Where does Alex Rubalcava work?

Alex Rubalcava is Managing Partner at Amplify.LA and Founder at Sound Commerce and Founder at SPIDR Tech.

What check size does Alex Rubalcava write?

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

What companies did Alex Rubalcava found?

Alex Rubalcava founded Sound Commerce, SPIDR Tech.

Alex Rubalcava

InvestorFounder

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

Los Angeles, California

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

FoundedSound Commerce SPIDR Tech

About

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 Sound Commerce

Intro paths

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In turn, Alex can intro founders to Sound Commerce's investors below.

Sound Commerce's investors · 2

DCM VenturesMenlo Park · $250K – $15M checks HomebrewBurlingame · $100K – $500K checks

Co-founders at Sound Commerce

Eric BestExecutive Officer, Director

Eric MattsonDirector

Board director at SPIDR Tech

Intro paths

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In turn, Alex can intro founders to SPIDR Tech's investors below.

SPIDR Tech's investors · 2

Birchmere VenturesPittsburgh · $500K – $5M checks TechstarsBoulder · $220K checks

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

Education

Harvard UniversityBA, Government1998 — 2002

Skills & more

Venture CapitalStart-upsEducation PolicyMoney ManagementEducation Reform

From Alex's professional profile.

Deals · 29

Sound CommerceBoard seat

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

RetrocausalSolo GP

via Stage Venture Partners · filed Nov 2023

Building SwellSolo GP

via Stage Venture Partners · filed Mar 2023

WeGiveSolo GP

via Stage Venture Partners · filed Jul 2022

Epsilon3Solo GP

via Stage Venture Partners · filed May 2022

AbettSolo GP

via Stage Venture Partners

AbstractSolo GP

via Stage Venture Partners

BaltosoftwareSolo GP

via Stage Venture Partners

CandidSolo GP

via Stage Venture Partners

DatchSolo GP

via Stage Venture Partners

Dyania HealthSolo 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

Gray MatterSolo GP

via Stage Venture Partners

Mission ControlSolo GP

via Stage Venture Partners

Placer AISolo GP

via Stage Venture Partners

Prewitt RidgeSolo 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

GraphlitSolo GP

via Stage Venture Partners

InhouseSolo GP

via Stage Venture Partners

KuonaSolo GP

via Stage Venture Partners

San Luis Obisbo, CASolo GP

via Stage Venture Partners

UpdateSolo GP

via Stage Venture Partners

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Colleagues at Amplify.LA

Oded Noy

Investor at Amplify.LA

Paul Bricault

Advisor at Canyon Creek Capital

Network2

Farooq Abbasi

Founding Partner at Preface Ventures

Kevin Dunlap

Co-Founder and Managing Partner at Calibrate Ventures

Investors connected to Alex in public investor directories — a warm-intro map.

Frequently asked questions

Where does Alex Rubalcava work?: Alex Rubalcava is Managing Partner at Amplify.LA and Founder at Sound Commerce and Founder 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 companies did Alex Rubalcava found?: Alex Rubalcava founded Sound Commerce, SPIDR Tech.