In honor of Earth Day 2025

Brian Garrett, one of the founders of Crosscut Ventures, lost his home in the Palisades during the recent fires. In fact, Brian lost all seven homes he grew up in. Everything he knew and believed in is gone, with the exception of community – the one constant that’s more important than ever. Brian started Crosscut in 2008 and it was accredited as the first seed fund in Southern California. Today, the tech eco- system in Southern California is thriving.

Crosscut – along with SidePorch – brought hundreds of individuals together during LA Climate Week for a half day gathering of institutional investors, real estate developers/builders, financiers, civic sector and philanthropists, policy-makers, and resiliency solution founders to explore how frontier investing, financial innovation, policy alignment, and advanced tech and infrastructure solutions can drive resilience and smarter recovery.

Listen to what Brian has to say here.