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Susa Ventures — 2020 Investments

10 investments dated 2020 · listed companies and verified rows first · show all

Fierce Networkfiercetelecom.comin𝕏Oct 2020 · $3.7M

Fierce Network is a B2B media outlet covering the communications and network infrastructure industry, including wireless, wireline, cloud, AI-native networks, broadband, optical transport, data centers, edge computing and security.

Media & Entertainment

Co-investorsAviv Venture CapitalKinetic Ventures, L.L.C.Amplo VenturesLudlow Ventures

Guildedguilded.ggin𝕏Seed · May 2020acquired by Roblox

A group communication platform for gaming communities that includes built-in calendars, discussion boards, and additional collaboration tools.

ConsumerGamingSan Francisco, US

Eli Brown(CEO)inJoshua Gutman(Chief of Staff)LouisChevon ChristieChrisAnna Ludlow(Admin + Ops)

Co-investorsFundersClubY CombinatorFuel CapitalInitialized CapitalLiquid VenturesMatrix+4 more

Lightyearlightyear.oneinOct 2020 · $3.7M

Lightyear develops solar charging systems integrated into vehicle exteriors to enable electric vehicles to generate their own power and operate with reduced grid dependence.

CleantechClimate TechEnergyHardwareMobility & Transportation

Lex Hoefsloot(Founder)inDr. Bonna Newman(Chief Executive Officer (CEO))

Co-investorsBOMAmplo VenturesLudlow Ventures

Lightyearlightyear.comin𝕏Oct 2020 · $3.7M

Lightyear is an investment platform offering commission-free ETF trading, access to stocks, funds, bonds and crypto, high-yield savings accounts, and automated investing plans for retail investors.

FintechRetail TechSaaS

MihkelMartin Sokk(Founder)inArjo van der Ham(Founder)Dennis Thankachan(Founder)Koen van Ham(Founder)Lex Hoefsloot(Founder)

Co-investorsLightspeed Venture PartnersMetaplanetMosaic VenturesSpecialist VCAmplo VenturesContrary+4 more

Lightyearlightyear.artin𝕏Oct 2020 · $3.7M

Lightyear curates and distributes market data for AI compute and inference, publishing quality-adjusted, transaction-validated price indices (benchmark indices) for the cost of intelligence, delivered via REST API and MCP tools for both humans and AI agents.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureFintech

Co-investorsHivemind Capital LLCAmplo VenturesLightspeed Venture PartnersLudlow VenturesMetaplanetNordicNinja

Lightyearlightyear.ioOct 2020 · $3.7M

Lightyear, based in the United States, provides a platform for blockchain-based payments and currency exchange, with an emphasis on developing markets.

Developer Tools

Ryan Schrack(Founder)inBrit Yonge

Co-investors500 GlobalAAF Management Ltd.Amplo VenturesLightspeed Venture PartnersLudlow VenturesMetaplanet+1 more

Scale AIscale.comin𝕏Nov 2020

Scale provides high-quality training data, model evaluations, and full-stack AI systems for enterprises and governments to build and deploy AI applications.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSan Francisco, US

Alexandr Wang(CEO)inLucy Guo(Founder)inFrancis deSouza(CEO)inTim Dingman(Strategic Product Manager)inCharles Lambert(Web Developer)Jesse Tinsley

Co-investors1435 CapitalAccelAdit Ventures Management, LlcAIspace VenturesAlpana VenturesAlpha Square Group+105 more

Spiketrapspiketrap.ioJun 2020Acquired

Spiketrap is a provider of conversation intelligence, applying AI to analyze online conversations.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureMarketing TechSan Francisco, US

Virgilio Pigliucci(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Kieran Fitzpatrick(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)

Co-investors645 VenturesLighter CapitalPathbreaker Ventures20VCAnorak VenturesOceans Ventures+2 more

Stedistedi.comin𝕏Aug 2020

Stedi provides APIs and infrastructure for healthcare billing transactions, including eligibility checks, claim submissions, and remittance advice processing.

Enterprise SoftwareHealthtechSaaSBoulder, US

Zack Kanter(Founder)in

Co-investorsAlt CapitalBalaji SrinivasanBloomberg BetaBoxGroupFirst Round CapitalUnion Square Ventures (USV)+6 more

Sundaesundae.schoolDec 2020 · $36M

Sundae School is a direct-to-consumer fashion retailer that sells clothing items such as jeogori tie-shell jackets.

ConsumerDirect to ConsumerE-commerceSocialNew York, US

Co-investorsBlue CollectiveSoma CapitalFifth WallFounders FundGeneral Global CapitalNavitas Capital+2 more

Rows marked “SEC filing” are inferred from directors named on the company's SEC Form D — public regulatory data, not a portfolio list published by the firm.