Chad Byers Overview

  • Investor Type
  • Angel

  • Status
  • Active

  • Professionals
  • 1

Professionals

  • Investments
  • 35

  • Portfolio
  • 7

  • Exits
  • 28

Exits

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
Actively Seeking New Investments
Primary Investor Type
Angel (individual)
Corporate Office
  • San Francisco, CA
  • United States

Chad Byers Investments (35)

Company Name Deal Date Deal Type Deal Size Industry Company Stage Lead Partner
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
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

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Chad Byers Co-Investors (50)

Name With Exits Lead Partner Series Industry
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Chad Byers FAQs

  • Who is Chad Byers?

    Chad Byers is an angel Investor who has made 35 investments.

  • What kind of investor is Chad Byers?

    Chad Byers is an angel investor.

  • What does Chad Byers do?

    As an angel investor, Chad Byers invests personal money into promising companies, typically in exchange for equity.

  • 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.

  • 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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