Amplo

General contacts
Investor type

VC

Founded

2017

AUM

$100 M

Location

Houston, Texas, United States

Investment Ticket

$1-5 m

Investment Stage

Seed Pre-seed Series A

Region of investment

Europe North America Africa Asia
Investor profile last updated: 16 August, 2026

Profile

Amplo is a venture capital firm headquartered in Houston. It was founded by Sheel Tyle, who holds a JD from Harvard Law School and was on the Forbes 30 under 30 list. The team includes partners like Sam Garcia and notable board partners such as Julia Gillard AC, the former Prime Minister of Australia. Amplo differentiates itself by backing globally ambitious companies and having a mission to support entrepreneurs building impactful enterprises.

Amplo invests across diverse sectors including AI, HealthTech, Fintech, and Construction. The firm typically focuses on early-stage ventures, supporting seed to Series A companies. Their geographical focus encompasses North America, Africa, and the broader global market. They do not specify their AUM or LPs on their website.

Notable investments by Amplo include Robinhood - financial services platform, Parsley Health - primary care innovator, and One Concern - disaster response AI firm. They also invested in Andela, a network of African software engineers, and BharatPe, a digital payments provider in India. The firm follows a strategy focused on backing companies with potential for wide-reaching impact.

Industry

Software Security Robotics Real Estate Other Medical Devices Internet and Web Services Healthcare Services Foodtech Food and Beverage Fintech Financial Services E-commerce/Marketplace Edtech Education Digital Consumer Services (B2C) Construction Business Services (B2B) Telecommunications Transportation Travel Blockchain/Crypto AI MedTech LegalTech HealthTech TravelTech Technology Life Sciences

Amplo Funds

Name Type
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Industry
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Stage
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Region 		Size AUM Launch date
Amplo I
Venture Capital (VC)
Financial Services
Fintech
Technology
Life Sciences
Seed
Series A
North America
Asia
$5-10 m
$100 M
December 2017

Contacts

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Title
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Sheel Tyle Founder & Co-CEO
Founder & Co-CEO
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LinkedIn
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Samuel Garcia Principal
Principal
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LinkedIn
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FAQs about Amplo

Amplo is a venture capital firm. It backs companies at Seed, Pre-seed and Series A, writing tickets of $1-5 m.
Amplo is located in Houston, Texas, United States.
Amplo was founded in 2017.
Amplo invests in companies and startups in Software, Security, Robotics, Real Estate, Other, Medical Devices, Internet and Web Services, Healthcare Services, Foodtech, Food and Beverage, Fintech, Financial Services, E-commerce/Marketplace, Edtech, Education, Digital, Consumer Services (B2C), Construction, Business Services (B2B), Telecommunications, Transportation, Travel, Blockchain/Crypto, AI, MedTech, LegalTech, HealthTech, TravelTech, Technology, Life Sciences.
Amplo invests in companies and startups in Europe, North America, Africa, Asia.
Amplo invests in companies and startups at Seed, Pre-seed, Series A.
Amplo usually invests $1-5 m on average.
Amplo has around $100m assets under management.
Amplo last fund was created/launched in 2017-12-12
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