Amino Capital
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Amino Capital is a global venture firm headquartered in Palo Alto, managing over $1 billion in capital. It backs companies across Seed to Growth in high-velocity, data-moat sectors like PLG SaaS, frontier technology, AI, and Web3. Amino has helped foster a number of breakout firms—Chime, Webflow, Rippling, Replit among them—emphasizing network effects in their investment thesis. With check sizes ranging from half a million to a few million dollars, they aim to scale companies from early traction to category dominance.
Location:
Palo Alto, CA, United States
Fund Size:
Over $1 billion AUM
Average Check:
Typically $0.5M – $5M, across Seed to Growth stages
Stage Focus:
Seed → Growth, with an emphasis on data-driven and network effect businesses across sectors like PLG SaaS, web3, AI, frontier tech
Household Brands:
Chime, Webflow, Rippling, Grail, Weee, Replit, Turing, Dfinity, Wyze, Writesonic, Beacons.ai
Contact:
Sue Xu (Managing Partner) Sue@aminocapital.com
Larry Li (Managing Partner) Larry@aminocapital.com
