Description
Crosscut Ventures is an early-stage venture capital firm based in Los Angeles with deep operational and investing expertise, positioning itself as the first and longest-enduring firm of its kind in the region. The firm invests with high conviction in visionary entrepreneurs building solutions to pressing global problems, leveraging decades of experience building the venture capital ecosystem to help portfolio companies grow, drive change, and achieve outsized returns for their limited partners.
Crosscut focuses on founders developing cutting-edge frontier technologies, including companies in the energy transition, decarbonization, the space economy, defense systems, advanced manufacturing, robotics, and supply chain re-shoring. Notable portfolio companies and founders referenced include Pearl & GumGum (Ophir Tanz), Aalo Atomics (Matt Loszak & Yasir Arafat), SoloPulse Corp (Allyson McKinney), and Umbra Space (David Langan & Gabe Dominocielo). The firm describes itself as founder-first and long-term oriented, and commits at least one percent of all capital invested toward leadership development, coaching, and founder mental health.