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Crosscut Ventures Management, LLC

Emerging manager

SEC exempt reporting adviser (venture capital exemption).

Website
https://crosscut.vc
HQ
CA
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Crosscut Ventures Management, LLC invests in early-stage frontier technologies, both hardware and software, across large industries, at the intersection of technology and physical world transformation. The firm's team includes co-founders Brian Garrett, Rick Smith, and Brett Brewer, along with partner William Scriven, principal Jerry Orzech, and CFO Jason DeHaven. Portfolio companies include Arbor Energy and Solestial.

01 · Says / Does

TagSaysDoesHistorically (to 2020)
StagesSeed, Series ANot enough dated dealsSeed, Series A
SectorsEnergy, Robotics, Hardware, Space, Aerospace and defense, ManufacturingNot enough dated dealsEnterprise SaaS, Ecommerce, Consumer, Gaming, AI applications, Media, Data analytics, Fintech
RegionsGlobalNot enough dated dealsCA

Says: what the firm's funds state. Does: from 0 dated deals in the last 24 months.

Historical focus (through 2020), derived from historical deal data.

YearDealsTop sectors
20071Ecommerce
20082Data analytics, AI applications, Media
20095Ecommerce, Media, Consumer
20103Gaming, Consumer, Devtools
20114Enterprise SaaS, Media
20128Consumer, Ecommerce, Media
20134Ecommerce, Climate software, Construction and proptech
201410Hardware, Ecommerce, Enterprise SaaS
201518Enterprise SaaS, Gaming, Consumer
201617Enterprise SaaS, Ecommerce, Consumer
20179AI applications, Enterprise SaaS, Data analytics
201810AI applications, Gaming, Enterprise SaaS
20198Enterprise SaaS, Consumer, Fintech
20208AI applications, Data analytics, Healthtech

Stage mix over time

2010 Seed: 2102011 Seed: 12011 Series A: 12011 Series B: 1112012 Seed: 72012 Series A: 1122013 Seed: 2132014 Seed: 72014 Series A: 2142015 Seed: 92015 Series A: 72015 Series B: 2152016 Pre-seed: 12016 Seed: 8162017 Seed: 62017 Series A: 3172018 Seed: 52018 Series A: 22018 Series B: 1182019 Pre-seed: 12019 Seed: 32019 Series A: 3192020 Seed: 32020 Series A: 32020 Growth: 120212223242526
  • Pre-seed
  • Seed
  • Series A
  • Series B
  • Growth
Share of rounds by stage, per year. Striped years have fewer than 3 rounds.Historical focus (through 2020), derived from historical deal data.
Rounds by stage and year
YearPre-seedSeedSeries ASeries BGrowth
201002000
201101110
201207100
201302000
201407200
201509720
201618000
201706300
201805210
201913300
202003301
202100000
202200000
202300000
202400000
202500000
202600000

02 · Fund history

FundYearSizeStatus
Crosscut 6, L.P.

Crosscut invests in early-stage frontier technologies, both hardware and software, across energy, space, defense, advanced manufacturing, robotics, and supply chains, partnering with founders from seed to Series A. Inferred from the firm's website

2024$7.6M to $75M (Form D)Open, writing first checks

03 · People across funds

  • Brian Garrett, CO-FOUNDER & MANAGING DIRECTOR

    Crosscut 6, L.P. (Named on Form D)

  • Rick Smith, CO-FOUNDER, INVESTMENT COMMITTEE & SENIOR ADVISOR

    Crosscut 6, L.P. (Named on Form D)

  • Brett Brewer, CO-FOUNDER

    Crosscut 6, L.P. (Team)

  • Jason DeHaven, CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

    Crosscut 6, L.P. (Team)

  • Jerry Orzech, PRINCIPAL, INVESTMENT TEAM

    Crosscut 6, L.P. (Team)

  • William Scriven, PARTNER & HEAD OF CAPITAL FORMATION

    Crosscut 6, L.P. (Team)

  • Jon Ylvisaker, PARTNER

    On the team page, not linked to a fund

04 · Recent deals

No dated deals found yet.

05 · Latest from the firm

No news from the firm's website yet.

06 · Sources

  1. https://crosscut.vc
  2. https://form.typeform.com/to/Xau01xsJ
  3. https://crosscut.vc/team/
  4. https://crosscut.vc/our-focus
  5. https://crosscut.vc/companies/

Fund dates and sizes are from SEC Form D filings.

Last verified: Oct 28, 2026