# Chad Byers: angel investments and portfolio > Chad Byers is an angel. 9 investments on record, latest Oct 2019. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team. Source: https://millionrounds.com/fund/chad-byers (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) [Investor](https://millionrounds.com/investors) # Chad Byers Last cheque observed Oct 2019. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds. Quiet Angel Seed Series A Venture Cheques on record **0%** of best year **0** **cheques in 12 months**, 9 on record Since the last cheque **2582** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec Median round **$28M** Rounds led **0 of 9** Exits **1 from the portfolio** Mostly in **United States, 100%** Pitch Chad Byers ## Chad Byers highlights - 01 9 rounds on record - 02 Mostly Seed and Series A: 83% of its rounds - 03 1 exits from the portfolio ## What they do - **Type:** Angel (from a list, unverified) - **Cheque size:** Not stated - **Cold pitches:** Not stated ## The record Every round we can evidence, newest first **9 appearances** - **2019** 1 round - **Oct** **[Naborly](https://millionrounds.com/company/naborly)** Seed · US · FinSMEs **$7.5M** With 5 others - **2016** 3 rounds - **Nov** **[Periscope Data](https://millionrounds.com/company/periscope-data)** US · TechCrunch **$25M** With 36 others - **Sept** **[Tradesy](https://millionrounds.com/company/tradesy)** **$30M** With 22 others - **Jan** **[LendUp](https://millionrounds.com/company/lendup)** **$48M** With 28 others - **2014** 1 round - **Jan** **[Womply](https://millionrounds.com/company/womply)** Venture · US **Undisclosed** With 9 others - **2013** 2 rounds - **Oct** **[True&Co](https://millionrounds.com/company/true-and-co)** Series A · US · techcrunch.com **$4.0M** With 8 others - **Mar** **[Locality](https://millionrounds.com/company/locality)** Seed · US **$1.6M** With 8 others - **2012** 2 rounds - **Aug** **[LearnUp](https://millionrounds.com/company/learnup)** Seed · US · thenextweb.com **$1.9M** With 1 other - **May** **[SnipSnap](https://millionrounds.com/company/snipsnap)** Seed · US **$1.0M** With 15 others An announcement gives the size of the round, not the size of this investor's cheque: the only rounds that imply a cheque are those where they were the sole named investor. ## Exits from the portfolio Companies it backed that were later bought or listed **1 in all** **[SnipSnap](https://millionrounds.com/company/snipsnap)** Bought by Slyce **$6.5M** Jan 2015 An exit counts when it came after the firm's first round in the company. From historical deal records. ## The cheque Seed Series A Venture Median round joined **$28M** the round, not its cheque Led 0 of 9 rounds **0%** - **Sole investor:** Never alone - **Last cheque:** Oct 2019 - **Exits:** 1 from the portfolio Rounds by stage said on their site - Seed *4* - Series A *1* - Venture *1* Cheques by year Led Joined 2012 2019 Often in the room with - [DCVC](https://millionrounds.com/fund/data-collective) 3 - [SV Angel](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sv-angel) 3 - [DHG Communications Network BV](https://millionrounds.com/fund/dhg-communications-network-bv) 2 - [Ellen Pao](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ellen-pao) 2 - [First Round Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/first-round-capital) 2 - [Google Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/gv) 2 **Pitching Chad Byers?** Put them on your fundraising board with this record on the card, and follow them to hear when they write a new cheque. Add to your CRM *→* ## Who they invest alongside The investors most often in the same rounds as Chad Byers. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed. [**DCVC** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/data-collective)[**SV Angel** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sv-angel)[**DHG Communications Network BV** Private equity **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/dhg-communications-network-bv)[**Ellen Pao** Angel **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ellen-pao)[**First Round Capital** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/first-round-capital)[**Google Ventures** Corporate VC **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/gv)[**Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kleiner-perkins-caufield-and-byers)[**Merus Capital** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/merus-capital)[**Rakesh Agrawal** Angel **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/rakesh-agrawal)[**Seth Berman** Angel **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/seth-berman)[**Susa Ventures** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/susa-ventures) ## Recently backed The latest companies Chad Byers put money into. [**Naborly** $7.5M · Oct 2019](https://millionrounds.com/company/naborly)[**Periscope Data** $25M · Nov 2016](https://millionrounds.com/company/periscope-data)[**Tradesy** $30M · Sept 2016](https://millionrounds.com/company/tradesy)[**LendUp** $48M · Jan 2016](https://millionrounds.com/company/lendup) ## On podcasts 5 episodes naming Chad Byers in the title, and 3 more that mention it. - [Turpentine VC](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/turpentine-vc) 25 Mar 2025 · 54 min E83: Chad Byers on Why Susa is a Purpose-Built Seed Specialist [Classic Interview] Mentions [Chad Byers](https://millionrounds.com/fund/chad-byers) Apple PodcastsShow page - [TBPN](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/tbpn) 19 Mar 2025 · 3h 11m Chad Byers, Car Dealership Guy, Scott Wu, Soren Monroe, Joe Weisenthal, PepsiCo, Fooling Tesla FSD Mentions [Chad Byers](https://millionrounds.com/fund/chad-byers) Apple PodcastsShow page - [Turpentine VC](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/turpentine-vc) 12 Sept 2023 · 53 min E6: Chad Byers on Why Susa is Returning to Concentrated, Company-Building Seed Investing Mentions [Chad Byers](https://millionrounds.com/fund/chad-byers) Apple PodcastsShow page - [Origins: Inside Venture Capital](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/origins-openlp) 7 Jan 2020 · 52 min Chad Byers, Susa Ventures Mentions [Chad Byers](https://millionrounds.com/fund/chad-byers)[Susa Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/susa-ventures) Apple PodcastsShow page - [The Twenty Minute VC](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/20vc) 24 Aug 2016 · 25 min 20VC: Why Raising A Fund Is Like Raising A $25m Seed Round with No Product & Why Not All LP Money Is Equal with Chad Byers, General Partner @ Susa Ventures Mentions [Chad Byers](https://millionrounds.com/fund/chad-byers)[Susa Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/susa-ventures) Apple PodcastsShow page ### Mentioned in - [The Peel](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/the-peel) 25 Oct 2023 · 1h 8m From Food Stamps to a $20 Million Fund with Nichole Wischoff Apple PodcastsShow page - [The Official SaaStr Podcast](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/saastr) 24 Oct 2016 · 22 min SaaStr 068: Flexport's Ryan Petersen on Why NPS Is The Most Important Metric, How To Structure Internal Compensation Schemes & How To Implement @ Bottoms Up Decision Making Organisation Apple PodcastsShow page - [The Official SaaStr Podcast](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/saastr) 13 Jun 2016 · 25 min SaaStr 030: Building & Training a Non-Technical Sales Team & Why A Heavy Inbound Model Is Like 'Driving A Racecar' with Harry Glaser, Co-Founder @ Periscope Data Apple PodcastsShow page ## Quick answers about Chad Byers ### What does Chad Byers invest in? Chad Byers invests most often at Seed and Series A (83% of the rounds on record). ### How active is Chad Byers? 9 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Oct 2019. ### What has Chad Byers invested in recently? Its most recent investments on record: Naborly (Seed, Oct 2019), Periscope Data (Undisclosed round, Nov 2016) and Tradesy (Sept 2016). ### How big are Chad Byers's cheques? The median round it joins is $28M. ### Does Chad Byers lead rounds? Rarely, if at all: none of its 9 investments on record names it as the lead. ### Where does Chad Byers invest? Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (100%). ### Is Chad Byers investing now? No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Oct 2019. ### Who does Chad Byers invest alongside? Most often DCVC (3 rounds together), SV Angel (3 rounds together) and DHG Communications Network BV (2 rounds together). ## Raising now? 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