Meet LA-based Amplify's five new start-ups

GetBonkers, Look IO, TidePool, Invested.in, StackSocial graduate mentor program

Amplify, a new Venice Beach, Calif.-based start-up accelerator, announced Tuesday five new start-ups in its mentor-driven program.

As we wrote in mid-December during its debut, Amplify is a $4.5 million accelerator co-founded by Paul Bricault, a venture partner at Greycroft Partners, and backed by Hollywood executives, such as Mark Burnett, well-know television producer of the Apprentic and Survivor, as well as other entertainment executives, Brian Grazer and Jarl Mohn. Notable tech backers include Accel Partners (which led the round), BC Capital, Greycroft Partners, Rustic Canyon, Tomorrow Ventures, Tim Draper, Gordon Crawford and Paige Craig, to name a few. 

When I spoke with Bricault back in December, the plan was to invest in 15 start-ups, giving them $50,000. with an additional $50,000 to invest at its discretion.

Looks like five made the cut. Here they are:

GetBonkers is a game publisher and aggregator building a large suite of fun and engaging mobile learning apps for children.

Look IO overlays live chat support with visual feedback into mobile apps that allows customer service agents to view & support mobile users in real-time. 

TidePool is a gamified psychometrics platform to assess and track the characteristics of job seekers.

Invsted.in quickly and easily allows users to create and customize interactive fundraising campaigns. Invested.in also offers licensing and partnership deals to larger entities for their own customized crowdfunding platforms.

StackSocial is a white-label eCommerce platform enabling technology-focused publishers to generate additional revenues by offering exclusive flash sales on software, apps, video tutorials, and other digital tools.