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Susan Liu

Partner at Uncork Capital

San Francisco, California

Invests in

Skills

Financial Analysis
Financial Modeling
Economics
Market Research
Industry Analysis
Financial Markets
Venture Capital
Start-ups
Corporate Finance
Investments
Due Diligence
Investment Banking
Strategy
Software as a Service (SaaS)
Valuation
Management

Work Experience

  • Partner

    2021

    Investing in promising seed stage companies primarily in b2b (broadly horizontal software, vertical software, AI).

2023

  • Seed Investor

    2023

    AI Contract Review Software for Legal Teams

2022

  • Board Member and Lead Seed Investor

    2022

    Design in 3D together

2020 - 2021

  • Board Observer

    2020 - 2021

    Global people and payroll platform

2015 - 2021

  • Board Observer

    2015 - 2021

    Digital Adoption Platform that enables businesses to simplify the online experience for their users. We led the Series C and were the first U.S. institutional investors.

  • Principal

    2012 - 2021

    At Scale, Susan sourced investments in WalkMe, Wrike, Unbabel, Lever, and TalkIQ. She was a Board Observer at WalkMe, Papaya Global, Wrike (acquired by Vista Equity Partners), and Scout RFP ($540M acquisition by Workday). Her work has earned her industry recognition including Forbes’ 30 Under 30 in Venture Capital, Business Insider's Rising Stars in Silicon Valley, Venture Capital Journal’s Rising Stars, and the National Venture Capital Association’s Rising Star award. Susan’s investment focus covers two broad categories: product-led growth / bottom-up SaaS business models; and “future of work” solutions that improve how knowledge workers, remote workers, and solopreneurs get work done. Susan is a member of All Raise, the nonprofit dedicated to diversity among funders & founders, where she served on the Finance committee. She holds a B.A. in Economics from University of California, Berkeley.

2016 - 2018

  • Board Observer

    2016 - 2018

    Project management software. Received majority investment from Vista Equity Partners in 2018.

Deutsche Bank Securities

2010 - 2012

  • Technology Investment Banking

    2010 - 2012

    Advised software and consumer Internet companies on capital raises and M&A strategy.

2009 - 2009

  • Investment Banking Summer Intern

    2009 - 2009