About Amplo
Amplo is a venture capital firm founded in 2017. It is primarily based out of Spring, United States. As of May 2026, Amplo is an active investor, having invested in 52 companies, with 2 new investments in the last 12 months. It primarily invests in Seed round in United States based startups. Its investments are spread across a wide range of sectors from Enterprise Applications to High Tech and FinTech. Most recently it participated in the $***** Seed round of HINT Home Overall, Amplo portfolio has seen 10 unicorns, 1 IPO and 8 acquisitions including key companies like Robinhood, BharatPe and Intercom. A lot of funds co-invest with Amplo, with names like Susa Ventures sharing a substantial percentage of its portfolio. Amplo has team of 9 people including 6 partners.Key Metrics
Team Members
Portfolio Sectors
Portfolio Locations
Rounds of Entry
Seed, Series A & 4 more
Portfolio IPOs
Portfolio Acquisitions
Amplo's List of Top Investments
Amplo has a portfolio of 52 companies, including 10 unicorns. Their most notable investments are in Focal Point and Collectable.Their portfolio spans across United States, India, Kenya and 7 more locations. They have invested in Enterprise Applications, High Tech, FinTech and 25 other sectors, across stages such as Seed, Series A and 4 more. Here is the list of top investments by Amplo:
1. Robinhood
Broker-based online trading and investment platform. It offers tools for building investment strategies and tracking market trends. It facilitates trading in stocks, funds, options, and crypto assets. Expert-managed portfolios are available, providing market insights and investment adjustments. The company also provides educational resources to improve investor knowledge.
Key facts about Robinhood
- Founded Year: 2013
- Location: Menlo Park (United States)
- Annual Revenue: $1B+ as on Dec 31, 2025
- Stage: Public
- Total Funding till date: $5.58B
- Employee Count: 4,964 as on Aug 31, 2026
- Investors: HTIF, ADS Ventures and 155 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Post IPO, May 13, 2022, $*****
- Highlight: Public
2. BharatPe
Provider of payment solutions, lending, and investment opportunities for businesses. It offers tools for payment acceptance, including QR codes and card payment devices. Additionally, it facilitates business loans and provides an investment platform. The company aims to support businesses with financial products.
Key facts about BharatPe
- Founded Year: 2018
- Location: Gurugram (India)
- Annual Revenue: ₹1,000+ Cr as on Mar 31, 2025
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Series E
- Total Funding till date: $584M
- Employee Count: 3,670 as on May 31, 2026
- Investors: ABG Capital, Dragoneer Investment Group and 61 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Venture Debt, Sep 23, 2026, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
3. Intercom
Provider of a customer service and support platform offering AI-powered solutions for managing customer interactions. It is a customer service platform that uses AI-powered technology to help businesses deliver personalized and automated support experiences. The platform offers various tools and features, including a helpdesk, AI Agent, and REST API, to streamline customer interactions and improve customer satisfaction.
Key facts about Intercom
- Founded Year: 2011
- Location: San Francisco (United States)
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Series D
- Total Funding till date: $242M
- Employee Count: 1,053 as on Aug 31, 2026
- Investors: Sprout Capital Partners, Founders Circle Capital and 43 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Conventional Debt, Mar 09, 2026, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
4. Ro
DIgital health platform offering various services for men. It provides medications for erectile dysfunction, hair loss, premature ejaculation, cold sores, enlarged prostate, and genital herpes. It also, offers weight loss programs, fertility test kits, and consultation services.
Key facts about Ro
- Founded Year: 2017
- Location: New York City (United States)
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Series D
- Total Funding till date: $1.03B
- Employee Count: 1,477 as on Aug 31, 2026
- Investors: T. Rowe Price, Fidelity Investments and 52 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series D, Feb 15, 2022, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
5. Perk
Provider of AI powered platform for managing business travel, expenses, and invoices. It offers tools for booking trips, managing expenses, and processing invoices. It provides features such as automated receipt matching, intelligent invoice management, and customizable event planning. It also offers real-time visibility into company spend, flexible policies and approvals, and role-based permissions and controls.
Key facts about Perk
- Founded Year: 2012
- Location: Austin (United States)
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Series E
- Total Funding till date: $715M
- Employee Count: 49 as on Aug 31, 2026
- Investors: Atomico, The Baupost Group and 35 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Conventional Debt, Jun 03, 2026, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
Amplo's Year-on-Year Investment Trends
Amplo has invested in 52 companies over the last 9 years, with an average of 4 new investments annually in the last 5 years. In 2025, it made 2 investments, while as of May 2026, it has made 3 investments in this year. Its most recent first time investment was in HINT Home and most recent follow-on round was in Tradespace.Year | No. of Investments | ||
|---|---|---|---|
1st Round | Follow-on | Total | |
2026 (YTD) | 2 | 1 | 3 |
2025 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
2024 | 3 | 6 | 9 |
2023 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
2022 | 5 | 4 | 9 |
2021 | 13 | 6 | 19 |
2020 | 7 | 1 | 8 |
2019 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
2018 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
2017 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Amplo's Investments by Stage
Amplo has made 19 investments in Seed stage with an average round size of $7.25M, 10 investments in Series A stage with an average round size of $20.2M and 7 investments in Series B stage with an average round size of $73M.Stage of entry | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Seed | 19 |
Series A | 10 |
Series B | 7 |
Series C | 6 |
Series E | 1 |
Others | 1 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Amplo's Investments by Sector
Amplo has a diverse portfolio, with companies operating in the Enterprise Applications, FinTech, Consumer, Vertical SaaS and High Tech. Notably, it has invested in 46 Tech companies, 31 Enterprise (B2B) companies, 29 Software companies and at least 18 companies focusing on Consumer (B2C).Sector | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Enterprise Applications | 21 |
FinTech | 11 |
Consumer | 10 |
Vertical SaaS | 10 |
High Tech | 8 |
Others | 62 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Amplo's Investments by Geography
Amplo has made most investments in United States (33), followed by India where it has made 2 investments.Country | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
United States | 33 |
India | 2 |
Kenya | 2 |
United Kingdom | 2 |
Cayman Islands | 1 |
Others | 4 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Amplo's recent investments
Amplo has made 3 investments in 2026 so far. HINT Home and Emerald are the latest among them.Here are the most recent investments by Amplo:
Filter this listDate | Company | Location | Round Details | Round Amount | Co-Investors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
May 13, 2026 | United States | Seed | 9078 | [+4] | |
Feb 06, 2026 | United States | Seed | 3277 | ||
Jan 26, 2026 | United States | Series A | 4550 | [+2] | |
Jun 12, 2025 | United States | Series A | 6954 | [+6] | |
Jun 03, 2025 | United States | Series A | 6284 |
Unicorns in Amplo's Portfolio
Amplo has 10 unicorns in its portfolio - Emerald, Genies, Ro and others. The most recent unicorn in their portfolio is Emerald. It became a unicorn in 2026.Here is a list of unicorns in Amplo's portfolio:
Tracxn Score | Company | Short Description | Founded year | Sector | Location | Company Stage | First Investment/ Acquisition Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
64 | Developer of a platform optimizing power grids and artificial intelligence infrastructure | 2024 | Washington, DC | Series A | mpwvewl | ||
75 | Developer of tools for creating customizable, intelligent, and dynamic characters | 2011 | Los Angeles | Series C | jevfc{{ | ||
76 | DIgital health platform offering various services for men | 2017 | New York City | Series D | oeetdqo | ||
70 | Platform offering contract lifecycle management software | 2014 | San Francisco | Series E | qlzvfz{ | ||
76 | Provider of AI powered platform for managing business travel, expenses, and invoices | 2012 | Austin | Series E | eabxbyd |
IPOs and Publicly Listed companies in Amplo's Portfolio
1 of Amplo's portfolio company became public - Robinhood. It got listed on the National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations (NASDAQ), in Jul 2021 at marketcap of $32BHere are Amplo's portfolio companies that went public:
Company | IPO Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Jul 29, 2021 | Apr 26, 2017 | Series C | 2932 |
Acquired companies in Amplo's Portfolio
8 companies from Amplo's portfolio have been acquired. The most recent acquisition was Whip Around in Mar 2026 by Accel-KKR for $*****.Here are Amplo's portfolio companies that got acquired most recently:
Company | Acquisition Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mar 03, 2026 | Dec 16, 2021 | Series B | 3277 | |
Jan 30, 2026 | - | - | 5209 | |
Oct 22, 2025 | Nov 10, 2020 | Seed | 9607 | |
Feb 11, 2025 | Apr 16, 2019 | Unattributed | 3797 | |
Nov 29, 2024 | Mar 09, 2022 | Seed | 1572 |
Team profile of Amplo
Amplo has a team of 9 members including 6 Partners and 1 Venture Partner located in United States and Switzerland. Amplo's team sits on the board of 2 companies.Here is a list of all team members in Amplo:
Name | Designation | Location | Board Memberships | Contact Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Partner | United States | |||
Partner | - | - | ||
Partner | Le Grand-saconnex | - | ||
Partner | - | - | - | |
Partner | - | - | ||
Partner | - | - | ||
Venture Partner | New York City | - | - |
Co-investors of Amplo
Over the past 9 years, 514 investors have co-invested in Amplo's portfolio companies. This includes funds and angels.
- Invested before Amplo: Y Combinator, Spark Capital and 160 others have invested in rounds before Amplo. There are 5 companies where Y Combinator has invested before Amplo and 3 companies where Spark Capital has invested before Amplo.
- Top Co-investors of Amplo: 181 investors entered a company along with Amplo. These include investors like Susa Ventures (4 companies).
- Invested after Amplo: A total of 171 investors have invested in Amplo's portfolio after their investments. Top Investors include Tiger Global Management (4 companies), Sequoia Capital (2 companies) and DST Global (2 companies).
Recent News related to Amplo
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Martha Stewart Launches AI Home Management Startup Hint, Secures $10 Million in Seed FundingMy Company Polska•May 15, 2026•HINT Home, Hannah Grey VC, TVP, Amplo and 2 others
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Tradespace Secures $15M Series A to Transform IP EconomicsPR Newswire•Jan 26, 2026•AVP, Tradespace, Amplo, Scrum Ventures and 2 others
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Parallel Bio Secures $21 Million Series A for Organoid-Based AI Drug DevelopmentWowtale•Jun 27, 2025•Humba Ventures, AIX Ventures, Parallel Bio, Metaplanet and 1 other
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Parallel Bio Secures $21 Million Series A for Human-First Drug DiscoveryBakersfield•Jun 12, 2025•Parallel Bio, Centivax, Amplo
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Kyan Health: $16.7 Million Secured For Upgrading Workplace WellnessPulse 2.0•Dec 06, 2024•Kyan Health, Amplo, GreyMatter, Swisscom and 3 others
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Lightyear Raises $31 Million to Continue Revolutionizing the Enterprise Telecom Experienceintelligence360•Dec 04, 2024•Lightyear, Altos Ventures Management, Ridge Ventures, Amplo and 2 others
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Kyan Health lifts $16.7M to tackle absenteeism and boost performanceTech Funding News•Nov 26, 2024•Kyan Health, Amplo, Swisscom, GreyMatter and 7 others
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Lightyear Raises $31M in Series B FundingFinSMEs•Nov 20, 2024•Lightyear, Altos Ventures Management, Ridge Ventures, Amplo and 2 others
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Altos Ventures, an early backer of Coupang and Roblox, raises $500M fundTechCrunch+•Nov 12, 2024•Altos Ventures Management, Coupang, Roblox, PandaDoc and 6 others
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Nodal connects hopeful parents with surrogates as reproductive freedom hangs in limboTechCrunch+•Nov 06, 2024•Nodal, NFX, Amplo, Liquid 2 Ventures and 1 other
