Associate

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Founded in 2016, Amplify Capital is an early-stage venture fund focused on backing companies using transformational technology to solve today’s biggest impact problems. Headquartered in Toronto and with an office in Montreal, Amplify Capital manages 3 funds, $100M in assets and specializes in climate and health startups. We invest early in founders turning hard science into real-world progress, and we have backed companies such as Hydrostor, Planetary, Future Fields, ThinkLabs, Pathway (acquired by Doximity), Valence (acquired by Recursion), and Carbon Upcycling.

We are actively investing out of Fund III, writing $750k–2M cheques as lead, co‑lead, or high‑conviction follow‑ons across North America. Our belief is simple : Canada produces outsized innovation relative to its population, and many of the most important companies of the next decade will be built here and scaled globally. Our job is to show up early with conviction, judgment, and real partnership.

We are hiring two Associates to join our investment team. Both roles share the same core mandate, with room for each person to lean into different strengths over time.

The Role

This is a true Associate role focused on investing, diligence, and firm‑building. You will work directly with partners on evaluating companies, shaping investment theses, supporting portfolio companies, and building the visibility and influence of Amplify across your local ecosystem and the North American startup landscape more broadly.

You will help turn conviction into decisions, decisions into investments, and investments into long‑term outcomes.

How We Think About Venture

The best investors are students of startups and investing.

They study markets, sectors, trends, products, and business models. They care about why companies win, not just what they do. They understand that most markets have been played before, that patterns repeat, and that history leaves clues.

We are looking for people who are deeply curious about :

• technological disruption
• aking an impact on people and planet
• why incumbents win and lose
• how startups compound over time
• what conditions create breakout companies
• which lessons still apply and which no longer do

You should be deeply curious and enjoy learning for its own sake. You should like forming opinions, testing them, and changing your mind when the evidence proves otherwise. You should be an optimist about startups and the founders who pour their souls into building them, while being intellectually rigorous and honest about risk.

This role is best suited to people who are optimistic about the future and genuinely energized by new ideas. If that's not how you’re wired, it likely won't be a strong fit. We love what we do and feel lucky to get to do it.

Our values are ambition, respect, and rigour. They guide how we show up with founders, work as a team, and make investment decisions.

What You’ll Do

Investment and Diligence

Portfolio and Narrative Support

Ecosystem and Firm Building

Nice to Haves

Every Associate is a generalist first. That said, we are especially excited about candidates who bring one or more of the following :

You do not need all of these. Being excellent at one is a meaningful advantage.

Who This Role Is For

We are intentionally open to candidates from a wide range of backgrounds, including :

You do not need prior VC experience. What matters most is slope, curiosity, judgment, and ownership.

What We Look For

Startup or investment experience is a plus, not a requirement.

Working at Amplify

We are a small team. You will be close to the work, close to decisions, and close to outcomes.

We review applications on a rolling basis and will reach out directly to candidates we want to explore further. We do not use AI to screen candidates.

Seniority level

Entry level

Employment type

Full‑time

Industries

Venture Capital and Private Equity Principals

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