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Amino Capital

Amino Capital, based in California, backs generalist startups at Seed, Series A, and Series B, can lead rounds, and has notable investments like Chime and Webflow.

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Entry stageSeed, Series A, Series B
Check sizen/a
Leads roundsYes
FocusGeneralist
Latest fund$1B+ firm AUM
Investing team3 peopleNo activity since Sep

Who you would pitch at Amino Capital

3 people on the investing team, 3 of them partners who can make the call. Partners are listed first.

Huican ZhuManaging PartnerHe previously held leadership and engineering positions at Google and Tencent.
Larry LiManaging PartnerHe invests in early- and growth-stage technology companies.
Sue XuManaging PartnerShe previously worked as a founding scientist at GlycoMira and a postdoctoral researcher at Stanford University.

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No recent activity since September 2026. Quiet does not mean closed.

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Before you pitch

Ownership target7-10%

Notable investments

ChimeWebflowRipplingGrailReplitTuringWeee!WyzeDfinityInstawork

In their words

Amino Capital — We back builders from day oneAmino Capital is a Palo Alto venture firm. We invest at pre-seed, seed, Series A, and Series B, and we've backed Chime, Webflow, Rippling, Grail, and Replit since 2012.www.aminocapital.com
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On these lists

Seed investors in United States2836Series A investors in United States1790Seed investors in California699Series B investors in United States563Series A investors in California480Series B investors in California233Seed investors3020Series A investors1867

Questions

What stage does Amino Capital invest in?

Amino Capital reports entry at seed, series a, series b.

How much does Amino Capital invest?

Amino Capital has not reported a check size.

Does Amino Capital lead rounds?

Yes. Amino Capital says it can lead.

Who are the partners at Amino Capital?

Huican Zhu (Managing Partner), Larry Li (Managing Partner), Sue Xu (Managing Partner).

Is Amino Capital active right now?

No recent activity since September 2026.

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