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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.beehiiv.com/p/amplify-grow…

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

Today we’re releasing Waypoint-1.5. An update to our real-time diffusion world model designed to run interactively on consumer hardware.

Launching a new company today: Weekend. Dedicated to the radical idea that AI should make life fun, not just efficient. Here's why: x.com/mlchild/status…

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…

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 ⬇️

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-angel…

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/EPKM7cue5mi5…

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/charlief…

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-start… via @LinkedIn

Today we're excited to announce our partnership with @DIU_x to streamline defense budget management! Full report here: diu.mil/latest/diu-awa…

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/artificial-int…

🚀 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…

💡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-ar… #AICostManagement

🎉 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👇

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.beehiiv.com/p/invested-pry…

And check out our exclusive in @TechCrunch, thanks to preeminent #DefenseTech journalist @margauxmaccoll! techcrunch.com/2024/08/28/pry…

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

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.beehiiv.com/p/1h24-los-ang…

Check out our most recent blog post for the latest at Amplify! @FloQast @weekendhq @lensabl @vendorflow @Upwardsdotcom @SaferideHealth @honeybeehealth_ @legalkarma amplifycommunityupdates.beehiiv.com/p/amplify-comm…