Susa Ventures

?? Exciting episode of Turpentine VC just dropped with Chad Byers of Susa Ventures. Chad and Erik Torenberg talk about Susa's re-launch and: + Their new vision and why Susa isn't becoming multi-stage + Why Susa won't pursue the maximal AUM game + The trade-offs of investing in platform as a fund ...and more! Links to the full episode in the comments. Thanks to Synaptic for supporting the show. If you’re looking to improve your sourcing, tracking, and due diligence, check them out.

We are excited to announce our $30M Series A fundraise, led by Alt Capital and Caffeinated Capital, to accelerate the demonstration of our first microreactor. Since raising our seed round a year ago, we’ve finalized our core design, demonstrated our first heat pipe, machined graphite for our core, kicked off power conversion and control systems designs, joined INL’s front end engineering and experiment design (FEEED) program, and won $4.3M in DOD and DOE funding. We plan to use this round of capital to expand our R&D and manufacturing capabilities and complete our first electrically-heated demonstration unit, scheduled for completion in early 2025. Thanks to our new and existing investors for their support, including Shine Capital, BoxGroup, Alice Lloyd George, Shrug Capital, Uncommon Capital, Banter Capital, as well as national laboratory partners including Idaho National Laboratory, Savannah River National Laboratory, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, and Sandia National Laboratories. We’re also delighted to welcome Jack Altman to the Antares board. You can read more about the latest at Antares and check out open roles at Antares at our website. Don’t hesitate to get in touch if you’d like to learn more! https://lnkd.in/edFwT5sd

Valdera is thrilled to announce our $15M Series A led by Index Ventures! With the industry’s confidence behind us, we have also welcomed notable current and former executives from Procter & Gamble, Estée Lauder, Unilever, Nestlé, Bayer, Henkel, Polycoat, and SAP Ariba as investors and advisory board members. We would also like to thank our existing investors, Susa Ventures, Lerer Hippeau, and BoxGroup for their continued participation. Valdera’s chemical & raw material sourcing platform is being used by leading household brands, industrial giants, and Fortune 500 manufacturers to streamline their supply chains. Our mission is to help manufacturers to create the next generation of products — faster, safer, and more sustainably than ever before. By integrating proprietary AI and real-time market data, Valdera is transforming how manufacturers discover and qualify suppliers. We are so grateful to all of our customers, team members, investors, and partners that have joined us on this important mission! Thank you for believing in us. Reach out to us on LinkedIn and check out our new website! ?? https://www.valdera.com/ ?? Valdera in the news: https://lnkd.in/grZBszcY ?? Our press release: https://lnkd.in/g2MQDCks ?? Watch our journey unfold: https://lnkd.in/g6sa7Qf9 #Valdera #SeriesA #Chemicals #RawMaterials #SourcingAI #SupplierDiscovery?#SupplyChainInnovation #SupplyChain #Procurement

We’re officially emerging from stealth with $6 million in seed funding to revolutionize conversational marketing, starting with Instagram and WhatsApp! https://hubs.li/Q02SxlRj0 We’ve loved every minute of our journey thus far. From our inspiring design partners to our innovative team, each person and every conversation has made Tildei better each day. This funding round, led by?Susa Ventures?and joined by?Ludlow Ventures, Gradient, Lerer Hippeau, and many others, is a testament to our belief in transforming how brands connect with customers. Curious to see how AI-powered conversations can empower customers and elevate marketers? Grab some time and we’ll show you how you can build conversations in minutes. #ConversationalMarketing #MarketingAI #WhatsAppMarketing #InstagramMarketing

Valdera is thrilled to announce our $15M Series A led by Index Ventures! With the industry’s confidence behind us, we have also welcomed notable current and former executives from Procter & Gamble, Estée Lauder, Unilever, Nestlé, Bayer, Henkel, Polycoat, and SAP Ariba as investors and advisory board members. We would also like to thank our existing investors, Susa Ventures, Lerer Hippeau, and BoxGroup for their continued participation. Valdera’s chemical & raw material sourcing platform is being used by leading household brands, industrial giants, and Fortune 500 manufacturers to streamline their supply chains. Our mission is to help manufacturers to create the next generation of products — faster, safer, and more sustainably than ever before. By integrating proprietary AI and real-time market data, Valdera is transforming how manufacturers discover and qualify suppliers. We are so grateful to all of our customers, team members, investors, and partners that have joined us on this important mission! Thank you for believing in us. Reach out to us on LinkedIn and check out our new website! ?? https://www.valdera.com/ ?? Valdera in the news: https://lnkd.in/grZBszcY ?? Our press release: https://lnkd.in/g2MQDCks ?? Watch our journey unfold: https://lnkd.in/g6sa7Qf9 #Valdera #SeriesA #Chemicals #RawMaterials #SourcingAI #SupplierDiscovery?#SupplyChainInnovation #SupplyChain #Procurement