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Susa Ventures

Last cheque observed Oct 2026; 181 cheques on record.

Deploying nowNew fund $9.3M, Jul 2026VC firm

Pre-seedSeedSeries AWearablesFashionClothing

Deploying now
82%of best year28cheques in 12 months, 181 on record
Since the last cheque11days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$11MCheque size, as they say$1.0M – $2.0MRounds led3 of 181Sole investor9 roundsExits2 from the portfolioMostly inUnited States, 89%
Pitch Susa Ventures

Susa Ventures highlights

  1. 01

    28 cheques in the last 12 months

  2. 02

    Mostly Seed and Series A: 72% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Sole investor in 9 rounds, median $5.0M

  4. 04

    2 exits from the portfolio

What they do

Filed 1 private fund offering with the SEC, the most recent in 2022-05From their own website
Type
VC firm (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
$1.0M – $2.0M as they say
Stages
Pre-seedSeedSeries A
Sectors
WearablesFashionClothing
Based in
San Francisco, United States
Cold pitches
Not stated

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first181 appearances

  1. 2026

    24 rounds

  2. Oct
    Firefly Technology Inc.Series A · US · Google News search$20MWith 2 others
  3. Oct
    NamespaceSeries B · US · Firms' own news pages$42MWith 6 others
  4. Sept
    Physical SuperintelligenceSeed · US$58MWith 3 others
  5. Sept
    NeloDebt · MX$100MWith 4 others
  6. Sept
    Euka AISeed · US$5.0MSole investor
  7. Jul
    Henry AISeries A · US · AlleyWatch$17MWith 9 others
  8. Jul
    Arkenstone DefenseSeed · US · Ventureburn$35MWith 3 others
  9. Jul
    LimaCharlieDebt · US$2.1MWith 3 others
  10. Jun
    Critical EnergySeed · US$19MWith 4 others
  11. Jun
    Float FinancialSeries C · CA$60MWith 4 others
  12. May
    CounterpartSeries C · US · Ventureburn$50MWith 3 others
  13. May
    LaurenceVenture · USUndisclosedWith 3 others
  14. May
    OpturaSeries A · US · HC9 Ventures$18MWith 4 others
  15. May
    Scope AISeries A · GB$20MWith 4 others
  16. Apr
    Photon HealthSeries A · US · AlleyWatch$16MWith 5 others
  17. Apr
    ChapterSeries E · US · Ventureburn$100MWith 11 others
  18. Apr
    HaladirVenture · USUndisclosedWith 3 others
  19. Mar
    QodoSeries B · US · TechCrunch$70MWith 9 others
  20. Mar
    Hanover ParkSeries A · US$27MWith 2 others
  21. Mar
    Health UniverseSeed · US$6.0MWith 2 others
  22. Mar
    ShepherdSeries B · US$42MWith 3 others
  23. Mar
    Namespace LabsSeries A · US$15MWith 2 others
  24. Jan
    Asymmetric SecurityPre-seed · US$4.2MWith 1 other
  25. Jan
    AdaptSeed · US · Firms' own news pages$10MWith 9 others
  26. 2025

    29 rounds

  27. Dec
    MarbleSeed · US$9.0MWith 4 others
  28. Dec
    Edison ScientificVenture · US$66MSole investor
  29. Dec
    AravoltaSeed · US$5.1MWith 3 others
  30. Nov
    CavelaSeed · TechCrunch$6.6MLed
  31. Oct
    SupermemorySeed · TechCrunch$2.6MLed
  32. Oct
    SupermemoryPre-seed · GB$3.0MWith 1 other
  33. Sept
    RivetVenture · US$5.1MWith 4 others
  34. Sept
    Smile IDVenture · USUndisclosedWith 4 others
  35. Jul
    Memories.aiSeed · US$8.0MWith 4 others
  36. Jul
    TigerGraphVenture · USUndisclosedWith 4 others
  37. Jul
    HarmonyaVenture · USUndisclosedWith 1 other
  38. Jun
    CluelySeries A · US · TechCrunch$15MWith 4 others
  39. Jun
    RunwiseSeries B · US$30MWith 3 others
  40. Jun
    Owl AISeed · US$11MWith 2 others
  41. May
    RilletSeries A · US · TechCrunch$25MWith 3 others
  42. May
    WellTheorySeed · US$5.0MWith 2 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 team

Named by the firm itself, on a filing, its Form ADV or its company registration4 named

CBChad ByersManaging Member of the Managing MemberiFiling they signed
EHEva HoManaging Member of the General PartneriFiling they signed
LPLeo PolovetsManaging Member of the General PartneriFiling they signed
SGSeth Gantz BermanManaging Member of the General PartneriFiling they signed

We also hold 10 people at this firm from the lists this database was built from: a weaker source than the filings, since a list does not say when a title ended. Login to see them.

What the register says

From the firm's own filings with the SEC, which it must file accurately by law

$1.3Bgross assets of its fundsOct 2026
Exemptreporting adviserventure or small private funds
Legal name
SUSA Ventures Management, LLC
SEC number
CRD 172760

Who backs their funds

2 LPs on record in Susa Ventures's funds

Funds
1

The institutions that put money into its funds, which the firm then invests in companies.Source: an LP list.

Exits from the portfolio

Companies it backed that were later bought or listed2 in all

Standard TreasuryBought by Silicon Valley BankUndisclosedAug 2015
Namo MediaBought by Twitter$50MJun 2014

An exit counts when it came after the firm's first round in the company. From historical deal records.

Who they invest alongside

The investors most often in the same rounds as Susa Ventures. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed.

Recently backed

The latest companies Susa Ventures put money into.

On podcasts

5 episodes naming Susa Ventures in the title, and 4 more that mention it.

Mentioned in

Quick answers about Susa Ventures

What does Susa Ventures invest in?

Susa Ventures invests most often at Seed and Series A (72% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Wearables, Fashion and Clothing.

How active is Susa Ventures?

181 investments on record, 28 of them in the last 12 months, and it led 3. The most recent was in Oct 2026.

What has Susa Ventures invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Firefly Technology Inc. (Series A, Oct 2026), Namespace (Series B, Oct 2026) and Physical Superintelligence (Seed, Sept 2026).

How big are Susa Ventures's cheques?

The median round it joins is $11M. It says it writes cheques of $1.0M to $2.0M.

Does Susa Ventures lead rounds?

Sometimes: it led 3 of its 181 investments on record (2%).

Where does Susa Ventures invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (89%) and the United Kingdom (5%).

Is Susa Ventures investing now?

Yes: it is actively investing, with 28 investments in the last 12 months.

Who does Susa Ventures invest alongside?

Most often Y Combinator (26 rounds together), SV Angel (21 rounds together) and BoxGroup (17 rounds together).

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