Cross Ocean Ventures

Cross Ocean Ventures focuses on backing "exceptionally motivated people" building "category-defining solutions" to "intriguing problems." They seek founders with grit, sacrifice, and follow-through, viewing building as a calling rather than a career. The firm is drawn to hard, messy, and often overlooked problems, prioritizing founders who fix inefficiencies and misunderstandings over those chasing trends. They target companies with the potential to reshape industries, shift consumer behavior, or set new standards entirely. Their investment strategy involves leveraging their investor base, which consists of family-owned, mid-market companies ($100M–$500M in revenue) known as Venture Offices. These Venture Offices invest for both strategic advantage and financial returns, offering portfolio companies access to real customers, distribution channels, and a network of operators. Cross Ocean emphasizes that their Venture Offices are more agile than large corporates, facilitating faster pilots and partnerships. The firm provides more than just capital, connecting portfolio companies to a network of customers and operators. Their team comprises individuals with experience in building, scaling, and exiting businesses, including a category-defining company acquired by a major player in the US market. They emphasize their operator experience, differentiating themselves from consultants without firsthand operational knowledge. Cross Ocean Ventures is global by design with a strong focus on the United States and Europe.

B2B Software, SaaS, AI, Deeptech

Core thematic spaces, technologies, and target market segments of interest.