David Beyer
InvestorPartner at Amplify Partners Β· Board director at Allium Β· Board director at Luma AI
San Francisco Bay Area
Writes $500K β $5M checks Β· typically $2.8M
About
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.
ContactΒ· self-published, not guessed
Beyond investing
- Founded
- David Beyer co-founded Chartio with Dave Fowler.
- Education
- He attended Phillips Academy Andover, a New England boarding school, for high school. Studied at Brown University (B.A.)
- Hobbies
- He enjoys windsurfing, kayaking, and swimming, plays the piano, and has tried to pick up the saxophone. He is a fan of science fiction and once dressed as Picard for Halloween, and enjoys reading math and philosophy. He is interested in improv comedy and enjoys prestige television.
- Family
- He was born in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, and moved to Israel around age five before returning to the US for high school.
Mentioned above: the Brown University mafia β
From published sources β common ground for a warm intro.
Board director at Allium
Intro paths
In turn, David can intro founders to Allium's investors below.
Allium's investors Β· 5
Co-founders at Allium
Board director at Luma AI
Intro paths
In turn, David can intro founders to Luma AI's investors below.
Luma AI's investors Β· 10
Co-founders at Luma AI
Experience
- Amplify PartnersPartnercurrent2013 β presentPalo Alto
- Luma AIInvestorcurrent2021 β present
- FoxgloveInvestorcurrent2021 β present
- AirtableInvestorcurrent2015 β present
- tldrawInvestorcurrent2022 β present
- Cruise Automation, Inc. (acq. General Motors)Investorcurrent2014 β present
- Caribou BiosciencesInvestorcurrent2015 β present
- HightouchInvestorcurrent2021 β present
- AstranisInvestorcurrent2016 β present
- CasetextSeed Investorcurrent2013 β present
- Near IncInvestorcurrent2017 β present
- PicnicHealthInvestorcurrent2018 β presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- Local KitchensInvestorcurrent2021 β present
- SuperhumanInvestorcurrent2018 β presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- Function of BeautyInvestorcurrent2016 β presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- OutschoolInvestorcurrent2016 β present
- Zymergen, Inc.Investorcurrent2014 β present
- Ginkgo Bioworks, Inc.Investorcurrent2014 β present
- Recursion PharmaceuticalsInvestorcurrent2017 β present
- Patients Know BestFounding Team2009 β 2014San Francisco Bay Area
- ChartioCo-founder2010 β 2012
Skills & more
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Investments
Investor
AirtableAstranisCasetextCruise Automation
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Colleagues at Amplify Partners
Network11
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is David Beyer?
- 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.
- Where does David Beyer work?
- David Beyer is Partner at Amplify Partners and Board director at Allium and Board director at Luma AI.
- What check size does David Beyer write?
- David Beyer typically writes checks of $500K β $5M.
- What companies has David Beyer invested in?
- Investments tracked here include Airtable, Astranis, Casetext, Cruise Automation.
- Where did David Beyer go to school?
- David Beyer studied at Brown University (B.A., Miscellaneous); Phillips Academy Andover.
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