Where does Alex Rubalcava work?

Alex Rubalcava is Managing Partner at Amplify.LA and Board director at Gray Matter and Board director at Sound Commerce and Board director at SPIDR Tech.

What check size does Alex Rubalcava write?

Alex Rubalcava typically writes checks of $500K – $1M.

What boards does Alex Rubalcava sit on?

Alex Rubalcava holds tracked board seats at Sound Commerce.

What companies has Alex Rubalcava invested in?

Investments tracked here include Dyania Health, Gray Matter, Unstruk Data, WhiteFox Defense Technologies.

Where did Alex Rubalcava go to school?

Alex Rubalcava studied at Harvard University (BA, Government).

Does Alex Rubalcava lead rounds?

Yes — Alex Rubalcava has led 1 tracked investment.

Alex Rubalcava

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Managing Partner at Amplify.LA · Board director at Gray Matter · Board director at Sound Commerce · Board director at SPIDR Tech

Los Angeles, California

Writes $500K – $1M checks · typically $750K

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Alex Rubalcava is a Managing Partner at Amplify.LA, where he focuses on seed-stage investments in enterprise software companies addressing significant operational challenges.

Invests in

AI & Machine LearningDeep TechDefense TechEnterprise SoftwareHardwareSpace Tech

Board director at Gray Matter

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Gray Matter's investors · 11

Advance Venture PartnersSan Francisco · $10M – $25M checks B Capital GroupSan Francisco · $10M – $50M checks · since 2022 B4 Capital$10M – $50M checks Bow CapitalMenlo Park · $5M checks · since 2022 Calibrate VenturesPasadena · $5M checks · since 2022 National Science FoundationAlexandria · since 2020 NGP CapitalBerlin · $8M – $12M checks · since 2024 OCA VenturesChicago · $1M – $3M checks · since 2022 Pathbreaker VenturesSan Francisco · $250K – $1M checks · since 2022 SQN Venture Partners, LLCCharleston Swift VenturesSan Francisco · since 2022

Co-founders at Gray Matter

Ariyan KabirFounder

Board director at Sound Commerce

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Sound Commerce's investors · 3

DCM VenturesMenlo Park · $250K – $15M checks Emergence Capital PartnersSan Francisco · $500K – $10M checks HomebrewBurlingame · $100K – $500K checks

Co-founders at Sound Commerce

Eric BestExecutive Officer, Director

Board director at SPIDR Tech

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SPIDR Tech's investors · 5

Autochrome VenturesLos Angeles Birchmere VenturesPittsburgh · $500K – $5M checks · since 2018 Heartland VenturesColumbus · $500K – $30M checks · since 2018 TechstarsBoulder · $220K checks Winklevoss CapitalNew York · $100K – $5M checks · since 2016

Co-founders at SPIDR Tech

Rahul SidhuExecutive Officer, Director, Promoter

Experience

Amplify.LAManaging Partnercurrent2026 — present
Stage Venture PartnersPartnercurrent2015 — presentLos Angeles, California, United States
WeGiveBoard Membercurrent2024 — present
Mission Control AIBoard Membercurrent2022 — present
GrayMatter RoboticsBoard Member & Board Observercurrent2021 — present
CallypsoBoard Member2022 — 2025
AbettBoard Member2020 — 2024
Dyania HealthBoard Member2019 — 2023
BaltoBoard Member2018 — 2020Greater St. Louis Area
WhiteFox Defense Technologies, Inc.Board Member2017 — 2019San Luis Obispo, California Area
SPIDR TechBoard Member2017 — 2019Manhattan Beach, CA
WhereTo - Business Travel ReimaginedBoard Member2017 — 2018
Thrive ScholarsDirector2007 — 2016
self-employedInvestor2005 — 2011
Los Angeles Animal ServicesCommissioner2003 — 2005
Anthem Venture PartnersAnalyst2002 — 2004

Skills & more

Venture CapitalStart-upsEducation PolicyMoney ManagementEducation Reform

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Deals · 29

Sound CommerceBoard seat

via Stage Venture Partners · filed Jun 2019 · $6.5M raise

RetrocausalSolo GP

via Stage Venture Partners · filed Nov 2023

SysGitSolo GP

via Stage Venture Partners · filed Sep 2023

Building SwellSolo GP

via Stage Venture Partners · filed Mar 2023

Gray MatterSolo GP

via Stage Venture Partners · filed Aug 2022

WeGiveSolo GP

via Stage Venture Partners · filed Jul 2022

Epsilon3Solo GP

via Stage Venture Partners · filed May 2022

AbettSolo GP

via Stage Venture Partners · filed Jan 2020

Dyania HealthSolo GP

via Stage Venture Partners · filed Nov 2019

AbstractSolo GP

via Stage Venture Partners

BaltosoftwareSolo GP

via Stage Venture Partners

CandidSolo GP

via Stage Venture Partners

DatchSolo GP

via Stage Venture Partners

Elementary SystemsSolo GP

via Stage Venture Partners

First ResonanceSolo GP

via Stage Venture Partners

GlacierGridSolo GP

via Stage Venture Partners

Mission ControlSolo GP

via Stage Venture Partners

Placer AISolo GP

via Stage Venture Partners

Slingshot AerospaceSolo GP

via Stage Venture Partners

SunairioSolo GP

via Stage Venture Partners

TrackstreetSolo GP

via Stage Venture Partners

ValiotSolo GP

via Stage Venture Partners

VeriSIM LifeSolo GP

via Stage Venture Partners

VNTANASolo GP

via Stage Venture Partners

WhiteFox DefenseSolo GP

via Stage Venture Partners

GraphlitSolo GP

via Stage Venture Partners

InhouseSolo GP

via Stage Venture Partners

KuonaSolo GP

via Stage Venture Partners

UpdateAISolo GP

via Stage Venture Partners

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Other disclosed investments

Investor

Unstruk DataWhiteFox Defense Technologies

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Alex Rubalcava?: Alex Rubalcava is a Managing Partner at Amplify.LA, where he focuses on seed-stage investments in enterprise software companies addressing significant operational challenges.
Where does Alex Rubalcava work?: Alex Rubalcava is Managing Partner at Amplify.LA and Board director at Gray Matter and Board director at Sound Commerce and Board director at SPIDR Tech.
What does Alex Rubalcava invest in?: Alex Rubalcava invests in AI & Machine Learning, Deep Tech, Defense Tech, Enterprise Software, Hardware, Space Tech.
What check size does Alex Rubalcava write?: Alex Rubalcava typically writes checks of $500K – $1M.
What boards does Alex Rubalcava sit on?: Alex Rubalcava holds tracked board seats at Sound Commerce.
What companies has Alex Rubalcava invested in?: Investments tracked here include Dyania Health, Gray Matter, Unstruk Data, WhiteFox Defense Technologies.
Where did Alex Rubalcava go to school?: Alex Rubalcava studied at Harvard University (BA, Government).
Does Alex Rubalcava lead rounds?: Yes — Alex Rubalcava has led 1 tracked investment.