Curtis Liu
Unicorn founderChief Technology Officer, Co-founder at Amplitude
Palo Alto, California, United States
FoundedAmplitude$1.6B · YC
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374 people in our graph share verified history with Curtis — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.
Noubar AfeyanunlockedCurtis: together at MIT (2006–2010)
×4Curtis: together at Amplitude
×4Curtis: together at MIT
×3Curtis: together at Electronic Arts
About
Technical co-founder responsible for Amplitude's engineering and platform direction.
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Chief Technology Officer, Co-founder at AmplitudeYC W12
Intro paths
YC
Curtis went through Y Combinator (Winter 2012) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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Amplitude's investors · 21
91 VenturesTel Aviv · since 2021Battery VenturesBoston · $500K – $100M checks · since 2021BenchmarkSan Francisco · $100K – $30M checks · since 2021BoxGroupNew York · $1M checks · since 2021DCVC (Data Collective)Palo Alto · $5M – $25M checks · since 2021Felicis VenturesSan Francisco · $500K – $15M checks · since 2021FikaCulver City · $1M – $10M checks · since 2021GICSingapore · since 2021Griffin Gaming PartnersSanta Monica · since 2025IVP (Institutional Venture Partners)San Francisco · $15M – $75M checks · since 2021Lead Edge CapitalNew York · $50M – $400M checks · since 2018Long Venture PartnersMountain View · since 2021Merus CapitalMenlo Park · $200K – $2.5M checks · since 2021Mighty CapitalSan Francisco · since 2021Quest Venture PartnersMenlo Park · $100K – $1.5M checks · since 2021Sequoia CapitalMenlo Park · $4.4M – $214M checks · since 2021Silicon BadiaNew York · $250K checks · since 2014Slow VenturesSan Francisco · $50K – $1M checks · since 2021Sorenson VenturesLehi · since 2021SV AngelSan Francisco · since 2021Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2012
Co-founders at Amplitude
SS
Spenser SkatesChief Executive Officer, Co-founder
JW
Jeffrey WangCo-Founder
Experience
- Amplitude AnalyticsCo-founder, CTOcurrent2012 — presentSan Francisco, CA
- Sonalight, Inc.Co-Founder2011 — 2012Palo Alto, CA
- GoogleSoftware Engineer2010 — 2011Mountain View, CA
- Electronic ArtsGameplay Engineering Intern2009
- MITTeaching Assistant2009
- Electronic ArtsSoftware Engineering Intern2008
Skills & more
Software Engineering3Mobile Applications4JavaScript14ActionScript10C++11Flash5Python5
From Curtis's professional profile.
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Curtis Liu?
- Technical co-founder responsible for Amplitude's engineering and platform direction.
- Where does Curtis Liu work?
- Curtis Liu is Chief Technology Officer, Co-founder of Amplitude.
- What companies did Curtis Liu found?
- Curtis Liu founded Amplitude.
- Where did Curtis Liu go to school?
- Curtis Liu studied at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (B.S., Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Mathematics); Monte Vista High School.
Founder mafias
Y Combinator mafia10,230
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Sam AltmanPresidentFounded Tools for Humanity +3Garry TanPresident & CEOFounded Y Combinator +1Jessica LivingstonCo-founderFounded Y CombinatorAlexis OhanianPartnerFounded RedditFred EhrsamYC Summer 2012Founded Nudge +1Matt HuangYC Winter 2011Founded Paradigm +1
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology mafia1,220
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Electronic Arts mafia69
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Shaival ShahCorporate Development & StrategyFounded Ribbon +2Amitt MahajanSoftware Engineer InternFounded Rare Bits +1Amy FranceticAssistant ProducerFounded Buoyant V1.Webflow +1Lars ButtlerVice PresidentFounded Aifoundation +1Andy TaylorSoftware EngineerFounded approved +1Anis KallelProgram Manager internFounded Kaoun +1
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Monte Vista High School mafia3
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Same school
Also attended Massachusetts Institute of Technology2,000
Fred WilsonCo-founder & Partner at Union Square VenturesElad GilSolo general partner investing through Gil CapitalAileen LeeFounder & Managing Partner of Cowboy VenturesHemant TanejaCEO & Managing Director of General CatalystPhilippe LaffontFounder & CIO of Coatue ManagementNat FriedmanCo-lead of Meta Superintelligence Labs; co-founder of NFDG
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Also attended Monte Vista High School8
Ryan LongAssociate at Tri-Valley VenturesRoc SuNarrative Change | Cultural Consulting at Gold House VenturesJesse TejedaPrincipal, Investments at Summit Peak VenturesNadine FattahInvestor at CRV (Charles River Ventures)Roy MathewAdvisor at Diagram CollectiveAlec ZhangInvestor at JP Morgan Chase
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Shared employers
Also worked at Amplitude Analytics27
Pat GradyPartner at Sequoia CapitalNeeraj AgrawalGeneral Partner at Battery VenturesTom LoverroInvestor at IVP (Institutional Venture Partners)James EvansDirector, Head of AI at Asymmetric Capital PartnersErica Ruliffson SchultzPresident, Field Operations (former), Confluent at Operator CollectiveSandhya HegdeVenture Partner at Unusual Ventures
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Also worked at Google2,000
Kai-Fu LeeChairman of Sinovation Ventures and CEO of 01.AIBrian SingermanCo-founder of GPx; Partner Emeritus at Founders FundJess LeePartner and Chief Product Officer at Sequoia CapitalHunter WalkCo-founder & Partner at HomebrewAydin SenkutFounder & Managing Partner at FelicisLaela SturdyManaging Partner at CapitalG
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Also worked at Electronic Arts135
Rajat TanejaInvestor at Foundation CapitalRobert TomkinsonSelf at Mucker CapitalBrian OsimiriInvestor at CapitalGGustav RydstedtAdvisor, Infrastructure Software at Verissimo VenturesShanti BergelManaging Director at TRANSCENDAndrew SheppardManaging Director at TRANSCEND
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