Susa Ventures is a seed-stage fund that helps you build the next billion-dollar company. Since 2013, we've partnered with over 100 startups from the earliest stages – 10% have become unicorns.
Join companies like Robinhood, Flexport, Stord, Human Interest, Together AI, and many more.
We invest exclusively at the pre-seed and seed-stage
We invest up to $5m
We help you by providing capital, customers, community and talent
We don't take board seats and believe founders should never be removed
We provide frameworks and stories of lived experience, not prescriptive advice
Chad Byers, co-founder and GP
Courtney Buie Lipkin, partner
Derick En’Wezoh, MD, partner
Misha Gordon-Rowe, partner
Pratyush Buddiga, partner
Shaheer Sandhu, investor
Partnered with all companies at pre-seed and seed stage
AI
Casetext – AI platform for legal professionals (acquired by Thompson Reuters for $650M)
Expanse – AI cybersecurity platform (acquired by Palo Alto Networks for $800M)
Henry AI – AI deal assistant for commercial real estate
*Mashgin – Autonomous checkout kiosks
MK-1 – AI inference + long context
Scope AI – Industrial testing and inspections
*Together AI – Platform to develop, train, and deploy GenAI models
Consumer
Guilded – Chat platform for competitive gamers (acquired by Roblox)
Hallow – Catholic prayer and meditation
Modern Animal – Modern veterinary clinic
Vurb - Mobile search (acquired by Snapchat)
Wander - Luxury vacation home rentals
Fintech
Float – Business finance platform
Flock Homes – The retirement solution for landlords
*Human Interest – 401(k)s for small businesses
Meadow – Financial platform for higher education
Nelo – Buy now, pay later for LatAm
Nuvo – AI trade credit management
*Robinhood – Digital brokerage (IPO $HOOD)
Healthcare
*Cherry – Medical financing platform
Medallion – Automating medical licensing in the US
Nourish – Virtual nutrition care
Regard – AI-powered clinical insights platform
Photon – Modern prescription network with a patient-first experience
Stedi – API-first healthcare clearinghouse
Superpower – Digital concierge clinic helping patients live longer
*Viz – AI-powered care coordination and disease detection platform
B2B Software/Tooling
Aquera – Identity integration platform as a service
BetterStack – Observability tools for developers
Lightyear – Digital standardization and automation of telecom processes
Modelbit – Infrastructure-as-code platform
*Mux – Video streaming APIs, data, and players
Office Hours – Democratizing access to high-quality professional knowledge
Periscope Data - Analytics and predictive modeling (acquired by Sisense)
Runwise – SaaS monitoring and control for building heating systems
Scalyr – High speed logging startup (acquired by SentinalOne)
Insurtech
Ascend – Financial rails for commercial insurance
Chapter – Medicare navigation
*Newfront Insurance – Modern commercial insurance brokerage
Shepherd – Digital MGA for commercial construction
Supply Chain
Conduit Commerce – B2B commerce infrastructure
*Flexport – Digital freight forwarder
Loop – Transportation cost management
*Stord – Cloud supply chain for brands
Valdera – Digital sourcing for chemicals and raw materials
* Unicorns