Crosscut Ventures

Crosscut Ventures is the first and longest-enduring early-stage venture capital firm in Los Angeles, founded in 2008 with $300M+ AUM across six funds. The firm partners with visionary founders building category-defining frontier technologies to address humanity's most pressing problems—spanning energy transition, decarbonization, the space economy, defense systems, advanced manufacturing, robotics, and supply chain re-shoring. As Brian Garrett puts it: "When they think about starting a company, they don't come with small ideas. They're thinking about big, hairy problems that humanity is facing." Crosscut invests at the pre-seed, seed, and Series A stages, typically writing checks of $500K–$3M at seed and up to $10M at Series A, with 200% reserved for follow-on. The firm is deeply rooted in the LA tech ecosystem—particularly the SpaceX, Anduril, and Northrop talent communities—and differentiates itself through a founder-first ethos that includes pledging at least 1% of all invested capital toward founder leadership development, coaching, and mental health support.