Susa Ventures

Susa Ventures is a venture capital firm founded in 2013 and headquartered in San Francisco, California, with additional offices in Los Angeles and New York City. The firm specializes in early-stage investments, focusing primarily on seed rounds. Susa Ventures targets companies that operate within technology sectors, including enterprise software, fintech, healthcare, consumer technology, logistics, and frontier technology. Its investment strategy emphasizes data-driven businesses, particularly those that develop data platforms, analytics, and tools capable of generating network effects and actionable insights. The firm seeks to back companies positioned to become market leaders in data-rich industries such as health, finance, commerce, and education, typically investing around $0.25 million in each portfolio company.

Hammad Aslam

Investor

Seth Berman

Co-Founder and General Partner

Pratyush Buddiga

Senior Associate

Derick En'Wezoh

Healthcare and Tech Investor

Misha Gordon-Rowe

Principal

Courtney Buie

Partner

Jenna Zerker

Partner

Past deals in Health Insurance

Chapter

Series C in 2024
Chapter operates a Medicare navigation platform designed to assist seniors in selecting appropriate health coverage. The platform provides advisory services that ensure consumers receive the best coverage options tailored to their individual needs at the most affordable prices. By aligning the incentives of Medicare advisors and consumers, Chapter promotes unbiased recommendations that consider all available options, free from economic conflicts of interest. Additionally, the company offers retirees personalized resources such as tailored coupons, tax advice, and technology tips, enhancing their ability to live securely and purposefully as they age.

Superpower

Seed Round in 2024
Superpower is a developer of a digital clinic focused on personalized healthcare. Its platform provides users with a comprehensive health dashboard and tailored action plans, along with access to curated tests, products, and protocols. By offering advanced diagnostics and vetted therapeutics, Superpower aims to empower individuals to pursue longer, healthier, and more vital lives.

Nourish

Seed Round in 2023
Nourish is improving people’s health by making it easy to eat well. We provide clinical-grade nutrition care powered by a virtual network of registered dietitians, all covered by health insurance.

SamaCare

Series A in 2022
SamaCare, Inc. is a technology company based in San Francisco, California, founded in 2017. It specializes in developing software that streamlines the prior authorization process for healthcare providers and pharmaceutical manufacturers regarding medically administered products. SamaCare's cloud-based workflow automation platform enhances the efficiency of specialty drug prior authorization, enrollment, and benefit verification, thereby helping medical practices navigate complex administrative tasks. The platform also includes features for building and submitting prior authorizations, as well as monitoring approvals and rejections, ultimately aimed at reducing the administrative burdens that can hinder patient care. Additionally, SamaCare offers premium services and data analytics to pharmaceutical brands, thereby improving access to essential therapies while ensuring compliance with regulations.

Chapter

Series A in 2021
Chapter operates a Medicare navigation platform designed to assist seniors in selecting appropriate health coverage. The platform provides advisory services that ensure consumers receive the best coverage options tailored to their individual needs at the most affordable prices. By aligning the incentives of Medicare advisors and consumers, Chapter promotes unbiased recommendations that consider all available options, free from economic conflicts of interest. Additionally, the company offers retirees personalized resources such as tailored coupons, tax advice, and technology tips, enhancing their ability to live securely and purposefully as they age.

Gentem Health

Series A in 2021
Gentem Health, Inc. is a San Francisco-based company that specializes in designing and developing medical billing and revenue cycle management software solutions for healthcare providers. Founded in 2019, Gentem focuses on facilitating health services reimbursements for physicians by offering a platform that connects, processes, and manages claims. This innovative approach allows medical practitioners to receive payments quickly and efficiently, minimizing administrative costs associated with billing and reimbursement processes. By streamlining these financial operations, Gentem aims to empower healthcare providers to maintain their independence while ensuring prompt access to their earned revenue.

Accorded

Seed Round in 2021
Accorded is a developer of an actuarial software platform designed to simplify and enhance value-based contracting within the healthcare sector. The platform addresses the complexities and costs previously associated with operationalizing value-based contracts, offering tools that enable healthcare stakeholders to forecast, contract around, and measure the financial value of care. By providing rigorous assessments of financial opportunities and risks linked to evolving revenue models, Accorded's solutions help improve financial performance across the healthcare ecosystem. This empowers all participants to manage financial and operational risks effectively, aligning their capabilities with those typically found in insurance companies.

Policygenius

Series D in 2020
Policygenius Inc. is an online insurance brokerage that specializes in providing a wide range of insurance products including life, health, long-term disability, pet, and renters’ insurance. Founded in 2014 and headquartered in New York, the company combines advanced technology with the expertise of licensed agents to assist individuals in finding the appropriate coverage for their needs. The platform allows users to review and compare quotes, making it easier to select the right insurance policy at competitive prices. Policygenius has served millions of customers and has placed over $160 billion in insurance coverage, establishing itself as a significant resource in the insurance marketplace.

Gentem Health

Seed Round in 2020
Gentem Health, Inc. is a San Francisco-based company that specializes in designing and developing medical billing and revenue cycle management software solutions for healthcare providers. Founded in 2019, Gentem focuses on facilitating health services reimbursements for physicians by offering a platform that connects, processes, and manages claims. This innovative approach allows medical practitioners to receive payments quickly and efficiently, minimizing administrative costs associated with billing and reimbursement processes. By streamlining these financial operations, Gentem aims to empower healthcare providers to maintain their independence while ensuring prompt access to their earned revenue.

Remedy

Seed Round in 2016
Remedy is an online service that protects people from overcharges that stem from medical bill errors. It reviews past bills, and monitor and reviews news one as they become available. Remedy was launched byJohn Schulte, Victor Echevarria, and Marija Ringwelski (Sedlar) in 2015.

Policygenius

Series B in 2016
Policygenius Inc. is an online insurance brokerage that specializes in providing a wide range of insurance products including life, health, long-term disability, pet, and renters’ insurance. Founded in 2014 and headquartered in New York, the company combines advanced technology with the expertise of licensed agents to assist individuals in finding the appropriate coverage for their needs. The platform allows users to review and compare quotes, making it easier to select the right insurance policy at competitive prices. Policygenius has served millions of customers and has placed over $160 billion in insurance coverage, establishing itself as a significant resource in the insurance marketplace.

Policygenius

Series A in 2015
Policygenius Inc. is an online insurance brokerage that specializes in providing a wide range of insurance products including life, health, long-term disability, pet, and renters’ insurance. Founded in 2014 and headquartered in New York, the company combines advanced technology with the expertise of licensed agents to assist individuals in finding the appropriate coverage for their needs. The platform allows users to review and compare quotes, making it easier to select the right insurance policy at competitive prices. Policygenius has served millions of customers and has placed over $160 billion in insurance coverage, establishing itself as a significant resource in the insurance marketplace.
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