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Kathryn Wortsman

Founder and Managing Partner, Amplify Capital

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Kathryn Wortsman founded Amplify Capital, the Toronto impact venture fund that began in 2016 as the MaRS Catalyst Fund, and is its managing partner. Wortsman started in investment banking at RBC, then spent most of a 25-year career in venture capital and private equity in New York and Toronto, including as a principal at Constellation Ventures.

Kathryn hasn’t spoken on a TechTO, TechVancouver or TechWaterloo stage. This profile is here because Kathryn co-founded Amplify Capital.

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Amplify Capital prepares to place more early-stage bets with $60-million third impact fundBetaKit
2026
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Amplify Capital adds Craig Hunter as partner while raising its third impact-focused fundBetaKit
2025
Podcast
Impact Investing #78: Kathryn WortsmanSupporters Fund
2023
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Amplify Capital closes $30.7 million for second fund, eyes Québec startups with Montréal officeBetaKit
2022
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MaRS Catalyst Fund rebrands to Amplify Capital, targets $30 million Fund IIBetaKit
2019

Quick answers

Did Kathryn Wortsman found Amplify Capital?

Yes. The Canadian Club Toronto biography, read 2026-09-24, calls Wortsman founder and managing partner of Amplify Capital, and BetaKit reported on 2019-10-07 that Wortsman joined the MaRS Centre for Impact Investing in 2015 as fund manager for the MaRS Catalyst Fund, which later took the Amplify name.

Why is the fund called Amplify?

BetaKit reported on 2019-10-07 that Wortsman chose the name to push investors to think about amplifying capital toward urgent social and environmental problems, when the MaRS Catalyst Fund rebranded while raising a second fund.

How big has Amplify Capital grown?

BetaKit reported on 2026-09-17 that Amplify closed a C$60 million third fund in April 2026, bringing assets under management across its funds to more than C$110 million, and quoted Wortsman saying the goal is to build an enduring fund franchise.

What did Wortsman do before Amplify?

The Canadian Club Toronto biography, read 2026-09-24, says Wortsman was a principal at Constellation Ventures and an investment director for MetLife's insurance technology investments, and founded Social Venture Partners Toronto.

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