Where does Brian Garrett work?

Brian Garrett is Managing Director at Crosscut Ventures and Board director at Fanbank.

What check size does Brian Garrett write?

Brian Garrett typically writes checks of $100K – $5M.

Where did Brian Garrett go to school?

Brian Garrett studied at Stanford University Graduate School of Business (MBA, MBA); Stanford University (B.S., Industrial Engineering); Brentwood High.

Brian Garrett

Investor

Managing Director at Crosscut Ventures · Board director at Fanbank

Pacific Palisades, CA

Writes $100K – $5M checks

Find your path to Brian

587 people in our graph share verified history with Brian — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.

Paul KwanunlockedBrian: together at Stanford University (1992–1995)

×5Brian: together at Stanford University Graduate School of Business

×5Brian: together at Stanford University

Brian: together at Narvar

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.

Contact· self-published, not guessed

b•••@crosscut.vcreveal

Invests in

Climate TechDefense TechEnergyEnterprise SoftwareSpace Tech

Board director at Fanbank

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Fanbank's investors · 3

Crosscut VenturesLos Angeles · $250K – $750K checks IrishAngelsSan Francisco · $250K – $350K checks TTV CapitalAtlanta · $250K – $7M checks · since 2020

Co-founders at Fanbank

Mitchell JacobsExecutive Officer, Director

Experience

USC Annenberg School for Communication and JournalismAdjunct Lecturer of Communicationcurrent2024 — presentLos Angeles, California, United States
SoloPulse CorpSeed Investorcurrent2024 — presentAtlanta, Georgia, United States
Carbon RidgeSeed Investorcurrent2024 — presentLos Angeles, California, United States
HeliuxSeed Investorcurrent2023 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
HiveWatchSeed Investorcurrent2020 — presentLos Angeles, California, United States
PearlSeed Investorcurrent2019 — presentLos Angeles, California, United States
BuildOpsSeed Investorcurrent2018 — presentLos Angeles, California, United States
UmbraSeed Investorcurrent2018 — presentSanta Barbara, California, United States
Crosscut VenturesCo-Founder and Managing Directorcurrent2007 — presentVenice, CA
NarvarInvestor2014 — 2024
Lettuceearly investor2012 — 2024
Intelligent Beautyinvestor2012 — 2024
ShoeDazzleearly investor2009 — 2024
GumGumearly investor2008 — 2024
StyleSaintCo-Founder and President/COO2011 — 2014Venice, CA
Quepasa CorporationEVP of Strategy2009 — 2011Westwood, CA
Palomar VenturesPartner2001 — 2007
NikuBusiness Development1998 — 1999
R.B. Webber & CompanyConsultant1995 — 1998

Skills & more

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

+12 more

Online AdvertisingMobile PaymentsMobile MarketingAnalyticsManagement ConsultingProduct MarketingInvestmentsCorporate DevelopmentStrategyManagementProduct ManagementNew Ventures

From Brian's professional profile.

Investments

Investor

AlpineReplayCircle StreetDATAllegroFastdataFitOnForay CollectiveGradient XGumGum HelloTech HiveWatchipsyKenshō HealthLettuceLocal IDLombardi SoftwareMonarx NarvarOmazePulpo MediaReaction CommerceSHIFTShoeDazzleStarmaker InteractiveStyleSaintSymbl.aiThe Black Tux UmbraVerveWelcome Tech

Per curated public sources.

Colleagues at Crosscut Ventures

Brett Brewer

CO-FOUNDER at Crosscut Ventures

Clinton Foy

Managing Partner at Crosscut Ventures

Felipe Alvarez

Senior Manager of Strategic Finance at Crosscut Ventures

Hillary Ball

Partner at Atomico

Jason DeHaven

CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER at Crosscut Ventures

Jerry Orzech

PRINCIPAL, INVESTMENT TEAM at Crosscut Ventures

Rick Smith

CO-FOUNDER, INVESTMENT COMMITTEE & SENIOR ADVISOR at Crosscut Ventures

William Scriven

PARTNER & HEAD OF CAPITAL FORMATION at Crosscut Ventures

Network6

Jenny LefcourtScout

General Partner at Freestyle Capital

Mark MullenScout

Co-Founder and Managing Director at Bonfire Ventures

Martin TobiasScout

Founder at Incisive Ventures

Amit Kumar

Investor at Accel

Gardiner W. Garrard

Co-Founder and Managing Partner at TTV Capital

Rafa de Haro

General Partner at Cometa

Investors connected to Brian in public investor directories — a warm-intro map.

Frequently asked questions

Who is Brian Garrett?: 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.
Where does Brian Garrett work?: Brian Garrett is Managing Director at Crosscut Ventures and Board director at Fanbank.
What does Brian Garrett invest in?: Brian Garrett invests in Climate Tech, Defense Tech, Energy, Enterprise Software, Space Tech.
What check size does Brian Garrett write?: Brian Garrett typically writes checks of $100K – $5M.
What companies has Brian Garrett invested in?: Investments tracked here include AlpineReplay, Circle Street, DATAllegro, Fastdata, FitOn, Foray Collective, Gradient X, GumGum, HelloTech, HiveWatch, ipsy, Kenshō Health, and 17 more.
Where did Brian Garrett go to school?: Brian Garrett studied at Stanford University Graduate School of Business (MBA, MBA); Stanford University (B.S., Industrial Engineering); Brentwood High.