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Rick Smith
Founder of Crosscut
Los Angeles County, California
Overview
Rick Smith is a Venture Capitalist based in Los Angeles County, California, with a background in private equity, corporate development, and mergers. He is the Founder and Managing Director of Crosscut and has a track record of successful investments in companies like Retina AI and Extend, focusing on sectors such as TransportationTech and Consumer Health.
With a JD from Harvard Law School and experience as Managing Director at Palomar Ventures and SunAmerica, Rick Smith has built a strong reputation in the industry for his expertise in venture financing, strategic partnerships, and entrepreneurship, making impactful investments in promising startups in various sectors.
Work Experience
Investor
2024 - Current
Investor
2024
Investor
2024
Aalo makes small, factory-manufactured nuclear reactors that can fit in your garage, and power anything from a datacenter to a large city.
Raised $33,260,000.00 from Nucleation Capital, Garage Capital, Valor Equity Partners, Earth Venture Capital, Wayfinder Ventures, AME Cloud Ventures, Preston-Werner Ventures, Jeff Dean, Alumni Ventures and Crosscut Ventures.
Investor
2024
AirLoom Energy offers wind energy harvesting services.
Raised $18,450,942.00 from Adiuvans, Crosscut Ventures, WovenEarth Ventures, Breakthrough Energy Ventures, Lowercarbon Capital, Kutnick Family Office, Wyoming Business Council, Breakthrough Energy Ventures, Lowercarbon Capital and MCJ.
Investor
2014
Measurabl develops an ESG data management platform for commercial real estate.
Raised $172,610,005.00 from Concrete Venture Capital, RET Ventures, Lincoln Property Company, Suffolk Technologies, Sway Ventures, Moderne Ventures, Salesforce Ventures, Constellation Technology Ventures, Camber Creek and Colliers.
Investor
2013
Founder and Managing Director
2008
Seed-stage venture capital firm looking to invest $1-3 million in early-stage companies with hyper-growth potential.
Managing Director
2000 - 2006
Managing Director
1996 - 2000
Founded the venture capital investing practice at SunAmerica; involved in several corporate acquisitions and other special projects working with Eli Broad, Jay Wintrob and Marc Gamsin, among others.