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NeurIPS 2024: main themes and takeaways

Our takeaways, from advances in data curation to compute scaling laws and (finally) good audio models coming soon.

Amplify Team

December 20, 2024

Funding News

Our Investment in Allium

We originally backed Allium in their seed round and are thrilled to invest in their Series A.

By David Beyer

July 19, 2024

Portfolio Spotlight

Let Your Documentation Do The Work: The Scribe Story

How Scribe’s documentation platform empowers employees to capture and share knowledge.

June 20, 2024

Funding News

Our Investment in Effectful

Effectful is only the beginning of a movement that aims to redefine what’s possible for JS developers worldwide.

By Renee Shah and Lenny Pruss

April 16, 2024

Funding News

Our Investment in WarpStream

In 2019, we connected with Richie Artoul, an Uber engineer who developed an interesting service for monitoring ML models. In 2023, we invested in WarpStream, a company founded by Richie and Ryan Worl to develop a cloud-native data streaming platform.

Sarah Catanzaro

March 14, 2024

Amplify News

On Joining Amplify

Joining Amplify as the newest partner is a dream. They rarely add to the team, so it is a great honor. I’m so proud to join this gang of edgy misfits and daring outcasts.

Grace Ge

March 11, 2024

Funding News

Our Investment in Datology

The Datology team, led by a stellar group of thinkers and doers, not only addresses the pressing need for scalable data curation and management platforms, but also exemplifies how researchers and engineers can collaborate to unlock AI innovation. We’re thrilled to be their first investor.

Sarah Catanzaro

February 22, 2024

Funding News

Our investment in bitdrift

Announcing our investment in bitdrift and their $15M Series A to tackle observability

Lenny Pruss and Sunil Dhaliwal

December 4, 2023

Company Building

Technical Recruiting Playbooks: Product Hiring for Early Stage Startups

Amplify’s Talent Partner, Natasha Katoni interviews Denise Hemke, Charles Zedlewski and Chrix Finne about hiring for product roles at early stage startups.

Natasha Katoni

October 24, 2023

Company Building

Technical Recruiting Playbooks: Design Hiring for Early Stage Startups

In the second installment of Technical Recruiting Playbooks Season #2, Amplify’s Talent Partner, Natasha Katoni interviews Joshua Goldenberg, Phil Sheffield and Kathryn Gonzalez about hiring for design roles at early stage startups.

Natasha Katoni

September 26, 2023