# Amplifier

> Amplifier is a VC fund in Berlin backing Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning. See 22 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Berlin, Germany
- Total investments: 22
- Last investment: Jun 2024
- Lead investor: 5%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/amplifierlab
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/Amplifierlab
- Website: http://www.amplifierlab.io

Amplifier is a VC fund in Berlin focused on Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning. Our mission is to invest in and drive founders and engineers to solve our planet's biggest problems. Reshaping old industries, and redesigning core operating systems. Our aim is to ensure future planetary sustainability. Our playground is the hard, the forgotten, and the overlooked.

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $2.1M–$17M |
| Series A | $8.8M–$34M |
| Series B | $34M–$36M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Artificial Intelligence | 6 | 27% |
| Machine Learning | 5 | 23% |
| Shipping | 4 | 18% |
| Logistics | 4 | 18% |
| Information Technology | 4 | 18% |

25 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series A | 8 | 36% |
| Seed | 6 | 27% |
| Series B | 3 | 14% |
| Funding Round | 2 | 9% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 5 | 23% |
| Germany | 4 | 18% |
| United Kingdom | 2 | 9% |
| Spain | 1 | 5% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Hive | Hive stores and ships products for small and medium-sized online merchants the next day. The company's multichannel integrations, D2C and B2B orders, custom packaging, and smooth return handling will help to optimize the operations. It integrates with over fifteen delivery carriers and inventory is automatically distributed between fivefulfillment centers to save money and time.Hive was founded in 2020 and is based in Berlin Germany. | $19.5M | Series A | Jun 24, 2024 |  |
| Hive | Hive stores and ships products for small and medium-sized online merchants the next day. The company's multichannel integrations, D2C and B2B orders, custom packaging, and smooth return handling will help to optimize the operations. It integrates with over fifteen delivery carriers and inventory is automatically distributed between fivefulfillment centers to save money and time.Hive was founded in 2020 and is based in Berlin Germany. | $19.5M | Series A | Jun 24, 2024 |  |
| Aether Bio | Aether Bio is a developer of machine learning technology used to repurpose enzymes in order to create new compounds. Its technology utilizes machine learning combined with high-throughput robotic laboratories to create an entirely new compound and reinvent the production of previously discovered compounds that enable healthcare institutes to getthe chemicals and materials they need that are cheaper and more sustainable. The company's proprietary hardware allows massively parallelized experimentation, generating datasets orders of magnitude larger than the competition. | $49M | Series A | Aug 16, 2023 |  |
| Terminal Industries | Terminal Industries builds the novel AI platforms that helps logistics operators in creating efficient and resilient supply chain. | $17M | Seed | Jul 20, 2023 |  |
| Trucksters | Trucksters is a Madrid-based freight startup that focuses on offering long-haul transport services using an innovative system of relays. It operates across EU, working for more than 500 shippers. | $35.5M | Series B | Jun 12, 2023 |  |
| YardLink | YardLink is a B2B procurement platform for the construction industry | $17.5M | Series A | Oct 07, 2022 |  |
| Nautiluslabs.co | Nautilus Labs is advancing the efficiency of ocean commerce through artificial intelligence. With hubs in New York, Singapore, and Paris, the firm is trusted by clients across the globe to help make better, real-time decisions that ultimately unlock transformative outcomes—at sea and on shore. By partnering with Nautilus, ocean shipping leaders canmaximize returns for every vessel and voyage while driving cross-team collaboration, greater transparency, and stronger accountability for their companies, shareholders, and the planet we all share. | $34M | Series B | Mar 16, 2022 |  |
| Nautilus Labs | Nautilus Labs is a technology company that offers decarbonization of the ocean supply chain. | $34M | Series B | Mar 16, 2022 |  |
| Trucksters | Trucksters is a Madrid-based freight startup that focuses on offering long-haul transport services using an innovative system of relays. It operates across EU, working for more than 500 shippers. | $8.8M |  | Mar 14, 2022 |  |
| Trucksters | Trucksters is a Madrid-based freight startup that focuses on offering long-haul transport services using an innovative system of relays. It operates across EU, working for more than 500 shippers. | $8.8M | Series A | Mar 14, 2022 |  |

10 of 22 investments shown.

## Co-investors
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## FAQ

### What does Amplifier invest in?

Amplifier invests primarily in Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning and Shipping startups, most often at Series A and Seed stage. Most of the 22 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Amplifier's check size?

Amplifier typically joins rounds of $2.1M–$17M at Seed, $8.8M–$34M at Series A and $34M–$36M at Series B. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Amplifier participates in.

### When did Amplifier last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Amplifier closed in Jun 2024. Shizune tracks 22 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Aug 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.

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