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Rick Smith

Investor

Managing Director at Crosscut Ventures

Los Angeles, California

Writes $100K – $5M checks · typically $1.5M

About

Rick Smith transformed a blue‑collar upbringing and trades (pipe‑fitting, de‑tasseling) into law then VC, building a $750M corporate venture platform and scaling a $5M 2008 fund into a unicorn‑producing platform.

Invests in

Climate TechDefense TechEnergyEnterprise SoftwareSpace Tech

Experience

  1. Cambium Carbon LLCInvestorcurrent2024 — present
  2. Carbon RidgeInvestorcurrent2024 — present
  3. Aalo AtomicsInvestorcurrent2024 — present
  4. Airloom EnergyInvestorcurrent2024 — present
  5. MeasurablInvestorcurrent2014 — present
  6. Inspire Clean EnergyInvestorcurrent2013 — present
  7. CrosscutFounder and Managing Directorcurrent2008 — presentGreater Los Angeles Area
  8. Palomar VenturesManaging Director2000 — 2006
  9. SunAmericaManaging Director1996 — 2000

Education

  1. Harvard Law SchoolJD, Law
  2. University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignBS, Finance

Skills & more

Enterprise Software12Private Equity51Corporate Development34Mergers9Venture Capital97Start-ups45Due Diligence26Management14Venture Financing1Strategy21M&A experience13Business Strategy17
+12 moreMergers & AcquisitionsFinanceBusiness DevelopmentEntrepreneurshipMobile DevicesLeveraged FinanceStrategic PartnershipsFinancial ModelingCorporate FinanceGrowth CapitalInvestment BankingStrategic Planning

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