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Susa Ventures

Susa Ventures

San Francisco, Californiasusaventures.com

Overview

Susa Ventures is a seed-stage venture capital firm that invests in entrepreneurs building defensible products, technologies, and tools that create, capture, distribute, and leverage proprietary data.

Year Founded

2013

Portfolio Companies

198

Investments

Susa Ventures investments
CompanyDateStageLead
Arkenstone DefenseJul 2026SeedCo-investor
Critical EnergyJun 2026SeedLead
Critical EnergyJun 2026SeedLead
LaurenceJun 2026SeedLead
Laurence InnovationJun 2026SeedLead

Key People

Chad Byers

Co-founder & General Partner

Leo Polovets

General Partner

Seth Berman

General Partner

Courtney Buie Lipkin

Partner

Hammad Aslam

Partner

Katherine Walker

Partner

Misha Gordon-Rowe

Partner

Pratyush Buddiga

Partner

Derick En'Wezoh

Healthcare Tech Investor

Shaheer Sandhu

Investor

Adolfo Amado Benitez Lagos

Venture Capital Associate

firaf Tafese

Venture Capital Associate

Kingsley Chukwuneke

Venture Capital Associate

Sector & Stage Mix

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Investment Activity

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Firmographic Details

HeadquartersSan Francisco, California
Year Founded2013

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