# Cross Culture Ventures: portfolio, investments and team

> Cross Culture Ventures is a vc firm based in United States. 17 investments on record, latest Jan 2019. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/fund/cross-culture-ventures (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

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# Cross Culture Ventures

Last cheque observed Jan 2019. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds.

Quiet New fund $10M, May 2016 VC firm Website unconfirmed Now at macventurecapital.com

Pre-seed Seed Series A Venture Capital & Private Equity

Cheques on record

**0%** of best year **0** **cheques in 12 months**, 17 on record

Since the last cheque **2831** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec

Median round **$15M** Rounds led **0 of 17** Mostly in **United States, 93%**

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## Cross Culture Ventures highlights

- 01 17 rounds on record
- 02 Mostly Series A and Seed: 79% of its rounds

## What they do

- **Type:** VC firm (from a list, unverified)
- **Cheque size:** Not stated
- **Stages:** Pre-seed Seed Series A
- **Sectors:** Venture Capital & Private Equity
- **Based in:** Culver City, United States
- **Cold pitches:** Not stated

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## The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first **17 appearances**

- **2019** 1 round
- **Jan** **[RealBlocks](https://millionrounds.com/company/realblocks)** Seed · US · FinSMEs **$3.1M** With 3 others
- **2018** 7 rounds
- **Dec** **[Good Money](https://millionrounds.com/company/good-money)** Series A · US · FinSMEs **$30M** With 10 others
- **Nov** **[Phiar](https://millionrounds.com/company/phiar)** Seed · US · FinSMEs **$3.0M** With 8 others
- **Nov** **[Airspace](https://millionrounds.com/company/airspace)** Series B · US · FinSMEs **$20M** With 3 others
- **Aug** **[Airspace Technologies](https://millionrounds.com/company/airspace-technologies)** Series A · US · FinSMEs **$8.0M** With 2 others
- **Aug** **[Wonderschool](https://millionrounds.com/company/wonderschool)** Series A · US · FinSMEs **$20M** With 9 others
- **Jun** **[PlayVS](https://millionrounds.com/company/playvs)** Series A · US · TechCrunch **$15M** With 7 others
- **Feb** **[Catalyte](https://millionrounds.com/company/catalyte)** Series A · US · FinSMEs **$27M** With 3 others
- **2017** 4 rounds
- **Aug** **[Gimlet Media](https://millionrounds.com/company/gimlet-media)** Series B · US · FinSMEs **$15M** With 6 others
- **Jun** **[Yumi](https://millionrounds.com/company/yumi)** US · FinSMEs **$4.1M** With 3 others
- **Feb** **[Skurt](https://millionrounds.com/company/skurt)** Series A · US · FinSMEs **$10M** With 4 others
- **Feb** **[ReplyYes](https://millionrounds.com/company/replyyes)** Series A · US · FinSMEs **$6.5M** With 4 others
- **2016** 2 rounds
- **Nov** **[LendStreet](https://millionrounds.com/company/lendstreet)** **$28M** With 23 others
- **Jan** **[Thrive Market](https://millionrounds.com/company/thrive-market)** **$111M** With 38 others
- **2015** 3 rounds
- **Oct** **[Afrostream](https://millionrounds.com/company/afrostream)** Venture · FR **Undisclosed** With 3 others
- **Jul** **[Thrive Market](https://millionrounds.com/company/thrive-market)** Series A · US **$30M** With 12 others
- **Jun** **[Mayvenn](https://millionrounds.com/company/mayvenn)** Series A · US **$10M** With 7 others

An announcement gives the size of the round, not the size of this investor's cheque: the only rounds that imply a cheque are those where they were the sole named investor.

## The team

Named by the firm itself, on a filing, its Form ADV or its company registration **3 named**

MN **Marlon Nichols** Managing Member of the General Partner i Filing they signed

TT **Trevor Thomas** Managing Member of the General Partner. i Filing they signed

TC **Troy Carter** Managing Member of the General Partner i Filing they signed

We also hold **5** people at this firm from the lists this database was built from: a weaker source than the filings, since a list does not say when a title ended. Login to see them.

New fund on file

**$10M**

raised in May 2016

From its SEC filing, not a journalist: a firm that has just raised has money to deploy.

## The cheque

Pre-seed Seed Series A

Median round joined **$15M** the round, not its cheque

Led 0 of 17 rounds **0%**

- **Sole investor:** Never alone
- **Last cheque:** Jan 2019

Rounds by stage said on their site

- Series A said *9*
- Seed said *2*
- Series B *2*
- Venture *1*
- Pre-seed said *-*

Cheques by year Led Joined

2015 2019

Often in the room with

- [Greycroft](https://millionrounds.com/fund/greycroft) 3
- [Blake Mycoskie](https://millionrounds.com/fund/blake-mycoskie) 2
- [Inevitable Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/inevitable-ventures) 2
- [Kapor Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kapor-capital) 2
- [Marlon Nichols](https://millionrounds.com/fund/marlon-nichols) 2
- [New Enterprise Associates](https://millionrounds.com/fund/new-enterprise-associates) 2

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## Who they invest alongside

The investors most often in the same rounds as Cross Culture Ventures. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed.

[**Greycroft** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/greycroft)[**Blake Mycoskie** Angel **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/blake-mycoskie)[**Inevitable Ventures** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/inevitable-ventures)[**Kapor Capital** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kapor-capital)[**Marlon Nichols** Angel **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/marlon-nichols)[**New Enterprise Associates** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/new-enterprise-associates)[**Powerplant Ventures** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/powerplant-ventures)[**Schematic Ventures** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/schematic-ventures)[**Scripps Networks Interactive** Growth equity **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/scripps-networks-interactive)[**e.ventures** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/e-ventures)

## Recently backed

The latest companies Cross Culture Ventures put money into.

[**RealBlocks** $3.1M · Jan 2019](https://millionrounds.com/company/realblocks)[**Good Money** $30M · Dec 2018](https://millionrounds.com/company/good-money)[**Airspace** $20M · Nov 2018](https://millionrounds.com/company/airspace)[**Wonderschool** $20M · Aug 2018](https://millionrounds.com/company/wonderschool)[**PlayVS** $15M · Jun 2018](https://millionrounds.com/company/playvs)[**Catalyte** $27M · Feb 2018](https://millionrounds.com/company/catalyte)

## Mentioned on podcasts

Episodes that name Cross Culture Ventures in their description, not their title.

- [Fund/Build/Scale](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/fund-build-scale) 5 Dec 2024 · 46 min MaC Venture Capital’s Marlon Nichols Offers Seed-stage Insights for Future CEOs Mentions [MaC Venture Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mac-venture-capital)[Ben Horowitz](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ben-horowitz)[Cross Culture Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/cross-culture-ventures) *+2* Apple PodcastsShow page
- [Venture Unlocked](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/venture-unlocked) 29 Dec 2020 · 42 min Marlon Nichols of MaC Ventures on VC firm mergers, funding diversity, and his relationship with LP's - Venture Unlocked 015 With [Marlon Nichols](https://millionrounds.com/person/marlon-nichols-2) Mentions [Cross Culture Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/cross-culture-ventures)[Intel Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/intel-capital)[M Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/m-ventures) *+3* Apple PodcastsShow page

## Quick answers about Cross Culture Ventures

### What does Cross Culture Ventures invest in?

Cross Culture Ventures invests most often at Series A and Seed (79% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Venture Capital & Private Equity.

### How active is Cross Culture Ventures?

17 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Jan 2019.

### What has Cross Culture Ventures invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: RealBlocks (Seed, Jan 2019), Good Money (Series A, Dec 2018) and Phiar (Seed, Nov 2018).

### How big are Cross Culture Ventures's cheques?

The median round it joins is $15M.

### Does Cross Culture Ventures lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 17 investments on record names it as the lead.

### Where does Cross Culture Ventures invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (93%) and France (7%).

### Is Cross Culture Ventures investing now?

No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Jan 2019.

### Who does Cross Culture Ventures invest alongside?

Most often Greycroft (3 rounds together), Blake Mycoskie (2 rounds together) and Inevitable Ventures (2 rounds together).

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