Suzy Ryoo has worked at the intersection of technology, entertainment and media in Los Angeles for the past 10 years. She is a Partner at Atom Factory and Cross Culture Ventures, where she finds, invests in and builds alongside entrepreneurs who create next generation companies. Over the past 7 years, Atom Factory and Cross Culture have invested in companies such as Spotify, Lyft, Dropbox, Warby Parker, TheSkimm, Gimlet Media, Girlboss, Blavity, Yumi, Fair and Thrive Market. Ryoo is originally from South Korea and arrived in the United States 25 years ago thanks to the immigrant hustle of her entrepreneurial family. Her venture fund, Cross Culture Ventures (that she runs alongside Troy Carter and Marlon Nichols), has backed nearly 100 entrepreneurs changing the world through tech or tech-enabled companies in media, finance, commerce, education and healthcare.