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!
https://t.co/cCm0dylv8B
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
Launching a new company today: Weekend. Dedicated to the radical idea that AI should make life fun, not just efficient. Here's why: https://t.co/GICAiMtMWN
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
https://t.co/aljCE4jv7Z
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!
https://t.co/DG111HTob3
Today, we're announcing the world's first self-driving spreadsheet and the close of our seed round.
@Forbes & @CharlieFink cover the story:
https://t.co/eP176WROGt
Check out @PatricioUtz latest article: My Startup Just Closed a $4.8 Million in Seed Funding. Here’s How We Did It. https://t.co/MAd96s77jm via @LinkedIn
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. 🏗️
https://t.co/Et3a50Psqj
💡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."
https://t.co/x6gOIXs8a3
#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!
https://t.co/02sVkQlmoJ
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!
https://t.co/mYHuwfso0A