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Here’s the latest S3 portfolio updates, helpful startup resources and more!͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏
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December 2022 Despite turbulence in the capital markets, we remain as excited as ever about investing in Texas and continue to actively support our portfolio. We were thrilled to participate in our portfolio company Stellar’s $20M Series B financing — as well as a number of other follow-on financing rounds which will be announced in the new year.
Read more below, including: Founder Spotlight: Andy Ambrose of Liveoak Technologies (DocuSign) Helpful Resources: Download our operating model for your 2023 planning Job Openings: 100+ opportunities across our growing portfolio
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Stellar Raises $20M in Series B Funding Led by Weatherford Capital Congratulations to Founder/CEO Dustin Marx and the awesome team at Stellar on closing their Series B! Stellar provides a hassle-free, technology-driven marketplace that enables property managers and contractors to successfully resolve home maintenance issues. We are thrilled to participate in this funding that was led by Weatherford Capital and also supported by Brick & Mortar Ventures, Alerion Ventures, and Navigate Ventures.
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Allstacks was named a Top Enterprise Collaboration Startup for 2022 by Tracxn. They were also named as finalist for a coveted DevOps Dozen award for Best Value Stream Management Tool!
Atmosphere announced a content agreement with the PGA Tour to bring highlights and dedicated golf programming to the company’s platform and its audience of 60 million monthly viewers.
Atmosphere was recognized as one of the Top Workplaces of 2022 and a leader in Diversity Equity & Inclusion Practices. They also recently won an Austin Inno Fire Award in the software category!
Saranas was named a finalist at the Houston Innovation Awards Gala.
S3 Ventures was recognized as a winner of an Austin Inno Fire Award in the investor category.
Videate was awarded the Brandon Hall Group Gold Award for Best Advance in Video Technology!
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Get to Know: Andy Ambrose
Meet fintech entrepreneur Andy Ambrose — President & Co-Founder of Liveoak Technologies — which was acquired by DocuSign for $38M. Learn about about the company’s founding, his biggest supporter, and the importance of “ABF”.
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Startup Events Across Texas Fall has been a busy season for startup events in Texas! We were honored to participate as moderators, panelists, sponsors, or attendees at Austin Startup Week, San Antonio Startup Week, Venture Dallas, and Venture Houston. |
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Our Annual Tech Summit
We recently hosted our annual Tech Summit for engineering and product leaders across our portfolio. Special thanks to Brian Dainton for sharing his experiences and insights, based on scaling an engineering organization from 3 to 300+ people. |
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WEBINAR — Early Decisions that Matter: What Every Startup Should Know Before Their First VC Fundraise
Aaron Perman recently moderated a panel discussion—featuring Aaron Barker, Partner at Egan Nelson, and Anna Stepan, Partner at Maxwell Locke & Ritter—to discuss common financial, legal, and tax mistakes made early in a company’s life that can cost founders millions of dollars in an exit.
Watch the webinar replay… |
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Operating Model Template
It’s everyone’s favorite time of year — annual planning season! Build your 2023 plan using our easy-to-use Excel template for start-up operating models. |
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John Garrison joined QbDVision in November as Senior Vice President of Global Sales and Business Development. He brings 20+ years of experience leading teams in sales, marketing, and support of scientific software applications and services. Learn more about John… |
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Scott Wolfe Jr. joined Prokeep’s Board of Directors. He was previously CEO and Founder of Levelset, which was acquired by Procore for $500M in 2021.
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Bryan Hjelm joined Prokeep as Vice President of Product. He brings a 20 year track record of guiding transformative startup growth across product, operations, marketing, and customer success. Learn more about Bryan… |
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Derek Halpern joined Prokeep as Vice President of Sales. Most recently, he was SVP of Sales at Nvoicepay, where he helped grow the business before it was acquired for over $200M.
Learn more about Derek… |
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Check out the 100+ openings 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.
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We invest in Seed, Series A, and Series B companies with checks ranging from $500K to $10M. If you are looking for an investor, please reach out!
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S3 Ventures is the largest venture capital firm focused on Texas. Backed by a philanthropic, multi-billion-dollar family for 17+ years, we empower great entrepreneurs with the commitment to patient capital and true resources required to grow extraordinary, high-impact companies in Business Technology, Digital Experiences, and Healthcare Technology.
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