@amplifyla

Amplify is a pre-seed venture fund based in Los Angeles, CA. We back exceptional founders at the earliest stages. https://xitter.cf/t.co/F1QXux02Mz

 Venice Beach, California
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Joined September 2011
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Thrilled to share a major milestone for Amplify heading into 2026! We’re welcoming Alex Rubalcava as a General Partner and merging his firm, Stage Venture Partners, into Amplify. We’re also excited to announce Connor Sundberg’s promotion to Partner! amplifycommunityupdates.beeh…

Amplify Grows the Team: Welcoming Alex Rubalcava + Celebrating Connor Sundberg

Amplify adds new leadership with Alex Rubalcava joining as GP and Connor Sundberg promoted to partner, marking a strategic milestone for the team's continued growth.

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Our latest Amplify Newsletter is live! 💰 @usemogul raised $5M | @MantaHealth raised $1.3M | @InhouseAILegal raised $5M 🎮 Volley rebrands to @WeekendHQ 🏆 SafeRide Health wins the 2026 MedTech Breakthrough Award 🗒️ Updates from - @GrayMatterRobot, @rentspree, @warptechco, @tapcart_app, @SourcetableApp, @StrikeGraph, & more. Read the full update 👇 amplify.la/amplify-community…

Amplify Community Update 6/02/26

We are LA's premier pre-seed fund, helping tech founders bring their vision to life.

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Meb Faber
@MebFaberApr 12
My buddy Alex Rubalcava is back on the show with his new partner, Paul Bricault (@pbricault) of @amplifyla! We cover: • SaaS winners and losers • What makes an AI company defensible? • Aerospace sector opportunities • Great startup pivots from history 0:00 Starts 1:27 Introducing Alex and Paul 2:02 Public software companies & AI 5:13 Amplify LA background and partnership formation 15:08 AI use cases in portfolio companies 30:31 AI's impact on investment opportunities at the pre-seed stage 41:02 Aerospace sector opportunities 44:32 Successful startup pivots 55:28 QSBS impact Sponsor: @alphaarchitect
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@overworld_aiApr 9
Today we’re releasing Waypoint-1.5. An update to our real-time diffusion world model designed to run interactively on consumer hardware.
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Max Child
@mlchildFeb 25
Launching a new company today: Weekend. Dedicated to the radical idea that AI should make life fun, not just efficient. Here's why: xitter.cf/mlchild/status/2026795…
Max Child
@mlchildFeb 25

The AI industry is no fun

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Check out Amplify’s 2025 Year in Review 🎉 We’re celebrating a big year of portfolio wins, team achievements, and community momentum. Excited for what’s ahead in 2026. 👉 Read the recap: Amplify 2025: A Year in Review amplify.la/amplify-2025-a-ye…
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@overworld_aiJan 20
Today, we’re releasing a research preview of our real-time, local-first world model built for interactive, playable AI-worlds 60fps, locally run, all on consumer-grade hardware. Come take a look ⬇️
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We’re excited to announce our latest Seed Report! Give it a read if you’re curious to see where LA investors allocated capital in 1H'25! 👇For the full report click here! amplify.la/1h25-los-angeles-…
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We're excited to host an #LATechWeek event w/ @blingcapital & @ActOneVC. Spots are open for early-stage startups & VCs to register! Thanks to @MichaelBestLaw, @CDWCorp, @tryramp, & Citizens Private Bank for making this event possible! @Techweek_ partiful.com/e/EPKM7cue5mi5q…

Visionaries & VCs - The Early Stage Edition - #LATechWeek | Partiful

Amplify, Bling Capital, & Act One Ventures invite you to a curated gathering of LA’s top pre-seed and seed-stage founders and investors. Each VC is encouraged to bring along one of their newest...

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Today, we're announcing the world's first self-driving spreadsheet and the close of our seed round. @Forbes & @CharlieFink cover the story: forbes.com/sites/charliefink…
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Abstract@us_abstract13 Mar 2025
Check out @PatricioUtz latest article: My Startup Just Closed a $4.8 Million in Seed Funding. Here’s How We Did It. linkedin.com/pulse/my-startu… via @LinkedIn

My Startup Just Closed a $4.8 Million in Seed Funding. Here’s How We Did It.

Raising Seed capital is harder than ever before. In the U.

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Today we're excited to announce our partnership with @DIU_x to streamline defense budget management! Full report here: diu.mil/latest/diu-awards-th…
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Genia, an LA-based generative structural design startup, raised $3M in pre-seed funding led by Pi Labs and @amplifyla! Their Structural Copilot uses AI to generate structural plans validated by physics—a game-changer for construction. 🏗️ analyticsinsight.net/artific…

Construction Industry gets AI Assistant with Genia Structural CoPilot: Generates Structural Plans...

While everyone talks about DeepSeek and its rival OpenAI, what both don’t have (yet) is the ability to tackle niches. These are general platforms that are great

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🚀 Breaking: DigitalEx unveils game-changing #AICostManagement Solution! In today's #AI-driven world, managing #LLM costs isn't just about finances—it's a strategic imperative. That's why we're thrilled to introduce our latest innovation. Find out more! 👇 digitalex.io/news/digitalex-…
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💡Wondering how much #GenAI is costing your enterprise? Don't guess. Read the latest @VentureBeat article by @carlfranzen - "How much are your enterprise's gen #AI products costing you? DigitalEx launches new expense tracking solution." venturebeat.com/ai/how-much-… #AICostManagement

DigitalEx cuts AI cloud costs by 30% | VentureBeat

Ultimately, DigitalEx claims to save its enterprise customers between 15-30% on average across its cloud and AI product spending.

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🎉 Big news! The official calendar of events for #SFTechWeek and #LATechWeek is now LIVE! And thrilled to announce that this is officially our BIGGEST Tech Week, ever! - 850+ events 🤯 - San Francisco: Oct 7-13 🌉 - Los Angeles: Oct 14-20 🌴 Link to register below to see all events👇
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The most recent installment of our "Why We're Backing" series is live! We are excited to be working with the @Pryzm_Dynamics team! amplifycommunityupdates.beeh…
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And check out our exclusive in @TechCrunch, thanks to preeminent #DefenseTech journalist @margauxmaccoll! techcrunch.com/2024/08/28/pr…

Pryzm is a new kind of defense tech startup: One that helps others win lucrative contracts |...

Pryzm announced its $2 million pre-seed round, led by XYZ Venture Capital and Amplify.LA.

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Our team is beyond excited to announce our oversubscribed $2M pre-seed round from a world-class group of investors! To learn more, visit pryzm.io! 🇺🇸 #GovCon #DefenseTech #GovTech #Procurement #Acquisition #NDAA #AI
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We’re excited to announce our latest Seed Report! Give it a read if you’re curious to see where LA investors allocated capital in 1H’24. Big shout out to our killer summer intern, @austin11236, for putting it together! amplifycommunityupdates.beeh…

1H'24 Los Angeles Seed Report

We’re excited to share the most recent update of our LA Seed Report, encompassing all seed funding to SoCal companies in the first half of 2024.

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