# Crosscut Ventures: portfolio, investments and team > Crosscut Ventures is a private equity based in United States. 3 investments on record, latest Aug 2025. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team. Source: https://millionrounds.com/fund/crosscut (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) United States · [Investor](https://millionrounds.com/investors) # Crosscut Ventures Last cheque observed Aug 2025. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds. Email Private equity Quiet Pre-seed Seed Series A Energy Decarbonization Space Follow Crosscut Ventures and see its new cheques in your feed. [Start following](https://millionrounds.com/login?join=1&why=follow&next=%2Ffund%2Fcrosscut) Cheques on record **0%** of best year **0** **cheques in 12 months**, 3 on record Since the last cheque **443** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec Median round **$37M** Rounds led **0 of 3** Pitch Crosscut Ventures ## Crosscut Ventures highlights - 01 3 rounds on record - 02 Mostly Series A and Series B: 100% of its rounds ## What they do > Crosscut is the first and longest-enduring early-stage venture capital firm in Los Angeles From their own website - **Type:** Private equity (from a list, unverified) - **Cheque size:** Up to $5.0M as they say - **Stages:** Pre-seed Seed Series A Series B Growth - **Sectors:** Energy Decarbonization Space - **Based in:** Santa Monica, United States - **Cold pitches:** Not accepted ## The record Every round we can evidence, newest first **3 appearances** - **2025** 1 round - **Aug** **[Aalo Atomics](https://millionrounds.com/company/aalo-atomics)** Series B · US · TechCrunch **$100M** With 15 others - **2019** 2 rounds - **Sept** **[Teampay](https://millionrounds.com/company/teampay)** Series A · US · FinSMEs **$12M** With 3 others - **Jan** **[Wheels](https://millionrounds.com/company/wheels)** Series A · US · FinSMEs **$37M** With 4 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** BC **Brett C. Brewer** Managing Member i Form ADV BM **Brian M. Garrett** Managing Member i Form ADV RL **Rick L Smith** Managing Member i Form ADV We also hold **14** 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. ## What the register says From the firm's own filings with the SEC, which it must file accurately by law **$367M** gross assets of its funds Oct 2026 **Exempt** reporting adviser venture or small private funds - **Legal name:** Crosscut Ventures Management, LLC - **SEC number:** CRD 165792 ## What they claim to have backed From their own portfolio page (on their website) **14** of 23 we have independently watched raise [Aalo](https://millionrounds.com/company/aalo-atomics)[Branchmessenger](https://millionrounds.com/company/branch-messenger)[Buildops](https://millionrounds.com/company/buildops)[Cambiumcarbon](https://millionrounds.com/company/cambium-carbon)[Carbonridge](https://millionrounds.com/company/carbon-ridge)[Comparably](https://millionrounds.com/company/comparably)[Gumgum](https://millionrounds.com/company/gumgum)[Hivewatch](https://millionrounds.com/company/hivewatch)[Pacaso](https://millionrounds.com/company/pacaso)[Proteus-space](https://millionrounds.com/company/proteus-space)[Radiantnuclear](https://millionrounds.com/company/radiant-nuclear)[Standardnuclear](https://millionrounds.com/company/standard-nuclear)[Steadymd](https://millionrounds.com/company/steadymd)[Valaratomics](https://millionrounds.com/company/valar-atomics) Airloom Corp Haxion Hellopearl Solestial Solopulseco Umbralab Whykeyway Withsutro Weaker than a round we watched, stronger than a list somebody sold us. A firm is far less willing to put a company on its own site that it never funded. ## The cheque Pre-seed Seed Series A Median round joined **$37M** the round, not its cheque Led 0 of 3 rounds **0%** - **Said size:** Up to $5.0M - **Sole investor:** Never alone - **Last cheque:** Aug 2025 Rounds by stage said on their site - Series A said *2* - Series B said *1* - Pre-seed said *-* - Seed said *-* - Growth said *-* Cheques by month Led Joined Dec 2023 Nov 2026 **Pitching Crosscut Ventures?** Put them on your fundraising board with this record on the card, and follow them to hear when they write a new cheque. Add to your CRM *→* ## Recently backed The latest companies Crosscut Ventures put money into. [**Aalo Atomics** $100M · Aug 2025](https://millionrounds.com/company/aalo-atomics)[**Wheels** $37M · Jan 2019](https://millionrounds.com/company/wheels) ## On podcasts 3 episodes naming Crosscut Ventures in the title. - [Venture Unlocked](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/venture-unlocked) 23 Mar 2021 · 42 min Brian Garrett of Crosscut Ventures on building a regionally based seed firm outside of SV, the rise of LA, raising during a recession, and how Crosscut has evolved over the last 13 years. With [Brian Garrett](https://millionrounds.com/person/brian-garrett) Mentions [Crosscut Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/crosscut) Apple PodcastsShow page - [The Twenty Minute VC](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/20vc) 5 Feb 2018 · 26 min 20VC: Why Vulnerability Is A Strength In VC, 3 Core Components That Make The Most Successful VCs & How VCs and Entrepreneurs Can Build Meaningful Relationships Pre-Investment with Brian Garrett, Founding Partner @ Crosscut Ventures With [Brian Garrett](https://millionrounds.com/person/brian-garrett) Mentions [Crosscut Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/crosscut) Apple PodcastsShow page - [The Twenty Minute VC](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/20vc) 2 Nov 2016 · 28 min 20VC: Why You Have To Be A Good Long Term Actor To Succeed in VC & How Owning An Esports Team Could Be A $Bn Outcome with Clinton Foy, General Partner @ Crosscut Ventures With [Clinton Foy](https://millionrounds.com/person/clinton-foy) Mentions [Crosscut Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/crosscut) Apple PodcastsShow page ## Quick answers about Crosscut Ventures ### What does Crosscut Ventures invest in? Crosscut Ventures invests most often at Series A and Series B (100% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Energy, Decarbonization and Space. ### How active is Crosscut Ventures? 3 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Aug 2025. ### What has Crosscut Ventures invested in recently? Its most recent investments on record: Aalo Atomics (Series B, Aug 2025), Teampay (Series A, Sept 2019) and Wheels (Series A, Jan 2019). ### How big are Crosscut Ventures's cheques? The median round it joins is $37M. ### Is Crosscut Ventures investing now? No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Aug 2025. ### What kind of investor is Crosscut Ventures? Crosscut Ventures is a private equity firm based in Santa Monica, United States. ### How much does Crosscut Ventures manage? About $367M, as gross assets of its private funds (Oct 2026). ### When was Crosscut Ventures founded? Crosscut Ventures was founded in 2008. ## Raising now? 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