Amplify Partners

Amplify Partners is an early-stage venture capital firm based in Menlo Park, California, founded in 2012. The firm specializes in seed and Series A investments, focusing on technical founders who are developing innovative solutions in information technology, machine intelligence, and infrastructure. Amplify Partners actively seeks opportunities in companies that are addressing complex technical challenges within the enterprise sector, particularly those related to what it terms Infrastructure 2.0. The firm does not invest in consumer internet or cleantech ventures and emphasizes its commitment to supporting entrepreneurs through multiple funding rounds. Initial investments typically range from $50,000 to $1.5 million, reflecting Amplify's targeted approach to backing promising technology companies.

Steve Agelopoulos

CFO

Tim Babcock

Venture Partner

David Beyer

Partner

Sarah Catanzaro

General Partner

Mike Dauber

General Partner

Grace Ge

Partner

Grace Ge

Partner

Natasha Katoni

Partner

Lenny Pruss

General Partner

Renee Shah

Partner

Ameet Talwalkar

Venture Partner

Rohan Virani

Associate

Barr Yaron

Principal

Past deals in Computer Vision

Covariant

Series C in 2023
Covariant is a company focused on developing artificial intelligence for robotics. It is creating the Covariant Brain, a universal AI system that enables robots to perceive, reason, and interact with their environments. The company specializes in robotics software that utilizes deep imitation learning, deep reinforcement learning, and meta-learning techniques. This innovative approach allows clients to program robots with ease by using a virtual reality headset to guide them through specific tasks. Covariant aims to streamline the deployment of robotics across various operations, enhancing efficiency and adaptability in industrial settings.

Luma AI

Series A in 2023
Luma AI is a company focused on enabling users to capture and experience the world in three dimensions. Its platform employs a neural capture and rendering system to transform casual smartphone photos into photorealistic 3D representations. This technology serves various industries, including e-commerce, real estate, and 3D gaming, allowing users to engage with multimedia content in a mixed-reality environment. By leveraging multimodal artificial intelligence, Luma AI aims to expand human imagination and capabilities, facilitating a more immersive experience in visual storytelling.

Foxglove

Seed Round in 2022
Foxglove is a computer software company focused on enhancing robotics development through its advanced visualization and debugging platform. The platform offers interactive visualizations that display bounding boxes and classification labels, allowing users to analyze data effectively. It supports various data sources by connecting directly to a running Robot Operating System (ROS) environment and inspecting pre-recorded data. This functionality facilitates collaboration among team members by enabling them to share layouts easily. Additionally, Foxglove's platform allows users to inspect diverse sensor inputs, including images, point clouds, and time-series data, streamlining the development process in robotics.

Luma AI

Seed Round in 2021
Luma AI is a company focused on enabling users to capture and experience the world in three dimensions. Its platform employs a neural capture and rendering system to transform casual smartphone photos into photorealistic 3D representations. This technology serves various industries, including e-commerce, real estate, and 3D gaming, allowing users to engage with multimedia content in a mixed-reality environment. By leveraging multimodal artificial intelligence, Luma AI aims to expand human imagination and capabilities, facilitating a more immersive experience in visual storytelling.

Covariant

Series C in 2021
Covariant is a company focused on developing artificial intelligence for robotics. It is creating the Covariant Brain, a universal AI system that enables robots to perceive, reason, and interact with their environments. The company specializes in robotics software that utilizes deep imitation learning, deep reinforcement learning, and meta-learning techniques. This innovative approach allows clients to program robots with ease by using a virtual reality headset to guide them through specific tasks. Covariant aims to streamline the deployment of robotics across various operations, enhancing efficiency and adaptability in industrial settings.

SiMa.ai

Series B in 2021
SiMa.ai is a machine learning company based in San Jose, California, founded in 2018. It specializes in developing a machine learning platform designed for embedded systems, offering a single-chip solution that supports high-performance computing with low power consumption. The company initially focused on computer vision applications at the embedded edge, providing machine learning solutions with performance metrics ranging from 50 TOPs at 5W to 200 TOPs at 20W. SiMa.ai's technology enables effortless deployment and scaling, allowing businesses to integrate secure machine learning inference alongside traditional computing. Additionally, its solutions include capabilities for detecting security threats, enhancing the safety of embedded applications.

Runway

Series A in 2020
RunwayML is a machine learning tool for creators.

SiMa.ai

Series A in 2020
SiMa.ai is a machine learning company based in San Jose, California, founded in 2018. It specializes in developing a machine learning platform designed for embedded systems, offering a single-chip solution that supports high-performance computing with low power consumption. The company initially focused on computer vision applications at the embedded edge, providing machine learning solutions with performance metrics ranging from 50 TOPs at 5W to 200 TOPs at 20W. SiMa.ai's technology enables effortless deployment and scaling, allowing businesses to integrate secure machine learning inference alongside traditional computing. Additionally, its solutions include capabilities for detecting security threats, enhancing the safety of embedded applications.

Covariant

Series B in 2020
Covariant is a company focused on developing artificial intelligence for robotics. It is creating the Covariant Brain, a universal AI system that enables robots to perceive, reason, and interact with their environments. The company specializes in robotics software that utilizes deep imitation learning, deep reinforcement learning, and meta-learning techniques. This innovative approach allows clients to program robots with ease by using a virtual reality headset to guide them through specific tasks. Covariant aims to streamline the deployment of robotics across various operations, enhancing efficiency and adaptability in industrial settings.

Covariant

Series A in 2019
Covariant is a company focused on developing artificial intelligence for robotics. It is creating the Covariant Brain, a universal AI system that enables robots to perceive, reason, and interact with their environments. The company specializes in robotics software that utilizes deep imitation learning, deep reinforcement learning, and meta-learning techniques. This innovative approach allows clients to program robots with ease by using a virtual reality headset to guide them through specific tasks. Covariant aims to streamline the deployment of robotics across various operations, enhancing efficiency and adaptability in industrial settings.

Covariant

Seed Round in 2017
Covariant is a company focused on developing artificial intelligence for robotics. It is creating the Covariant Brain, a universal AI system that enables robots to perceive, reason, and interact with their environments. The company specializes in robotics software that utilizes deep imitation learning, deep reinforcement learning, and meta-learning techniques. This innovative approach allows clients to program robots with ease by using a virtual reality headset to guide them through specific tasks. Covariant aims to streamline the deployment of robotics across various operations, enhancing efficiency and adaptability in industrial settings.

Diffbot

Series A in 2016
Diffbot is a world-class group of AI researchers building an autonomous system to structure the world's knowledge. Thousands of leading companies rely on Diffbot data for their enterprise and consumer applications.
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