Susa Ventures
susaventures.comSusa invests exclusively at the pre-seed and seed stage (up to $5M per investment) and is focused on AI-driven companies building in emerging technology areas including alternative AI architectures, custom software & GenAI applications, AI research assistants, TechBio, energy, AI infrastructure, and AI supply chains.
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Susa Ventures is a seed-stage fund focused on partnering with ‘spiky founders building category-defining companies’ from inception through seed stage. They believe in providing comprehensive support beyond capital, including customers, community, and talent. A core philosophical principle is founder empowerment—they explicitly don’t take board seats and believe ‘founders should never be removed.’ Rather than prescriptive advice, they offer ‘frameworks and stories of lived experience,’ allowing founders to maintain autonomy while benefiting from their network and expertise.
What Sets Them Apart
- Exceptional track record: 10% of 100+ portfolio companies have become unicorns (Robinhood, Flexport, Stord, Human Interest, Together AI, etc.)
- Founder-friendly approach: No board seats taken, explicit belief that founders should never be removed
- Mentorship philosophy: Provide frameworks and lived experience rather than prescriptive advice
- Multi-dimensional support: Capital, customers, community, and talent beyond just funding
- Early-stage specialization: Exclusive focus on pre-seed and seed stages since 2013
- AI thesis evolution: Recently sharpened focus on AI with nine specific areas of interest including alternative architectures, TechBio, and energy
Portfolio Highlights
Casetext
Ai Ml
Cluely
Ai Ml
Expanse
Ai Ml
Hanover Park
Ai Ml
Henry AI
Ai Ml
Mashgin
Ai Ml
MK-1
Ai Ml
Together AI
Ai Ml
+ 98 more companies in their portfolio
Investment Team
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