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Pratyush Buddiga
Partner at Susa Ventures
San Francisco, California
Overview
Pratyush Buddiga is currently a Partner at Susa Ventures in San Francisco, California, where he has made significant contributions as an investor and Chief of Staff. With a background as a professional poker player, Buddiga brings a unique perspective to the venture capital world and has excelled in roles supporting portfolio companies and driving strategic initiatives at Susa Ventures.
Work Experience
Partner
2024 - Current
led our partnerships with Antares (first investor @ inception), Shinkei (seed), Hanover, and a few others in stealth
Investor
2022 - 2024
Chief of Staff
2021 - 2022
Susa Ventures is an early-stage venture capital firm investing primarily in seed rounds.
Chief Of Staff
2020 - 2021
first business hire: worked on recruiting, bizops, finance, and everything in-between
Volley builds voice-controlled entertainment experiences for Amazon Alexa, Google Assistant, and smartphones.
Raised $107,270,000.00 from M12 - Microsoft's Venture Fund, Greylock, Causeway Media Partners, Lightspeed Venture Partners, AIspace Ventures, Y Combinator, Amazon Alexa Fund, General Catalyst, BITKRAFT Ventures and Gaingels.
Education
Bachelor of Arts - BA
2007 - 2011