# Cross Culture Ventures

> Cross Culture Ventures is a VC fund backing Baby, News and Audio. See 4 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Sep 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Total investments: 4
- Last investment: Nov 2018
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Sep 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/cross-culture-ventures/
- Website: https://macventurecapital.com/

Cross Culture Ventures is a VC fund focused on Baby and News. Cross Culture Ventures invests in entrepreneurs creating next generation technology and consumer products.

## Contacts

5 contacts available for Cross Culture Ventures. Shizune tracks 2 team members at Cross Culture Ventures. Sign up free to unlock them: https://app.shizune.co/sign-up/investor-profiles/find-team-emails/cross-culture-ventures-a546?utm_source=investor_profile

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Baby | 1 | 25% |
| News | 1 | 25% |
| Audio | 1 | 25% |
| Video | 1 | 25% |
| Beauty | 1 | 25% |

20 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series B | 3 | 75% |
| Seed | 1 | 25% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Danny Brown | Chief Of Staff | 1 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/danny-brown-6e4c |
| Suzy Ryoo | Partner | 11 | — |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Airspace | Airspace was created in 2016 to solve the problems that plagued time-critical deliveries. After more than a decade in logistics, Nick Bulcao teamed up with Ryan Rusnak to build the industry’s most technologically advanced platform in order to expedite deliveries, improve accuracy, and provide full transparency for critical shipments.Headquarteredin Carlsbad, California, Airspace has grown to over 200 members and counting. Their reach now extends overseas, where the Airspace B.V. office in Amsterdam supports their rapid international expansion. They serve a growing list of industries that rely on time-critical shipping, including healthcare, aerospace, and manufacturing.Airspace’s technology is revolutionizing the industry by automating a wildly outdated manual process. Proprietary algorithms and machine learning techniques provide instant quotes, optimized routing, and rapid driver dispatch. They are the only logistics company that pairs the most advanced technology with real-time communication on every shipment. | $20M | Series B | Nov 15, 2018 | https://www.airspace.com/ |
| Gimlet Media | Gimlet Media is a developer of a digital media network platform that focuses on producing quality narrative podcasts and episodes, offering users an option to share, subscribing, and downloading them that enable clients to deliver powerful and engaging stories while expanding their brand outreach.Gimlet Media was founded in 2014 and is Brooklyn,New York. | $15M | Series B | Aug 02, 2017 | http://gimletmedia.com/ |
| Yumi | Yumi is the definitive source for parents seeking to understand what they are feeding their children and why, offering a science-based early childhood meal delivery program that is the most convenient and most nutritional option in the market. | $4.1M | Seed | Jun 13, 2017 | http://helloyumi.com/ |
| Thrive Market | Thrive Market was founded in 2014 with a mission to make healthy living easy and affordable for everyone. As an online, membership-based market, we deliver the highest quality, healthy and sustainable products at member-only prices, while matching every paid membership with a free one for someone in need. Thrive Market carries over 5,000 organicand non-GMO products, and offers 70+ filters and values, allowing you to shop by diet and lifestyle. Over the last 4 years, Thrive Gives has raised over $3.5M to fund food access and environmental sustainability causes. In March 2020, Thrive Market launched a COVID-19 Relief Fund, To date, raising over $1M and supporting over 30,000 families affected by the pandemic. | $111M | Series B | Jun 27, 2016 | https://thrivemarket.com |

4 of 4 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [MaC Venture Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mac-venture-capital) — VC Fund, 5 deals together
- [Stripes](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/stripesco) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Betaworks](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/betaworks) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Brand Foundry Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/brand-foundry-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Centre Street Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/centre-street-partners) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Defy.vc](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/defy-partners) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Cross Culture Ventures invest in?

Cross Culture Ventures invests primarily in Baby, News and Audio startups, most often at Series B and Seed stage. Most of the 4 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### How do I contact Cross Culture Ventures?

Public channels for Cross Culture Ventures include LinkedIn and the website linked on this profile. For a verified work email and phone number, create a free Shizune account — contact data is searched across 20+ sources and validated before delivery, so your outreach lands in the right inbox.

### Who are the partners at Cross Culture Ventures?

The team at Cross Culture Ventures includes Danny Brown (Chief Of Staff) and Suzy Ryoo (Partner). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

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