# Leo Polovets: angel investments and portfolio > Leo Polovets is an angel. 7 investments on record, latest May 2024. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team. Source: https://millionrounds.com/fund/leo-polovets (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) [Investor](https://millionrounds.com/investors) # Leo Polovets Last cheque observed May 2024. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds. Quiet Angel Seed Growth Cheques on record **0%** of best year **0** **cheques in 12 months**, 7 on record Since the last cheque **907** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec Median round **$5.0M** Rounds led **0 of 7** Mostly in **United States, 100%** Pitch Leo Polovets ## Leo Polovets highlights - 01 7 rounds on record - 02 Mostly Seed and Growth: 100% of its rounds ## 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 **7 appearances** - **2024** 1 round - **May** **[Danti](https://millionrounds.com/company/danti)** Seed · US · Tech Square Ventures **$5.0M** With 7 others - **2015** 2 rounds - **Jun** **[Hackers/Founders](https://millionrounds.com/company/hackers-founders)** US **$330K** With 8 others - **Jan** **[Hackers/Founders](https://millionrounds.com/company/hackers-founders)** Growth · US **$1.5M** With 38 others - **2014** 1 round - **Mar** **[OLSET](https://millionrounds.com/company/olset)** Seed · US **$615K** With 5 others - **2013** 2 rounds - **Nov** **[Smith](https://millionrounds.com/company/smith)** Seed · US **Undisclosed** With 18 others - **Oct** **[DataFox](https://millionrounds.com/company/datafox)** Seed · US **$1.8M** With 14 others - **2012** 1 round - **Oct** **[Hackers/Founders](https://millionrounds.com/company/hackers-founders)** Seed · US **$220K** With 4 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. ## The cheque Seed Growth Median round joined **$5.0M** the round, not its cheque Led 0 of 7 rounds **0%** - **Sole investor:** Never alone - **Last cheque:** May 2024 Rounds by stage said on their site - Seed *5* - Growth *1* Cheques by month Led Joined Nov 2023 Oct 2026 Often in the room with - [Dheeraj Sanka](https://millionrounds.com/fund/dheeraj-sanka) 4 - [Tim Fong](https://millionrounds.com/fund/tim-fong) 3 - [Don Hutchison](https://millionrounds.com/fund/don-hutchison) 2 - [Fong Ventures Inc.](https://millionrounds.com/fund/fong-ventures-inc) 2 - [Justin Moryto](https://millionrounds.com/fund/justin-moryto) 2 - [Samir Kaji](https://millionrounds.com/fund/samir-kaji) 2 **Pitching Leo Polovets?** 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 Leo Polovets. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed. [**Dheeraj Sanka** Angel **4** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/dheeraj-sanka)[**Tim Fong** Angel **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/tim-fong)[**Don Hutchison** Angel **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/don-hutchison)[**Fong Ventures Inc.** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/fong-ventures-inc)[**Justin Moryto** Angel **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/justin-moryto)[**Samir Kaji** Angel **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/samir-kaji)[**Telemachus Luu** Angel **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/telemachus-luu) ## Recently backed The latest companies Leo Polovets put money into. [**Danti** $5.0M · May 2024](https://millionrounds.com/company/danti) ## On podcasts 6 episodes naming Leo Polovets in the title, and 4 more that mention it. - [Venture Unlocked](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/venture-unlocked) 17 Nov 2020 · 38 min Leo Polovets of Susa Ventures - Venture Unlocked 008 Mentions [Leo Polovets](https://millionrounds.com/fund/leo-polovets)[Susa Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/susa-ventures)[Google](https://millionrounds.com/fund/google-assistant-investments) Apple PodcastsShow page - [The Full Ratchet](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/full-ratchet) 15 Jan 2020 · 41 min 203. Raising Fund III, A Framework to De-risk Your Startup, & When to Explore vs. Exploit (Leo Polovets) Mentions [Leo Polovets](https://millionrounds.com/fund/leo-polovets)[Susa Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/susa-ventures) Apple PodcastsShow page - [Village Global Podcast](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/village-global) 17 Dec 2019 · 50 min Ash Fontana and Leo Polovets on Data Moats and the Future of Venture Capital With [Ash Fontana](https://millionrounds.com/person/ash-fontana) Mentions [Leo Polovets](https://millionrounds.com/fund/leo-polovets)[Susa Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/susa-ventures) Apple PodcastsShow page - [The Twenty Minute VC](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/20vc) 12 Nov 2018 · 34 min 20VC: Why Warm Intros Are Mostly Dumb, Why Ownership is Built On First Check and 4 Crucial Elements To Make Cold Inbound Attractive with Leo Polovets, General Partner @ Susa Ventures Mentions [Leo Polovets](https://millionrounds.com/fund/leo-polovets)[Susa Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/susa-ventures)[Google](https://millionrounds.com/fund/google-assistant-investments) Apple PodcastsShow page - [The Twenty Minute VC](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/20vc) 19 Apr 2017 · 25 min 20VC: Investing; A Game Of Access Or Picking, Why Technical DD At Seed Is Irrelevant & Why A Contrarian Mindset Does Not Always Lead To Optimal Returns with Leo Polovets, Co-Founder & General Partner @ Susa Ventures Mentions [Leo Polovets](https://millionrounds.com/fund/leo-polovets)[Susa Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/susa-ventures)[Google](https://millionrounds.com/fund/google-assistant-investments) Apple PodcastsShow page - [The Full Ratchet](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/full-ratchet) 7 Oct 2015 · 33 min 49. The Value of Data, Part 2 (Leo Polovets) Mentions [Leo Polovets](https://millionrounds.com/fund/leo-polovets)[Susa Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/susa-ventures) Apple PodcastsShow page ### Mentioned in - [How I Invest](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/how-i-invest) 16 Oct 2026 · 1h 2m E443: Why the Next Trillion-Dollar Startup Won’t Be a Software Company Apple PodcastsShow page - [The a16z Show](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/a16z) 4 Sept 2025 · 55 min Is Non-Consensus Investing Overrated? Apple PodcastsShow page - [The Full Ratchet](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/full-ratchet) 29 Aug 2020 · 13 min Investor Stories 155: Why I Passed (Klaff, Steffens, Polovets, Deeter) Apple PodcastsShow page - [The Full Ratchet](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/full-ratchet) 2 Jul 2020 · 14 min Investor Stories 147: Lessons Learned (Osterwalder, Clarkson, Cardamone, Polovets) Apple PodcastsShow page ## Quick answers about Leo Polovets ### What does Leo Polovets invest in? Leo Polovets invests most often at Seed and Growth (100% of the rounds on record). ### How active is Leo Polovets? 7 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in May 2024. ### What has Leo Polovets invested in recently? Its most recent investments on record: Danti (Seed, May 2024). ### How big are Leo Polovets's cheques? The median round it joins is $5.0M. ### Does Leo Polovets lead rounds? Rarely, if at all: none of its 7 investments on record names it as the lead. ### Where does Leo Polovets invest? Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (100%). ### Is Leo Polovets investing now? No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in May 2024. ### Who does Leo Polovets invest alongside? Most often Dheeraj Sanka (4 rounds together), Tim Fong (3 rounds together) and Don Hutchison (2 rounds together). ## Raising now? Find the investors who back rounds like yours, and keep every conversation on one fundraising board. 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