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Susa Ventures

VC
San Francisco, CA, USA

Susa Ventures is a Seed venture capital firm based in San Francisco, CA, USA investing in SaaS, AI / ML, Enterprise. The firm typically writes $500K–$2.0M checks and has 30 portfolio companies in our records.

Check size
$500K–$2.0M
Portfolio
30 companies on record
Partners
12 listed
AUM
$1B
Stage
Seed
Sectors
SaaS, AI / ML, Enterprise
HQ
San Francisco, CA, USA

Last verified: 2026-04-05

How to approach: warm intro
Stage

Seed

Check Size

$500K – $2.0M

AUM

$1.0B

Portfolio

30+ companies

Team

12 partners

Investor activity
Last known investment: 2014Investments in last 12 months: 0

Investment Thesis

Susa Ventures focuses on early-stage companies leveraging data and AI to solve complex problems, with a strong emphasis on B2B SaaS and enterprise software.

How Susa Ventures invests

Susa Ventures is a vc firm based in San Francisco, CA, USA. The firm invests at the Seed stage, with a focus on SaaS, AI / ML, Enterprise.

Susa Ventures typically writes checks of $500K–$2.0M per investment, backed by approximately $1B in assets under management.

Investing since at least 2014, Susa Ventures has backed 30 companies in our records, including Flexport, Casetext, Cluely. Its most recent recorded investment was in 2014.

Partners & Team

CB

Chad Byers

General Partner

AI/ML
Enterprise Software

Chad has led investments in companies leveraging AI and data, such as Robinhood and Flexport, showcasing alignment with data-driven B2B solutions.

CB

Courtney Buie Lipkin

Venture Partner

MG

Misha Gordon-Rowe

Partner

CL

Courtney Lipkin

Partner

PB

Pratyush Buddiga

Partner

DE

Derick En’Wezoh

Managing Director (MD), Partner

SS

Shaheer Sandhu

Investor

KW

Katherine Walker

Partner

MR

Misha Rowe

Partner

HA

Hammad Aslam

Partner

SB

Seth Berman

General Partner

EF

Elizabeth Fulham

Office Manager

Industry Focus

Invests In

SaaS
AI / ML
Enterprise

Portfolio Companies (30)

Other

CA

Casetext

AI
CL

Cluely

AI
EX

Expanse

AI Cybersecurity
HA

Hanover Park

AI Fund Admin
HE

Henry AI

AI
MA

Mashgin

Autonomous Checkout
MK

MK-1

AI
TO

Together AI

AI/GenAI
HA

Hallow

Consumer
How to pitch Susa Ventures
  • Raising at Seed? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
  • Lead with your fit in SaaS, AI / ML, Enterprise — the sectors they actively back.
  • Size your ask to their typical $500K – $2.0M check.
  • warm intro
  • Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as Chad Byers, General Partner.
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