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Amplify Partners
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Amplify Partners was founded in 2012 with the deeply-held belief that pioneering technologists, software engineers, data scientists, and AI researchers would fundamentally reshape the world. The firm positions itself as 'the first investor for technical founders,' leading investments from a company's first round through Series A in the next generation of applications, models, tools, and infrastructure. Its core thesis centers on the convergence of advances in computer science, data science, and mathematics creating an unprecedented opportunity for deeply technical founding teams. Amplify's investment focus spans developer tools, AI/ML, data infrastructure, cybersecurity, cloud computing, and—via its dedicated Amplify Bio vehicle—digital biology. Beyond capital, the firm deploys its 'Amplify Build' platform to provide hands-on operational support in go-to-market strategy, sales, marketing, talent, and design. The firm currently invests out of its sixth fund generation, managing over $2.4 billion in assets across 21 funds, and has backed generational companies including Datadog, Fastly, dbt, Temporal, Chainguard, and Runway.
Notable quotes
“We are typically investing $500,000 to $10 million as lead investors in startups through Series A financings with significant follow-on capital available to support our companies throughout their life cycle.”
“These four elements – our investment team, Amplify Build, portfolio, and community – reinforce one another, creating a virtuous cycle: thesis-driven exploration of technical frontiers, animated our community, lets us identify people and projects before they're known quantities.”
“Early stage investing is deeply personal. It's not about spreadsheets and customer references. It's about finding someone who believes, not just in the vision for your business, but in you personally.”
Recent investments
| Company | Round | Size | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Datadog | Seed | — | 2013 |
| Fastly | Seed | — | 2012 |
| dbt Labs | Seed | — | 2019 |
| Temporal | Seed | — | 2020 |
| Chainguard | Seed | — | 2021 |
| Runway | Seed | — | 2019 |
| Hightouch | Seed | — | 2020 |
| Modal Labs | Seed | — | 2022 |
| Antithesis | Series A | $105m | 2025-12 |
| Boltz | Seed | $28m | 2026-01 |
Frequent co-investors
| VC firm | Deals together |
|---|---|
| Andreessen Horowitz | 6 |
| Index Ventures | 5 |
| Sequoia Capital | 5 |
| Lightspeed Venture Partners | 4 |
| GV (Google Ventures) | 3 |
| Spark Capital | 3 |
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