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Lior Susan

VC

Founder & CEO, Eclipse

Physical world operator-turned-investor founding Eclipse

Palo Alto, CA3 notable investments
SeedSeries ASeries B+
HardwareDeep TechDefenseRoboticsClimateInfrastructureAI

Background

Lior Susan founded Eclipse in 2015 after growing up on a kibbutz and serving in Israeli Special Forces. He joined his brother to build Intucell (acquired by Cisco) and then led Flex's hardware investment platform, Lab IX. Eclipse manages over $10B AUM and focuses on entrepreneurs rearchitecting industries critical to people's lives, including manufacturing, supply chain, transportation, healthcare, and defense.

Investment Thesis

Back operator-founders rebuilding essential physical industries with deep technical expertise from zero to IPO.

Investment Focus

Stages

SeedSeries ASeries B+

Sectors

HardwareDeep TechDefenseRoboticsClimateInfrastructureAI

Based in: Palo Alto, CA (North America)

Notable Investments

Last updated: Jun 11, 2026