# Rick Caruso, Founder and Executive Chairman

> Rick Caruso, Founder and Executive Chairman. 1 investment on record. The rounds they were named in and the filings that name them, each with its source.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/person/rick-caruso (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

Los Angeles, US · Angel

# Rick Caruso

Founder and Executive Chairman

Latest rounds

- **Surf Air** Series A · $3.8M Jun 2012

Backs *Logistics*

Profile summary

- **Rounds named:** 1 last Jun 2012
- **Filings:** - with regulators
- **Podcasts:** 3 +1 mentions

What this record rests on

- ✓ **Named in rounds** 1 round name them
- **On filings** No filing names them
- **Linked to a firm** No firm on record
- **Claimed** Not claimed yet

Titles come from the investor lists this database was built from, so read them as of their date.

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## Rounds they were named in

- **Rounds:** 1
- **Led:** 0
- **Disclosed:** $3.8M
- **Active:** 2012

2012

- [Surf Air](https://millionrounds.com/company/surf-air) *Series A* **$3.8M** *US* Jun 2012 Joined · +12 investors · historical

By stage

- Series A **1**

What they backed

Logistics **1**

Alongside

- [Anthem Venture Partners *1*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/anthem-ventures-fund-lp)
- [Baroda Ventures *1*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/baroda-ventures-llc)
- [Base Ventures *1*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/base-ventures)
- [Eytan Elbaz *1*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/eytan-elbaz)
- [Gil Elbaz *1*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/gil-elbaz)
- [Jared Leto *1*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/jared-leto)
- [Jeff Stibel *1*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/jeff-stibel)
- [Mike Walsh *1*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/structure-capital)

Rounds where a report named this person rather than a firm, matched on name: read it as a strong hint, not proof, since people share names.

## Companies they are listed as backing

Portfolio

- [Panna](https://millionrounds.com/startup/panna)
- [Surf Air](https://millionrounds.com/startup/surf-air)

## Hear them before you pitch them

- [TBPN](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/tbpn) · 27 Apr 2026 · 3h 2m China Blocks Manus Sale, Rick Caruso in the Ultradome, Zak Brown from McLaren Joins | Will Hurd, Anush Elangovan, Augustus Doricko With [Anush Elangovan](https://millionrounds.com/person/anush-elangovan)[Rick Caruso](https://millionrounds.com/person/rick-caruso)[Zak Brown](https://millionrounds.com/person/zak-brown) About this episode (02:02) - China Blocks Manus Sale (03:38) - Zak Brown, an American motorsports executive and former professional racer, is the CEO of McLaren Racing. In the conversation, he recounts his early passion for racing sparked by attending the 1981 Long Beach Grand Prix, leading him to karting and… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page
- [All-In](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/all-in) · 30 Sept 2025 · 23 min Rick Caruso on California's Collapse: Broken Leadership, LA Wildfire Failures & the Fix With [Rick Caruso](https://millionrounds.com/person/rick-caruso) About this episode (0:00) Introducing Rick Caruso (1:03) Reflecting on the disastrous LA Wildfires: Karen Bass failure, saving the Palisades Village, failure to rebuild (11:20) California's incompetence, running for CA Governor vs LA Mayor (14:21) Attention to detail (17:04) State of California: What it should… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page
- [No Priors](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/no-priors) · 30 Jan 2025 · 27 min Rick Caruso on LA’s Wildfires, Policy Failures, and the Path Forward With [Rick Caruso](https://millionrounds.com/person/rick-caruso) About this episode This week on No Priors, Elad sits down with Rick Caruso, LA real estate developer and runner-up in the 2022 mayoral race. With experience serving under three LA mayors, as well as on the police commission and the board of water and power, Rick offers a unique perspective on the systemic failures… Listen on Apple Podcasts

### Mentioned in

Episodes that name Rick Caruso in their description, which is not the same as being on them.

- [TBPN](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/tbpn) · 9 Jan 2025 · 2h 1m LA Fires Continue, Max Long Caruso, Tech Award Show, F40 Modifications Mentions [Rick Caruso](https://millionrounds.com/person/rick-caruso) About this episode TBPN.com is made possible by: Ramp - https://ramp.com Eight Sleep - https://eightsleep.com/tbpn Wander - https://wander.com/tbpn Public - https://public.com AdQuick - https://adquick.com Bezel - https://getbezel.com Polymarket - https://polymarket.com Follow TBPN: https://TBPN.com… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page

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