Lior Susan
InvestorFounder and CEO at Eclipse Ventures · Board director at Narus · Board director at AutoLab AI · Board director at Skyryse
San Francisco Bay Area
Writes $200K – $5M checks · typically $2.5M
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About
Lior Susan leverages his kibbutz upbringing, banana-farm and Israeli Special Forces background and hands-on company-building experience to do full-stack investing in physical industries—manufacturing and supply chains—integrating startups with large-scale operations.
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Invests in
Deep TechEnergyHardwareHealthtechLogistics & Supply ChainRobotics
Beyond investing
- Founded
- Lior Susan founded Eclipse Ventures to serve entrepreneurs building full-stack startups. Lior Susan founded LabIX, the hardware investment platform of Flextronics.
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Board director at Narus
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Board director at AutoLab AI
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AutoLab AI's investors · 1
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Board director at Skyryse
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Skyryse's investors · 25
Co-founders at Skyryse
Experience
- EclipseFounder and CEOcurrent2015 — presentPalo Alto
- Stealth StartupCo-Founder and Executive Chairmancurrent2026 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- Stealth StartupCo-Founder and Executive Chairmancurrent2026 — present
- Bright MachinesChairman and Co-Foundercurrent2018 — present
- VulcanForms Inc.Chairman of the Boardcurrent2024 — present
- Cerebras SystemsBoard Membercurrent2023 — present
- Prime MinuteCo-founder and Chairmancurrent2025 — present
- Deep33Chairmancurrent2026 — present
- Owlet Baby CareChair of the Board of Directorscurrent2015 — present
- Ursa MajorBoard Membercurrent2023 — present
- SkyryseBoard Membercurrent2016 — present
- Dutch Pet, Inc.Board Membercurrent2021 — present
- RJW Logistics GroupBoard Membercurrent2025 — present
- various companiesAngel Investorcurrent2014 — present
- AuguryBoard Member2015 — 2026
- DatoriosCo-Founder and board member2020 — 2025
- Lucira HealthMember Board Of Directors2020 — 2022
- Farm2050Co-Founder2014 — 2020
- Formation 8General Partner2015San Francisco Bay Area
- FlextronicsCEO and Founder at Lab IX2012 — 2015San Francisco Bay Area
- elementum SCM Ltd.Founding Team2012 — 2013San Francisco Bay Area
Skills & more
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AcceleratorInnovationM&A experienceIncubationIPTestingSaaSProduct MarketingLanguages English · Hebrew
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Deals · 9
SkyryseBoard seat
via Eclipse Ventures · filed Oct 2025 · $192.3M raise
NarusBoard seat
via Eclipse Ventures · filed Aug 2021 · $10.6M raise
AutoLab AIBoard seat
via Eclipse Ventures · filed May 2018 · $10M raise
Owlet Baby CareBoard seat
via Eclipse Ventures · filed Oct 2017 · $3.8M raise
MavrxBoard seat
via Eclipse Ventures · filed Aug 2016 · $17.1M raise
SwipeSenseBoard seat
via Eclipse Ventures · filed Jul 2016 · $4M raise
6 River SystemsBoard seat
via Eclipse Ventures · filed Mar 2016
Karma Technologies HoldingBoard seat
via Eclipse Ventures · filed Oct 2015 · $1.3M raise
AuguryBoard seat
via Eclipse Ventures · filed Aug 2015 · $2M raise
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Colleagues at Eclipse Ventures
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Lior Susan?
- Lior Susan leverages his kibbutz upbringing, banana-farm and Israeli Special Forces background and hands-on company-building experience to do full-stack investing in physical industries—manufacturing and supply chains—integrating startups with large-scale operations.
- Where does Lior Susan work?
- Lior Susan is Founder and CEO at Eclipse Ventures and Board director at Narus and Board director at AutoLab AI and Board director at Skyryse.
- What does Lior Susan invest in?
- Lior Susan invests in Deep Tech, Energy, Hardware, Healthtech, Logistics & Supply Chain, Robotics.
- What check size does Lior Susan write?
- Lior Susan typically writes checks of $200K – $5M.
- What boards does Lior Susan sit on?
- Lior Susan holds tracked board seats at 6 River Systems, Augury, AutoLab AI, Karma Technologies Holding, Mavrx, Narus, Owlet Baby Care, Skyryse, SwipeSense.
Founder mafias
Cerebras Systems mafia7
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Owlet Baby Care mafia5
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Skyryse mafia5
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Augury mafia4
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Bright Machines mafia4
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Shared employers
Also worked at VulcanForms Inc.3
Also worked at Cerebras Systems21
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