Chad Byers Overview
- Investor Type
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Angel
- Status
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Active
- Professionals
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1
- Investments
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35
- Portfolio
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7
- Exits
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28
Chad Byers General Information
Description
Mr. Chad Byers is a Co-Founder and serves as General Partner at Susa Ventures. Mr. Byers served as advisor at Naborly. He focuses on investments in marketplaces, fintech, and healthcare. Chad led Susa's investments in Robinhood, Andela, Newfront Insurance and Stord. Raised in Silicon Valley, Chad was exposed to entrepreneurship and venture capital at an early age. He was named to the Forbes 30 Under 30 for VC in 2015. Prior to Susa Ventures, Chad was the senior director of platform at Integrate.com and held various marketing and product roles at Silver Spring Networks, Bloom Energy, and Electronic Arts. Chad chased his love for skiing, mountains, and the outdoors to Boulder, Colorado where he mostly did those things but also received a bachelor's degree in Environmental Science.
Business Details
Investor Status
Primary Investor Type
Corporate Office
- San Francisco, CA
- United States
Chad Byers Investments (35)
| Company Name | Deal Date | Deal Type | Deal Size | Industry | Company Stage | Lead Partner |
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| Smashing | 25-Jun-2024 | Seed Round | Media and Information Services (B2B) | Out of Business | ||
| Osmind | 10-May-2022 | Medical Records Systems | Generating Revenue | |||
| Laudable | 07-Oct-2021 | Media and Information Services (B2B) | Generating Revenue | |||
| Thematic (Business/Productivity Software) | 29-Nov-2017 | Business/Productivity Software | Generating Revenue | |||
| Tempo Automation Holdings | 29-Jun-2016 | Business/Productivity Software | Generating Revenue/Not Profitable | |||
| Homer Logistics | 08-Feb-2016 | Business/Productivity Software | Generating Revenue | |||
| Luma | 06-Nov-2015 | Connectivity Products | Generating Revenue | |||
| Flexport | 12-May-2015 | Logistics | Generating Revenue | |||
| North Technologies | 14-Jan-2015 | Seed Round | Application Software | Startup | ||
| Karma Cycles | 18-Nov-2014 | Seed Round | Other Transportation | Generating Revenue |
Chad Byers Exits (28)
| Company Name | Exit Date | Exit Type | Exit Size |
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| Smashing | 16-Apr-2025 | Out of Business | |
| Laudable | 25-Feb-2025 | ||
| Casetext | 17-Aug-2023 | ||
| Tempo Automation Holdings | 22-Nov-2022 | ||
| Tradesy | 15-Mar-2022 | ||
| Rigetti Computing | 02-Mar-2022 | ||
| LendUp | 01-Jan-2022 | ||
| Womply | 30-Dec-2021 | ||
| LedgerX | 26-Oct-2021 | Merger/Acquisition | |
| Robinhood | 29-Jul-2021 | IPO |
Chad Byers Investments by Industry, Year, and Region
Investments by Industry
Investments by Year
Investments by Region
Chad Byers Co-Investors (50)
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| Greycroft | 1 |
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| Y Combinator |
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Chad Byers FAQs
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Who is Chad Byers?
Chad Byers is an angel Investor who has made 35 investments.
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What kind of investor is Chad Byers?
Chad Byers is an angel investor.
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What does Chad Byers do?
As an angel investor, Chad Byers invests personal money into promising companies, typically in exchange for equity.
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What has Chad Byers invested in?
Chad Byers has made numerous investments in companies like Smashing, Osmind, and Laudable within the Media and Information Services (B2B) and Medical Records Systems industries.
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What has Chad Byers invested in recently?
Chad Byers's latest investment was on 25-Jun-2024 in Smashing, a company within the Media and Information Services (B2B) industry.
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