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Brian Garrett

Investor

Managing Director at Crosscut Ventures

Pacific Palisades, CA

Writes $100K – $5M checks

About

Brian Garrett, a 20-year VC who co-founded to keep SoCal founders local, is a Stanford industrial engineer and ex-operator, mapping capital pathways for frontier hardware like space and nuclear fission.

Invests in

Climate TechDefense TechEnergyEnterprise SoftwareSpace Tech

Experience

  1. USC Annenberg School for Communication and JournalismAdjunct Lecturer of Communicationcurrent2024 β€” presentLos Angeles, California, United States
  2. SoloPulse CorpSeed Investorcurrent2024 β€” presentAtlanta, Georgia, United States
  3. Carbon RidgeSeed Investorcurrent2024 β€” presentLos Angeles, California, United States
  4. HeliuxSeed Investorcurrent2023 β€” presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  5. HiveWatchSeed Investorcurrent2020 β€” presentLos Angeles, California, United States
  6. PearlSeed Investorcurrent2019 β€” presentLos Angeles, California, United States
  7. BuildOpsSeed Investorcurrent2018 β€” presentLos Angeles, California, United States
  8. UmbraSeed Investorcurrent2018 β€” presentSanta Barbara, California, United States
  9. Crosscut VenturesCo-Founder and Managing Directorcurrent2007 β€” presentVenice, CA
  10. NarvarInvestor2014 β€” 2024
  11. Lettuceearly investor2012 β€” 2024
  12. Intelligent Beautyinvestor2012 β€” 2024
  13. ShoeDazzleearly investor2009 β€” 2024
  14. GumGumearly investor2008 β€” 2024
  15. StyleSaintCo-Founder and President/COO2011 β€” 2014Venice, CA
  16. Quepasa CorporationEVP of Strategy2009 β€” 2011Westwood, CA
  17. Palomar VenturesPartner2001 β€” 2007
  18. NikuBusiness Development1998 β€” 1999
  19. R.B. Webber & CompanyConsultant1995 β€” 1998

Education

  1. Stanford University Graduate School of BusinessMBA, MBA1999 β€” 2001
  2. Stanford UniversityB.S., Industrial Engineering1991 β€” 1995
  3. Brentwood High
  4. Brentwood High

Skills & more

Teaching1Business Development22Marketing Strategy5Start-ups82Venture Capital34E-commerce27Mobile Devices12Digital Media11Strategic Partnerships18Business Strategy4Entrepreneurship39Advertising3
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