Paul Bricault

Managing Partner and Co-Founder, Amplify.LA Venture Partner

Greycroft

THE LATEST: In response to the Covid-19 epidemic, Bricault and his colleagues at Amplify.LA and Greycroft are communicating regularly with their portfolio companies, keeping them up to speed on best workplace health practices and SBA loans. In addition, they are devoting much of their time to ensuring their companies have enough financial runway for at least the next 12 months. As a result, April 2020 was Amplify.LA&s most active fundraising month ever, with eight of its companies closing investment rounds.

BACKGROUND: Amplify.LA is an early stage venture capital fund that operates from a 10,000-square-foot tech campus in Venice. Founded by Bricault in 2011, it has funded more than 85 mostly L.A.-based companies, with a typical seed investment ranging from $50, 000 to $200, 000. Bricault is also a venture partner at Greycroft, where he serves on the board of many of its portfolio of tech companies. Raised in Canada, Bricault attended the University of Western Ontario and USC&s Annenberg School.

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