Published in Susa Ventures·PinnedApplications Open For 2022 Susa Venture Fellows CohortBy Courtney Buie Lipkin, Partner at Susa Ventures It’s that time of year again! The Susa team is excited to open applications for our third cohort of Venture Fellows. …Venture Capital3 min read
Published in Susa Ventures·Sep 21The Future of Software: Back to the BasicsBy Hammad Aslam, Investor at Susa Ventures “You can drop a tilapia in the tank, and they all start to behave the same… which is actually pretty similar to VCs with new data technologies.” — The Data Stack Show As much as I hate to admit it, this statement is…Software10 min read
Published in Susa Ventures·Jul 21Our Investment in Better StackBy Chad Byers, General Partner and Co-founder at Susa Ventures Susa Ventures is excited to announce our Seed and Series A investment in Better Stack, a European-based startup building a powerful stack of observability tools, making it easier to ship better and more reliable software faster. We led the unannounced…Venture Capital2 min read
Published in Susa Ventures·Jul 1Our Investment in Focal PointBy Courtney Buie Lipkin, Partner at Susa Ventures Susa Ventures is excited to partner with Focal Point, an Atlanta-based enterprise procurement management platform. We co-led Focal Point’s $3M seed round with Amplo VC alongside participation from GoPoint Ventures, Bungalow Capital and Operator Partners. We are very happy to welcome Anders…Venture Capital2 min read
Published in Susa Ventures·Jun 2Our Investment in PulleyBy Seth Berman, General Partner and Co-founder at Susa Ventures Susa Ventures is excited to announce our investment in Pulley, a company building the software layer to enable faster permitting for the construction industry. Susa Ventures led the round with participation from BoxGroup, Fifth Wall, Suffolk Construction, and South Park…3 min read
Published in Susa Ventures·May 10Strive to be a Gorilla, not just a UnicornEnduring companies are built with fundamentals, not valuations. Silicon Valley has become obsessed with unicorns. It’s a spectacular milestone. However, the term unicorn fails to capture whether a startup is a durable business or just a flashy valuation. Further, with more than 1,250 unicorns having raised over $750B of capital, unicorns are no longer as mythical as…2 min read
Published in Susa Ventures·May 10Our Investment in OsmindBy Dr. Derick En’Wezoh, Investor at Susa Ventures Susa Ventures is excited to announce our investment in Osmind, a San Francisco-based public benefit corporation building the premier technology platform for breakthrough mental health treatment and research. Osmind recently announced their $40 million Series B round. Susa participated in the round…Mental Health3 min read
Published in Susa Ventures·Mar 29Our Investment in Oya CareBy Dr. Derick En’Wezoh and Courtney Buie Lipkin, Investors at Susa Ventures Susa Ventures is excited to announce our recent investment in Oya Care, a disruptive virtual health clinic for women in Brazil. Oya Care is reimagining healthcare from a female perspective and has built an affordable platform that provides…3 min read
Published in Susa Ventures·Mar 23Announcing WorkRamp’s $40MM Series CBy Hammad Aslam, Investor at Susa Ventures We are super excited to co-lead WorkRamp’s $40MM Series C with Salesforce Ventures and Slack Ventures! WorkRamp, a California-based all-in-one learning platform for customers, partners, and employees, has been part of the Susa family since 2016 when we led the company’s seed financing…4 min read
Published in Susa Ventures·Mar 21Our Investment in Powered by PeopleBy Misha Gordon-Rowe, Principal at Susa Ventures Susa Ventures is excited to announce our investment in Powered by People (PBP), a global B2B wholesale marketplace that connects independent brands and makers in 47 countries to retailers in North America. We led the $5mm seed round, investing alongside our friends at…3 min read
