Sourcing

What Amplify backs (so the list maps tightly)

Sectors: climate, health, and education/future-of-work. Amplify Capital
Stage & cheque: early (pre-seed to Series A), typical initial cheques around $0.5–$1M with follow-ons. Amplify Capital
Geography: Canada-first with North America upside. Amplify Capital

Started with a compiled dataset of Crunchbase, Pitchbook, Trxn and Linkedin and filtered to Canadian companies in Amplify sectors and then took VC network/coinvestors suggestions on the best startups and made sure their previous funding round was 12-20 months before.
Cross-checked each pick with recent, reputable sources (press releases, company sites, trade media).
I kept non-dilutive grants within 5 months if there was no new equity round, since that often strengthens runway and lowers risk ahead of a priced raise.

SenPilot (Toronto, ON) - AI agents for Utilities.
ErgBio (San Francisco, CA) - Harnessing biomass feedstocks to generate affordable advanced aviation fuels, biochemicals, biomaterials, and bioplastics.
Soma Energy (Vancouver, BC) - Soma Energy uses AI to help data centers and energy users cut costs and accelerate the energy transition, orchestrating energy generation, storage, and usage.
Amplifier Health (Calgary, AB) - Amplifier Health is revolutionizing healthcare by turning the human voice into a vital sign.
Open Ocean Robotics (Victoria, BC) - autonomous, solar USVs for ocean monitoring. Why now: contract and product momentum, pre-Series A in Oct 2024. Round: CA$2.8M investment, Oct 23, 2024.
Evercloak (Kitchener-Waterloo, ON) - membranes that cut AC energy use roughly in half. Why now: seed 2024, strong decarb wedge in HVAC. Round: CA$2M seed, Feb 13–14, 2024. Newswire BetaKit
RainStick (Kelowna, BC) - water-recirculating smart shower. Why now: commercial traction, Indigenous-led investor base, ready to scale channels. Round: CA$2.6M seed+, July 2024. BetaKit Techcouver.com