Crosscut Ventures

Crosscut Ventures

Santa Monica, Californiacrosscut.vc

Overview

Crosscut Ventures is an early-stage venture capital firm with deep roots in Southern California's tech ecosystem . The firm invests in founders building solutions that provide humanity with a better future . Crosscut partners with founders focused on clean energy generation and power distribution, the commercialization of frontiers in space, the ocean, and the earth, decarbonization, and the upgrading of the U.S.'s defense systems . Moving forward, Crosscut will exclusively focus its capital and company-building efforts on frontier technology, including space exploration, defense innovation, advanced materials, and manufacturing — sectors that push the boundaries of technological development to solve critical market problems .

Year Founded

2008

Portfolio Companies

57

Investments

CompanyDateStageLead
Valar AtomicsNov 2025Series ACo-investor
Aalo AtomicsAug 2025Series BCo-investor
SolestialMay 2025Series ACo-investor
Proteus SpaceMar 2025SeedCo-investor
Metal Oxide TechnologiesNov 2024Series BCo-investor

Key People

Brett Brewer

Co-Founder & Managing Partner

Brian Garrett

Co-Founder & Managing Director

Isabelle Chua

Founder Managing Partner

Kelly Feng

Co-Founder Managing Partner

Rick Smith

CO-FOUNDER & MANAGING DIRECTOR

Jon Ylvisaker

General Partner

Kamran Razavi

Venture Partner

Ulrick Noel

Venture Partner

William Scriven

Venture Partner

Jason Thanh L.

Investment Partner

Angela H.

Partner

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HeadquartersSanta Monica, California
Year Founded2008

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