Primary Job Title Co-Founder & Managing Director Primary Organization Crosscut Ventures
Location Los Angeles, California, United States Regions Greater Los Angeles Area, West Coast, Western US Gender Male
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Rick Smith is the Co-Founder and Managing Director of Crosscut Ventures. Rick is an early-stage venture capital investor focused on seed and Series A investments in the Internet, mobile, software and gaming.
He has been a venture capital investor since 1997. He has invested in several successful start-ups, including JustFab, Ipsy, GumGum,
Docstoc, Shoedazzle, Verve Mobile, Super Evil Megacorp, Dermstore, Magma Design, Micromuse, Maverick Networks, Netcontinuum, Trivida and Pulpo Media.
He received a Finance degree from the University of Illinois, and a J.D. from Harvard Law School. He previously worked at Palomar Ventures, SunAmerica and Milbank Tweed.
