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David Beyer

Investor

Partner at Amplify Partners Β· Board director at Allium Β· Board director at Luma AI

San Francisco Bay Area

Writes $500K – $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†’

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Board director at Allium

Intro paths

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In turn, David can intro founders to Allium's investors below.

Co-founders at Allium

CHCheng Han Lee
Cheng Han LeeCTO
YS
Yi Sheng ChanExecutive Officer, Director, Promoter

Board director at Luma AI

Intro paths

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In turn, David can intro founders to Luma AI's investors below.

Co-founders at Luma AI

AJ
Amit JainExecutive Officer, Director, Promoter
SY
Sixian YuExecutive Officer, Director, Promoter
AJ
Amit Jain at CVPRFounder

Experience

  1. Amplify PartnersPartnercurrent2013 β€” presentPalo Alto
  2. Luma AIInvestorcurrent2021 β€” present
  3. FoxgloveInvestorcurrent2021 β€” present
  4. AirtableInvestorcurrent2015 β€” present
  5. tldrawInvestorcurrent2022 β€” present
  6. Cruise Automation, Inc. (acq. General Motors)Investorcurrent2014 β€” present
  7. Caribou BiosciencesInvestorcurrent2015 β€” present
  8. HightouchInvestorcurrent2021 β€” present
  9. AstranisInvestorcurrent2016 β€” present
  10. CasetextSeed Investorcurrent2013 β€” present
  11. Near IncInvestorcurrent2017 β€” present
  12. PicnicHealthInvestorcurrent2018 β€” presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  13. Local KitchensInvestorcurrent2021 β€” present
  14. SuperhumanInvestorcurrent2018 β€” presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  15. Function of BeautyInvestorcurrent2016 β€” presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  16. OutschoolInvestorcurrent2016 β€” present
  17. Zymergen, Inc.Investorcurrent2014 β€” present
  18. Ginkgo Bioworks, Inc.Investorcurrent2014 β€” present
  19. Recursion PharmaceuticalsInvestorcurrent2017 β€” present
  20. Patients Know BestFounding Team2009 β€” 2014San Francisco Bay Area
  21. ChartioCo-founder2010 β€” 2012

Skills & more

Business Intelligence22Cloud Computing25Start-ups56Business Strategy29Fundraising12Product Management29Product Strategy

From David's professional profile.

Investments

Investor

AirtableAstranisCasetextCruise Automation

Per curated public sources.

Colleagues at Amplify Partners

Network11

Investors connected to David in public investor directories β€” a warm-intro map.

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 – $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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