpoint 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(Founder)inNathan McCauley(Founder)in

Co-investorsAndreessen HorowitzGICa16z cryptoBlockchain CapitalDelta BlockchainDragonfly+28 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(Founder)inPhilipp Moritz(Founder)in

BoardBen Horowitz(Director)inIon Stoica(Founder)in

Co-investors11.2 CapitalAndreessen HorowitzavraFoundation CapitalIntel CapitalNew Enterprise Associates (NEA)+2 more

Aquarium Learningaquariumlearning.comin𝕏SeedAcquired

Aquarium built AI quality improvement technology for computer vision and natural language processing systems.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSan Francisco, US

Peter Gao(Founder)inQuinn Johnson(Founder)inMichael Harrison-Ford(Head Of Operations)Jessie Netzer(Recruiter)

Co-investorsY CombinatorData Community FundS2 CapitalSequoia Capital

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(Founder)inNikhil Khanna(Founder)in

Co-investorsPioneer Square LabsRidge Ventures

Arubaarubanetworks.comacquired by Hewlett-Packard · Mar 2015 · $3B

Enterprise networking (Wi-Fi, switches, SD-WAN) with cloud-managed security for campuses & branches

Keerti Melkote(Founder)Pankaj Manglik(Founder)

Co-investorsArtis VenturesAsset Management CompanyCervinGolub GrowthICCP Venture PartnersiGlobe Partners+12 more

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(CEO)inRyan McLinko(CTO)inMike Mancini(Executive Officer)Siamak Ebadi(Lead RF Engineer)inHall Chen(RF Payload Design)inShraddha Pandya(Talent Acquisition)

Co-investorsAndreessen HorowitzATEL VenturesBlack FlagBoxGroupCantos VenturesCherubic Ventures+87 more

authzedauthzed.comin𝕏Seed · Jan 2021

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)Joey Schorr(Founder)

Co-investorsGeneral CatalystHumans Of The InternetWork-BenchY CombinatorFirebolt Ventures Management Company, Llc

Avocaavoca.aiin𝕏Series A

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 CapitalAudaciousBoxGroupCapital 49Citta Capital+26 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

Alex Beatson(Founder)Brandon White(Founder)

Co-investorsAbstract VenturesAtria VenturesCRV (Charles River Ventures)GaingelsInception Studio CapitalMana Ventures+1 more

Backtrace𝕏acquired 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

Backtrace I/Obacktrace.ioinDec 2016Acquired

Backtrace provides error management and crash reporting software for development, support, and QA teams.

Cloud ComputingDeveloper ToolsGamingNew York, US

Abel Punnittethu Mathew(Executive Officer, Director)Samy Al Bahra(Executive Officer, Director)

BoardCharles Beeler(Director)Sunil Dhaliwal(Director)

Co-investorsRally Ventures Management, LlcWork-BenchTribeca Venture Partners

Bayesbayes.comin𝕏Seedacquired by Airtable · Aug 2021

Bayes built a no-code, cloud-based data visualization tool that analyzed a user's dataset and automatically recommended suitable chart or graph types for building dashboards.

Developer ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSan Francisco, US

William Wolf(Founder)inJustin Woodbridge(Founder)in

Co-investorsRaineY CombinatorBayes Entrepreneurship Fund

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(Founder)inSultan Saidov(Founder)inMichael Paterson(Founder)inMike Paterson(Founder)

Co-investorsAccenture VenturesEQT VenturesLocalGlobeTeachers' Venture GrowthAngelPadEdenred Ventures+5 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

Zvonimir Vrselja Nenad Sestan(Founder)

BoardZvonimir Vrselja(Founder)inNenad Sestan(Founder)

Co-investorsConnecticut InnovationsThe Engine VenturesE1 Ventures

bitdriftbitdrift.ioin𝕏Aug 2026

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 Ventures01 AdvisorsMango 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)inBen Reeves(Founder)Benjamin Reeves(Founder)Nic Cary(Founder)Peter Smith(Founder)

Co-investorsAccess Technology VenturesBlue LionBlue Lion GlobalCoinbase VenturesCRV (Charles River Ventures)Digital Currency Group+18 more

Bluedatabluedata.comacquired by Hewlett Packard Enterprise · Dec 2018

Infrastructure and data company.

Kumar S.(Founder)in

Co-investorsDCVC (Data Collective)Dell Technologies CapitalIntel Capital

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)inJeremy Wohlwend(Founder)

Co-investorsAndreessen HorowitzFifty YearsFactorial 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 PerkinsBloomberg BetaFirst Round Capital

Cadencecadencework.comin𝕏SeedDefunct

Cadence organizes virtual team-building events for distributed organizations.

Enterprise SoftwareHR TechSaaSSan Francisco, US

Melissa Du(Founder)inEric Park(Founder)inSteph Hon(Founder)Nikhil Patel(Engineer)

Co-investorsY Combinator2.12 AngelsArgoDTX VenturesFabric VenturesGeneral Catalyst+12 more

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(CEO)inNirmesh Patel(Chief Scientific Officer)inEvaline Tsai(CPO)inHarry Clifford(CTO)Luke Harries(Machine Learning Engineer (Contracting and Internship))Joan Tanous(Operations Associate)

Co-investorsFundersClubPi CampusSoma CapitalY CombinatorAME Cloud VenturesEndure Capital+8 more

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

Cask DatainOct 2015Acquired

Acquired by Google, makes building and running big data solutions easy.

Palo Alto, US

Jonathan Gray(Executive Officer, Director)inNitin Motgi(Director)

BoardPaul Ambrose(Director)Cameron Myhrvold(Director)inPhilip D. Moyer(Director)

Co-investorsAME Cloud VenturesAndreessen HorowitzBattery VenturesDCVC (Data Collective)IGNITION VENTURE PARTNERS

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-investorsComposed 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 VenturesGlobal Health Investment CorporationKendall Capital PartnersNFX

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)inJack Dent(Founder)inJosh Meier(CEO)Jacques Boitreaud(Founder)Jacques Boutreau(Founder)Joshua Meier Jack Dent(Founder)

Co-investorsAvenir Growth CapitalavraBain Capital VenturesBattery VenturesDCVC (Data Collective)General Catalyst+30 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)inKim Lewandowski(Founder)Matthew Moore(Founder)inScott Nichols(Founder)

Co-investors137 Ventures515 VenturesAlpha PartnersGeneral CatalystIn-Q-TelIVP (Institutional Venture Partners)+10 more

Checklychecklyhq.comin𝕏Apr 2020

Checkly provides a monitoring-as-code platform for development teams to build, deploy, and run software applications.

AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSaaSNew York, US

Hannes Lenke(Founder)inTim Nolet(Founder)Timo Euteneuer(Founder)

Co-investorsAccelTiger Global ManagementBalderton CapitalCRV (Charles River Ventures)Mango CapitalNew Forge+19 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)inBarry Steinglass(Founder)Jesse Robbins(Founder)Joshua Timberman(Founder)Nathan Haneysmith(Founder)Nathen Haneysmith(Founder)

Co-investorsAvataar Venture PartnersBattery VenturesHCVCMillennium Technology Value PartnersThreshold VenturesUncorrelated Ventures+9 more

ClipDropclipdrop.co𝕏Seedacquired by Stability AI

Clipdrop offers AI-powered image editing tools including background removal, object cleanup, image upscaling, and text-to-image generation.

AI & Machine LearningConsumerCreator EconomyMedia & EntertainmentSaaSParis, FR

Cyril Diagne(Founder)inJonathan Blanchet(Founder)inDamien Henry(Founder)in

Co-investorsAir Street CapitalKima VenturesSoma CapitalY CombinatorForesite CapitalHarvard Management Company

Cmdcmd.comAcquired

Cmd was a Vancouver-based cybersecurity startup that built an infrastructure detection and response (IDR) platform for Linux systems, using eBPF technology to give real-time visibility and control over cloud workloads.

Co-investorsExpaGV (Google Ventures)

cmuxcmux.comin𝕏Seed

A native macOS terminal application built on libghostty that features vertical tabs, split panes, notification alerts, and a programmable API for developers working with AI coding agents and terminal-based workflows.

AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSan Francisco, US

Austin Wang(Founder)inLawrence Chen(Founder)inWesley Tjangnaka

Co-investorsScribble VenturesY CombinatorAmino CapitalAndreessen HorowitzFrialePeak XV Partners+2 more

Cogramcogram.cominSeed

Cogram builds AI-powered software tools for architects and engineers to automate documentation, reporting, and information retrieval from construction and architectural projects.

AI & Machine LearningConstruction TechEnterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkSaaSNew York City, US

Alexander von Boetticher(Founder)inRicardo Wölker(Founder)inFran Gonzalez(Engineering Manager)

Co-investorsCreative Destruction Lab (CDL)JovonoPioneerSoma CapitalY CombinatorAndreessen Horowitz+8 more

Comfy Deploycomfydeploy.comin𝕏Seed

ComfyDeploy is a cloud platform for running and sharing ComfyUI workflows, letting teams install custom nodes and models, collaborate on shared environments, and deploy workflows as auto-scaling production APIs.

Developer ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSan Francisco, US

Nicholas Kao(CEO)inBenny Kokin

Co-investorsPioneerY CombinatorHaystack

Command Egetcommande.comacquired by Dropbox · Nov 2021

Command E was a San Francisco startup that built a cross-app desktop search tool, letting users search files and data across apps like Slack, Google Drive, and GitHub via a keyboard shortcut.

Co-investorsAbstract VenturesBain Capital VenturesCraft VenturesShrug CapitalUpside Partnership

Conjurconjur.org𝕏Nov 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)Andrew Palmer(Director)

Co-investorsBRC InnovationMasthead Venture Partners

Continualcontinual.ai

Continual offers a "Company OS" platform where businesses describe how their operations should work and the system builds and runs the data models, workflows, interfaces, and AI agents to support them.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSan Francisco, US

Tristan Zajonc(Founder)in

Co-investorsIlluminate VenturesInspired CapitalWayfinder VenturesZero Prime VenturesData Community FundGTMfund+2 more

Continuecontinue.devin𝕏SeedAcquired

Continue was an AI-powered developer coding agent distributed as open-source software.

AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSan Francisco, US

Ty Dunn(Founder)inNate Sesti(Founder)inTy Dunn Nate Sesti(Founder)Patrick Erichsen(Software Engineer)Wendy McIntosh(Recruiting)Bruce Lee(Recruiting)

Co-investorsHeavybitY CombinatorAngel InvestBln22x ONE Gmb H & Co. KGGrove VenturesPioneer+1 more

Covariantaicovariant.aiinJan 2017acquired by Amazon Music · Aug 2024

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

Tianhao Zhang(Founder)inPeter Chen(Founder)inTed StinsoninPieter Abbeel(Founder)Rocky Duan(Founder)

Co-investors11.2 CapitalA.Capital VenturesAIX VenturesCoatue ManagementIndex VenturesKhosla Ventures+4 more

Other

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

East River Source ControlEmbodied IntelligenceFermyon Technologies, Inc.Fulcrum Technologies Inc./NYKepler SoftwareReserved.ai Inc.SubcurrentVoid Star Holdings.helpsystems.comAppNeta Inc.AritoCiphertrustClavataCycle AppdbtEinblickFivetran (dbt)FluxFulcrum TechnologiesHigallopKekulaiLightcyberLuma LabsManifoldMinervaMotif AnalyticsNEAR ProtocolOurspacePetricorp, Inc.PimentoSkipLabsSonera

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▶29 more tracked companies

SuperlogicalSuplariSymTahoeTahoe TherapeuticsTasteTastelabsTemporalTesselTetraThe MoonbounceTigris DatatldrawtldrawTracelyticsUberduckUnblockedUseful sensorsUserledVeraVeriSIM LifeVinci GamesVisbyVoidZeroWarpStreamWasokoWaypointWaypoint BioYeshID

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 · 42

6 IPOs · 36 acquisitions · showing 18

DatadogNASDAQ: DDOGElasticNYSE: ESTCRecursion PharmaceuticalsNASDAQ: RXRXActionIQacq. by UniphoreArubaacq. by Hewlett-PackardBacktraceacq. by Riverwood CapitalBayesacq. by AirtableBluedataacq. by Hewlett Packard EnterpriseClipDropacq. by Stability AICommand Eacq. by DropboxCovariantaiacq. by Amazon MusicEinblickacq. by DatabricksEndgameacq. by ElasticGallopacq. by Big Viking GamesManifoldacq. by SnykMinerva Labsacq. by Rapid7OctoAIacq. by NVIDIAStackroxacq. by Red Hat

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Frequently asked questions

How many investments has Amplify Partners made?
Amplify Partners has 229 tracked investments, 42 of which have exited, including 23 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, Robotics.
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, Lux Capital, Y Combinator, among 485 tracked co-investors.

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Co-investors · 149

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
General Catalyst

General Catalyst is a global venture capital and investment firm backing founders across stages and industries, with a notable focus on AI, healthcare transformation, defense, and space.

$30M
Kleiner Perkins

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

$500K – $15M
Felicis Ventures

Felicis is a venture capital firm that backs early-stage founders, investing primarily at Seed and Series A across artificial intelligence, cybersecurity and defense, global resilience and energy, and health and bio.

$500K – $15M
Lightspeed Venture Partners

Lightspeed Venture Partners is a global venture capital firm that backs founders from Seed through Series F and beyond, emphasizing deep, immersive partnerships with the companies it invests in.

$1M – $5M
DCVC (Data Collective)

DCVC (Data Collective) is a deep tech venture capital firm that backs entrepreneurs using computational approaches to solve large-scale real-world problems across many industries.

$5M – $25M
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
GV (Google Ventures)

GV (Google Ventures) is a venture capital firm that has invested in AI and machine learning since its early days, backing more than 100 AI companies across infrastructure, life sciences, and applications.

$250K – $50M
Index Ventures

Index Ventures is a venture capital firm that backs founders across industries and geographies, emphasizing the people behind ideas as much as the businesses themselves.

$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
▶137 more co-investors

Menlo VenturesBoxGroupFoundation CapitalCoatue ManagementBattery VenturesKhosla VenturesSpark CapitalSapphire VenturesMadrona Venture GroupVillage GlobalBain Capital VenturesSalesforce VenturesHeavybitInnovation EndeavorsMatrixWork-BenchXYZ Venture CapitalBloomberg BetaNotable CapitalBenchmarkIVP (Institutional Venture Partners)Norwest Venture PartnersSoftBank Vision FundWingFundersClubMeritech Capital PartnersCrosslink CapitalTwo Sigma VenturesRadical VenturesRefactor CapitalDimension CapitalWorkday VenturesCraft VenturesTechstarsUncork CapitalB Capital GroupGradient VenturesAfore CapitalRidge VenturesTuesday CapitalAugust CapitalAllison Pickens VenturesGreenoaksNotation CapitalTenOneTen VenturesFifty YearsAlt CapitalFounder CollectiveFJ LabsSound VenturesTrue VenturesSusa VenturesFirstMark CapitalUpHonest CapitalFreestyle CapitalAcrew CapitalParadigmNexus Venture PartnersBanana CapitalDell Technologies CapitalCostanoa VenturesEclipse VenturesStandard CapitalKearny Jackson468 CapitalBlackbird VenturesHelium-3 VenturesImmeasurableMantis CapitalCompoundQuiet CapitalACME CapitalPartech VenturesRRE VenturesBling CapitalCaffeinated CapitalScale Venture PartnersFlybridge Capital PartnersBond Capital ManagementElectric CapitalKortschak Investments L.P.Blockchain CapitalTSVCArray Ventures Management LlcComcast VenturesTribeca Venture PartnersBedrockZoom VenturesAlvenStageOne VenturesPresence CapitalAI FundXG VenturesElsewhere PartnersGlencrest GroupBACKGROUND CAPITALAnzu PartnersGenoa VenturesUnknown VenturesUberStreamlined VenturesGoat CapitalNextView VenturesC2 InvestmentsLookout VenturesResolute VenturesStride VCPractical Venture CapitalTrajectory VenturesHanabi CapitalMS&AD VenturesWalden InternationalRelay VenturesOne Way VenturesPredictive VCStructure CapitalConvictionActive CapitalParade VenturesGlobal Innovation FundAlsop Louie PartnersKyber Knight Capital8090 IndustriesREMUS CapitalSignal Peak VenturesHuman VenturesSand Hill AngelsColle Capital PartnersSwift VenturesVentureFriendsMTECH CAPITALMsd CapitalDrummond Road CapitalResults JunkiesPronomos CapitalHarmonix FundMeta

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