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💥We started 2025 off with a bang: four exciting new investments, a big raise for Alleviant, and four investment team promotions!
Read below to learn more about our: New Investments: Endovascular Engineering, Kamiwaza, Mavvrik, & MontyCloud Portfolio News: Alleviant Medical raises $90M Firm News: Promotions for Joe, Nicole, Sarah, and Carolyn! Founder Spotlight: Patti Soch, Liquibase CEO Latest Resources: Unit Economics Workbook Job Openings: 50+ opportunities across our portfolio
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S3 Ventures Co-Leads Endovascular Engineering’s $42M Series BPulmonary Embolism is the third leading cause of cardiovascular death, and we're proud to back E2 as they pioneer groundbreaking clot removal technology to address a critical unmet need and set a new standard of care. READ PRESS RELEASE → |
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Kamiwaza Raises $8.5M Seed Led by S3 Ventures & Pioneer Square LabsWe are thrilled to partner with Kamiwaza Co-Founders Luke Norris and Matthew Wallace, as they push the boundaries of Enterprise AI Orchestration. Their innovative approach empowers businesses to seamlessly integrate and optimize AI workflows for greater efficiency and impact. READ MORE → |
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Mavvrik Announces $6.2M Seed Led by S3 Ventures & FlyOver CapitalWe’re excited to partner with CEO Sundeep Goel and the Mavvrik team, as they lead the way in truly unifying enterprise-wide IT cost management across public/private cloud, on-prem, AI, and SaaS. READ PRESS RELEASE → |
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S3 Ventures Participates in MontyCloud Series AWe are thrilled to partner with Walter Rogers, Kannan Parthasarthy, and Venkat Krishnamachari on the heels of a breakout year for MontyCloud’s MSP CloudOps platform—with revenues growing 7x and end customers doubling to nearly 1,000! READ PRESS RELEASE → |
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Alleviant Medical Secures $90M To Expand Pivotal Trial ProgramHeart failure affects millions worldwide, and we're proud to support Alleviant Medical as they develop an effective treatment that aims to provide relief for millions of patients. READ MORE → |
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Hydrolix was listed as one of CRN's 20 Coolest Cloud Monitoring And Management Companies Of The 2025 Cloud 100. Interplay Learning’s SAM AI-powered advisory and mentor software for skilled trades was named a Readers’ Choice Award winner by Facility Maintenance Decisions! Interplay Learning launched Industrial Maintenance Training to help organizations optimize operations and upskill their workforce with hands-on, immersive learning. RepVue released its quarterly Cloud Sales Index--comprising 238 companies with ~42,000 quota-carrying sales professional ratings and over 1 million data points. Sudozi's founder, Rose Punkunus, was named a UBS Global Female Founder Finalist!
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Investment Team Promotions!🎉 Congratulations to Joe, Nicole, Sarah, and Carolyn on their well-earned promotions! Their dedication to sourcing, evaluating, and supporting early-stage companies has been instrumental in driving our portfolio growth and success. READ MORE → |
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Kalyn Wright IDEA Award WinnerCongratulations to our Director of Talent, Kalyn Wright, for receiving the Women's Community Leadership Award at the Code2College IDEA Awards! READ MORE → |
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Attend our SXSW Panel on March 7th!Join S3 Ventures’ Charlie Plauche, as he moderates a panel of local VCs to review the latest fundraising data and discuss the Texas’ startup ecosystem. READ MORE → |
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Patti Soch: LiquibaseIn this Q&A interview, Patti shares her journey from CFO to CEO, the impact of female leadership, and the balance between empathy and performance. READ MORE→ |
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Brad Davis joined SpectraWAVE as Chief Commercial Officer. He brings 24 years of experience in cardiovascular medical devices, leading commercialization efforts. |
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Bill Kelly joined SpectraWAVE as Chief Financial Officer. He brings expertise in finance, investor relations, and scaling healthcare companies. |
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Todd Persen joined Hydrolix as Chief Technology Officer (CTO). He was previously the CEO and Co-Founder of Era Software and has held key positions at ServiceNow, InfluxData, and Pivotal Software. |
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Will Smith joined Arpio as VP of Sales. He comes from N2WS, where he was VP of Sales, leading high-performing teams and scaling revenue operations. |
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Paul Franz joined Mavvrik as VP of Sales, bringing expertise in sales leadership and revenue growth. He has held key positions at various companies, where he developed and executed successful sales strategies. |
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Lindsey Tishgart has joined Mavvrik as Vice President of Marketing, bringing extensive experience in marketing strategy and brand development. |
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Chris Paap has joined Mavvrik as Vice President of Product Management, bringing extensive experience in product development and innovation. |
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Unit Economics WorkbookOur Unit Economics Workbook helps you break down customer acquisition costs, lifetime value, and key efficiency metrics—so you can make data-driven decisions with confidence.
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Check out the 50+ opportunities on our Job Board, and join our Talent Network to be discovered by our entire portfolio of companies. When you join our Talent Network, you can also opt-in to receive alerts about new postings. JOIN OUR TALENT NETWORK →
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Throughout the year, we host multiple events for entrepreneurs, investors, and community leaders—as well as regular happy hours specifically for functional leaders of Product/Engineering, Sales/CS, Marketing, and Finance. If you are a start-up founder or C/VP-level executive and would like to attend a future S3 event, let us know! REQUEST AN INVITATION → |
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We invest in Seed, Series A, and Series B companies with checks ranging from $500K to $10M.
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