Early-Stage Venture · Naples, FL

Attention to Revenue.

We back AI and media companies built for the creator economy — early-stage, revenue-generating, and obsessed with owning attention before they need to buy it.

Vintage2025 / 2026 StageSeed · Series A FocusAI · Media
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01 — Thesis

What is  culture capital?

Money is a commodity. The best companies have their choice of capital partners — what separates winners from also-rans is the ability to command attention while filtering out the noise. Social media is the dominant exchange of information today, and our portfolio is built around founders who already know how to win it.

Seed-Stage, In-Revenue

We invest early — but in companies that have already proven they can generate revenue. Not pre-product, not pre-customer.

Inter-Portfolio Engagement

Every company in our portfolio has been introduced to the others. We treat the portfolio as a network, not a spreadsheet — actively engineering collaboration where it creates value.

Optics on the Next Round

Through advisory positions and regular engagement, we maintain visibility into each company's next injection of capital and ultimate liquidity event.

02 — Team

The partners.

Patrick Susemihl

Co-Founder · Managing Partner

Patrick has sustained a long career financing real estate. While running day-to-day fund operations, he is responsible for identifying, underwriting, and negotiating investments in cutting-edge AI and media companies. He maintains close advisory relationships across the portfolio.

Darrell Becker

Co-Founder · Managing Partner

Founder & CEO of Becker Studios and Construction, with deep experience across real estate development, design, and management. A longtime resident of Montecito and Palm Beach, Darrell brings an insightful command of economic investment and deal sequencing to the fund.

Jake Hawley

Engineer in Residence

Managing Partner of Luxedeum, a global commercialization holding company. Previously Senior Director at Intellectual Ventures (a $6B+ IP fund) and founder of TLM Partners, a AAA game co-development studio sold to Endava (NYSE: DAVA) in 2023. Credited on 60+ AAA titles. B.S., MIT.

Dennis Austin

Financial Analyst

Entrepreneur-in-Residence at Culture Capital, responsible for portfolio valuations, deal analysis, operational analytics, and market-fit optimization. A business operator first — 25+ years building enterprise-scale capabilities at Microsoft, Expedia, and Endava. Overhauled Microsoft's global digital analytics program into a framework adopted across 90% of the company worldwide; built the financial infrastructure behind TLM Partners' acquisition by Endava (NYSE: DAVA). His work is featured in Kellogg's MBA curriculum.

Alex Lotier

Limited Partner · Founder, Culture Media

Founder of Culture Media — an emerging sports and creator-focused media company. Alex built Culture Kicks into a digital brand with more than 15 billion lifetime impressions, and today leads one of the most recognized names in sports media.

Luke Sermarini

Limited Partner

Drexel University, business administration. Founder of Maxxed Men's Care — a men's skincare company picked up by the largest CPG incubator on Earth (Dr. Squatch, Gruns, Native). Also founder of Chef AI, an AI-powered consumer app generating 50M+ monthly views organically.

03 — Portfolio

Where the capital goes.

04 — Contact

Building
something
worth attention?

Message received — we'll be in touch.