Amplify Partners

Amplify Partners is a venture capital firm founded in 2012 and based in Menlo Park, California. The firm specializes in investing in early-stage companies led by technical founders who are addressing complex challenges in information technology, particularly in the areas of machine intelligence and infrastructure. Amplify Partners seeks to back entrepreneurs who are pioneering innovative solutions in what it terms Infrastructure 2.0, deliberately avoiding sectors such as consumer internet and cleantech. The firm is structured as a Registered Investment Adviser and typically makes initial investments ranging from $50,000 to $1.5 million, providing ongoing support through multiple funding rounds to help its portfolio companies grow and succeed.

Steve Agelopoulos

CFO

David Beyer

Partner

Mike Dauber

General Partner

Grace Ge

Partner

Natasha Katoni

Operating Partner

Ameet Talwalkar

Venture Partner

Barr Yaron

Principal

Sarah Catanzaro

General Partner

Past deals in Open Source

Temporal

Series C in 2025
Temporal Technologies Inc. is a software company based in Bellevue, Washington, established in 2019. It develops an open-source microservices orchestration engine that enables developers to create and manage scalable distributed applications, workflow functions, and data pipelines. The platform supports seamless execution of development, debugging, and testing processes, along with resource provisioning and monitoring tools. It also offers solutions for financial transactions. Temporal's technology is designed to ensure the reliable completion of workflows of any size and complexity, incorporating features such as built-in support for exponential activity retries and compensation logic through the native saga pattern. Additionally, the company provides cloud services to enhance its offerings.

Chainguard

Series C in 2024
Chainguard specializes in supply chain security by providing hardened, minimal container images that are continuously rebuilt from source in secure environments. These images are designed to eliminate known vulnerabilities and ensure end-to-end integrity, featuring built-in cryptographic signatures, Software Bill of Materials (SBOMs), and Supply-chain Levels for Software Artifacts (SLSA) provenance. In addition to its container images, Chainguard offers a catalog of guarded Java dependencies through its Chainguard Libraries, which are also built securely from source in SLSA-certified infrastructure. The company emphasizes its commitment to the open source community by contributing to and maintaining several widely used open source projects. By applying zero-trust principles and utilizing compliant-build systems, Chainguard enables businesses to effectively manage their supply chain security risks throughout the software lifecycle.

Chainguard

Series B in 2023
Chainguard specializes in supply chain security by providing hardened, minimal container images that are continuously rebuilt from source in secure environments. These images are designed to eliminate known vulnerabilities and ensure end-to-end integrity, featuring built-in cryptographic signatures, Software Bill of Materials (SBOMs), and Supply-chain Levels for Software Artifacts (SLSA) provenance. In addition to its container images, Chainguard offers a catalog of guarded Java dependencies through its Chainguard Libraries, which are also built securely from source in SLSA-certified infrastructure. The company emphasizes its commitment to the open source community by contributing to and maintaining several widely used open source projects. By applying zero-trust principles and utilizing compliant-build systems, Chainguard enables businesses to effectively manage their supply chain security risks throughout the software lifecycle.

Dagster Labs

Series B in 2023
Dagster Labs specializes in creating a data orchestration platform that enables organizations to efficiently develop, produce, and monitor their data assets. The company is focused on Dagster, an open-source Python library designed to facilitate the construction of modern data applications. This platform allows teams to collaborate effectively while processing and producing reliable data. By integrating seamlessly with existing tools and infrastructure, Dagster Labs helps clients build scalable and productive data platforms, enhancing their ability to manage and utilize data effectively.

PostgresML

Seed Round in 2023
PostgresML is an AI application database that operates as an open-source MLOps platform, designed to facilitate the deployment of machine learning within PostgreSQL databases. It offers a Postgres extension that allows developers to build and deploy machine learning models directly in their databases, streamlining the integration of machine learning into existing workflows. The platform is written in Rust and is capable of instantly scaling workloads through dedicated replicas or serverless GPU-accelerated cloud solutions, enhancing its performance and flexibility for users.

Temporal

Series B in 2023
Temporal Technologies Inc. is a software company based in Bellevue, Washington, established in 2019. It develops an open-source microservices orchestration engine that enables developers to create and manage scalable distributed applications, workflow functions, and data pipelines. The platform supports seamless execution of development, debugging, and testing processes, along with resource provisioning and monitoring tools. It also offers solutions for financial transactions. Temporal's technology is designed to ensure the reliable completion of workflows of any size and complexity, incorporating features such as built-in support for exponential activity retries and compensation logic through the native saga pattern. Additionally, the company provides cloud services to enhance its offerings.

Chainguard

Series A in 2022
Chainguard specializes in supply chain security by providing hardened, minimal container images that are continuously rebuilt from source in secure environments. These images are designed to eliminate known vulnerabilities and ensure end-to-end integrity, featuring built-in cryptographic signatures, Software Bill of Materials (SBOMs), and Supply-chain Levels for Software Artifacts (SLSA) provenance. In addition to its container images, Chainguard offers a catalog of guarded Java dependencies through its Chainguard Libraries, which are also built securely from source in SLSA-certified infrastructure. The company emphasizes its commitment to the open source community by contributing to and maintaining several widely used open source projects. By applying zero-trust principles and utilizing compliant-build systems, Chainguard enables businesses to effectively manage their supply chain security risks throughout the software lifecycle.

Prisma

Series B in 2022
Prisma is a company focused on providing app developers with tools to build scalable applications more efficiently through an open-source database toolkit. Founded in 2016, Prisma aims to democratize access to advanced data infrastructure typically utilized by large technology firms. The company offers a data platform that includes a query builder and a GraphQL application programming interface, allowing developers to access and manipulate data seamlessly. Its tools support operations such as filtering, sorting, pagination, and real-time capabilities, enabling users to navigate and edit their data with ease and safety. With offices in Berlin and San Francisco, Prisma has attracted investment from reputable venture capital firms.

Temporal

Series B in 2022
Temporal Technologies Inc. is a software company based in Bellevue, Washington, established in 2019. It develops an open-source microservices orchestration engine that enables developers to create and manage scalable distributed applications, workflow functions, and data pipelines. The platform supports seamless execution of development, debugging, and testing processes, along with resource provisioning and monitoring tools. It also offers solutions for financial transactions. Temporal's technology is designed to ensure the reliable completion of workflows of any size and complexity, incorporating features such as built-in support for exponential activity retries and compensation logic through the native saga pattern. Additionally, the company provides cloud services to enhance its offerings.

Outerbounds

Series A in 2021
Outerbounds provides human-centric infrastructure for ML and data science teams based on Metaflow, an open-source framework Outerbounds' founders started at Netflix. Today, Metaflow and Outerbounds are used by hundreds of leading ML and data science organizations across industries to power a diverse set of ML applications, from state-of-the-art LLMs to business-oriented data science.

Chainguard

Seed Round in 2021
Chainguard specializes in supply chain security by providing hardened, minimal container images that are continuously rebuilt from source in secure environments. These images are designed to eliminate known vulnerabilities and ensure end-to-end integrity, featuring built-in cryptographic signatures, Software Bill of Materials (SBOMs), and Supply-chain Levels for Software Artifacts (SLSA) provenance. In addition to its container images, Chainguard offers a catalog of guarded Java dependencies through its Chainguard Libraries, which are also built securely from source in SLSA-certified infrastructure. The company emphasizes its commitment to the open source community by contributing to and maintaining several widely used open source projects. By applying zero-trust principles and utilizing compliant-build systems, Chainguard enables businesses to effectively manage their supply chain security risks throughout the software lifecycle.

Dagster Labs

Series A in 2021
Dagster Labs specializes in creating a data orchestration platform that enables organizations to efficiently develop, produce, and monitor their data assets. The company is focused on Dagster, an open-source Python library designed to facilitate the construction of modern data applications. This platform allows teams to collaborate effectively while processing and producing reliable data. By integrating seamlessly with existing tools and infrastructure, Dagster Labs helps clients build scalable and productive data platforms, enhancing their ability to manage and utilize data effectively.

dbt Labs

Series C in 2021
Dbt Labs is a developer of an open-source analytics engineering tool aimed at empowering data analysts to create and share organizational knowledge. Founded in 2016 and headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the company provides a platform that enables users with SQL expertise to develop data transformation workflows efficiently. Its transformation workflow tool supports collaborative deployment of analytics code, adhering to software engineering practices such as modularity, portability, and thorough documentation. By facilitating data modeling, Dbt Labs helps teams streamline their analytics processes and enhance their data-driven decision-making capabilities.

Outerbounds

Seed Round in 2021
Outerbounds provides human-centric infrastructure for ML and data science teams based on Metaflow, an open-source framework Outerbounds' founders started at Netflix. Today, Metaflow and Outerbounds are used by hundreds of leading ML and data science organizations across industries to power a diverse set of ML applications, from state-of-the-art LLMs to business-oriented data science.

Ursa Computing

Seed Round in 2020
Ursa Computing is a developer of data-science tools aimed at enhancing the efficiency and effectiveness of data teams. The company focuses on creating enterprise products and services that facilitate machine learning and artificial intelligence projects. Ursa Computing offers open-source developer tools designed to improve data access, preparation, cleaning, analytics, and feature engineering, addressing essential tasks in the data science lifecycle. By advancing high-productivity, high-performance, and cross-language software, Ursa Computing seeks to elevate the capabilities of data scientists and streamline their workflows.

Serenade

Seed Round in 2020
Serenade allows you to create code using natural voice. Serenade's speech-to-code engine is built from the bottom up for developers and is completely open source.

dbt Labs

Series B in 2020
Dbt Labs is a developer of an open-source analytics engineering tool aimed at empowering data analysts to create and share organizational knowledge. Founded in 2016 and headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the company provides a platform that enables users with SQL expertise to develop data transformation workflows efficiently. Its transformation workflow tool supports collaborative deployment of analytics code, adhering to software engineering practices such as modularity, portability, and thorough documentation. By facilitating data modeling, Dbt Labs helps teams streamline their analytics processes and enhance their data-driven decision-making capabilities.

Temporal

Series A in 2020
Temporal Technologies Inc. is a software company based in Bellevue, Washington, established in 2019. It develops an open-source microservices orchestration engine that enables developers to create and manage scalable distributed applications, workflow functions, and data pipelines. The platform supports seamless execution of development, debugging, and testing processes, along with resource provisioning and monitoring tools. It also offers solutions for financial transactions. Temporal's technology is designed to ensure the reliable completion of workflows of any size and complexity, incorporating features such as built-in support for exponential activity retries and compensation logic through the native saga pattern. Additionally, the company provides cloud services to enhance its offerings.

Prisma

Series A in 2020
Prisma is a company focused on providing app developers with tools to build scalable applications more efficiently through an open-source database toolkit. Founded in 2016, Prisma aims to democratize access to advanced data infrastructure typically utilized by large technology firms. The company offers a data platform that includes a query builder and a GraphQL application programming interface, allowing developers to access and manipulate data seamlessly. Its tools support operations such as filtering, sorting, pagination, and real-time capabilities, enabling users to navigate and edit their data with ease and safety. With offices in Berlin and San Francisco, Prisma has attracted investment from reputable venture capital firms.

dbt Labs

Series A in 2020
Dbt Labs is a developer of an open-source analytics engineering tool aimed at empowering data analysts to create and share organizational knowledge. Founded in 2016 and headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the company provides a platform that enables users with SQL expertise to develop data transformation workflows efficiently. Its transformation workflow tool supports collaborative deployment of analytics code, adhering to software engineering practices such as modularity, portability, and thorough documentation. By facilitating data modeling, Dbt Labs helps teams streamline their analytics processes and enhance their data-driven decision-making capabilities.

Anyscale

Series A in 2019
Anyscale, Inc. is a technology company based in Berkeley, California, founded by the creators of the open-source project Ray. It specializes in developing distributed programming platforms and tools that simplify the creation and scaling of artificial intelligence applications. Anyscale's software enables developers and machine learning engineers to effortlessly scale their applications from local environments to the cloud, eliminating the need for complex infrastructure. The company's framework allows users of varying skill levels to build and deploy compute-intensive applications efficiently, facilitating faster and more cost-effective market entry for AI products. Anyscale aims to enhance the end-to-end AI lifecycle, making it accessible for organizations to leverage AI technologies.

Temporal

Seed Round in 2019
Temporal Technologies Inc. is a software company based in Bellevue, Washington, established in 2019. It develops an open-source microservices orchestration engine that enables developers to create and manage scalable distributed applications, workflow functions, and data pipelines. The platform supports seamless execution of development, debugging, and testing processes, along with resource provisioning and monitoring tools. It also offers solutions for financial transactions. Temporal's technology is designed to ensure the reliable completion of workflows of any size and complexity, incorporating features such as built-in support for exponential activity retries and compensation logic through the native saga pattern. Additionally, the company provides cloud services to enhance its offerings.

Chef Software

Series D in 2013
Chef Software is a prominent provider of Continuous Automation software, focusing on cloud-native operations and contributing to the DevOps movement. The company collaborates with numerous innovative organizations globally to facilitate digital transformation by offering tools that enable rapid and secure software delivery. Its flagship product, Chef Automate, integrates infrastructure and application management, allowing enterprises to efficiently build, deploy, and manage a wide range of applications, from legacy systems to modern microservices. The Habitat application automation product further supports diverse application release scenarios, making it suitable for modernization initiatives. Chef's InSpec tool enhances compliance and security within DevSecOps, enabling organizations to monitor compliance status and detect security issues proactively. Additionally, Chef's open-source solutions allow users to define infrastructure as code, ensuring flexibility and consistency in configuration management. By combining these capabilities, Chef Software empowers cross-functional teams to streamline software development, deployment, and management processes in the cloud, positioning itself as a leader in the DevOps landscape.

WibiData

Series B in 2013
WibiData is a software company that provides big data applications for enterprises to deliver personalized experiences across channels. Its platform is built on open-source technologies Apache Hadoop, Apache Cassandra, Apache HBase, Apache Avro and the Kiji Project. WibiData was founded under the name Odiago in 2010 by Christophe Bisciglia, Aaron Kimball and Garrett Wu. Based in San Francisco, Calif., WibiData is backed by Canaan Partners, New Enterprise Associates, SV Angel and several notable seed investors. For more information, visit www.wibidata.com.

Cask

Series A in 2012
Cask is an open-source software company based in Palo Alto, California, that specializes in simplifying the development and management of big data solutions. The company offers a unified integration platform that significantly reduces the time required to deploy data applications and data lakes by up to 80%. Cask's platform combines data integration and application development capabilities, allowing customers to accelerate their development processes in both public and private cloud environments. It is supported by notable investors, including Battery Ventures, Andreessen Horowitz, and Ignition Partners.

WibiData

Series A in 2012
WibiData is a software company that provides big data applications for enterprises to deliver personalized experiences across channels. Its platform is built on open-source technologies Apache Hadoop, Apache Cassandra, Apache HBase, Apache Avro and the Kiji Project. WibiData was founded under the name Odiago in 2010 by Christophe Bisciglia, Aaron Kimball and Garrett Wu. Based in San Francisco, Calif., WibiData is backed by Canaan Partners, New Enterprise Associates, SV Angel and several notable seed investors. For more information, visit www.wibidata.com.
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