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CrossCut Ventures — Seed & Series A VC Firm ($250K–$1.5M Checks)

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Los Angeles, CAWebsite

CrossCut Ventures is a Seed, Series A venture capital firm based in Los Angeles, CA investing in Marketplace, SaaS, Fintech. The firm typically writes $250K–$1.5M checks and has 22 portfolio companies in our records.

Check size
$250K–$1.5M
Portfolio
22 companies on record
Partners
3 listed
Stage
Seed, Series A
Sectors
Marketplace, SaaS, Fintech, Climate / Energy, AI / ML, Consumer
HQ
Los Angeles, CA
AUM
Not in our records

Last verified: 2026-09-30

How to approach: warm intro preferred
Stage

Seed, Series A

Check Size

$250K – $1.5M

Portfolio

22+ companies

Team

3 partners

Investor activity
Investments in last 12 months: 0

Investment Thesis

CrossCut invests in early-stage software and marketplace businesses with strong fundamentals. It is a generalist, but often useful for capital-efficient platforms with clear revenue models.

How CrossCut Ventures invests

CrossCut Ventures is a vc firm based in Los Angeles, CA. The firm invests at the Seed, Series A stages, with a focus on Marketplace, SaaS, Fintech, Climate / Energy, AI / ML.

CrossCut Ventures typically writes checks of $250K–$1.5M per investment.

CrossCut Ventures has backed 22 companies in our records, including Aalo Atomics, Carbon Ridge, Cambium Carbon.

Partners & Team

CF

Clinton Foy

Managing Director

RS

Rick Smith

Managing Director

KH

Khaled Hussein

General Partner

Marketplace
SaaS

Industry Focus

Invests In

Marketplace
SaaS
Fintech
Climate / Energy
AI / ML
Consumer

Portfolio Companies (22)

Other

AA

Aalo Atomics

Clean energy / nuclear·Series B

Nuclear energy startup developing advanced fission power systems

CA

Carbon Ridge

Climate / industrial tech·Series B

Carbon capture technology for maritime emissions

CA

Cambium Carbon

Climate / materials

Reclaims and reuses wood waste into durable products and carbon-removal solutions

HA

Haxion

Software / AI

AI/software company

HE

HelloTech

Consumer services / software·Seed / early stage·Fund III

On-demand tech support and installation services

IN

Inspire Energy

Energy·Early stage

Energy management and efficiency services

ME

Measurabl

SaaS / sustainability

ESG data and sustainability software for real estate

MO

MobCrush

Consumer internet / gaming·Seed / early stage·Fund III

Mobile livestreaming and gaming media platform

PR

Proteus Space

Aerospace / space·Seed

Space technology company

RA

Radiant

Clean energy / nuclear

Nuclear microreactors for distributed clean power

How to pitch CrossCut Ventures
  • •Raising at Seed, Series A? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
  • •Lead with your fit in Marketplace, SaaS, Fintech — the sectors they actively back.
  • •Size your ask to their typical $250K – $1.5M check.
  • •warm intro preferred
  • •Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as Clinton Foy, Managing Director.
  • •A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.

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