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August 2023 Whether it was traveling somewhere new or spending quality time with family and friends, we hope you found a way to stay cool this scorching summer! 🌞 Despite the record heat, we found plenty of ways to stay busy! Read below to learn more about our… Latest Investment: Arpio’s $8.2M Seed Round New Director of Talent & Network: Kalyn Wright Founder Spotlight: Dave Gullo, Co-Founder & CEO of Videate Newest Resource: Cash Management Best Practices Events: Vote for our SXSW panel & register for our next webinar Job Openings: 70+ exciting opportunities across our growing portfolio
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S3 Ventures Co-Leads Arpio’s Seed Round Arpio is democratizing cloud disaster recovery by simplifying and automating cross-region data and infrastructure replication—an otherwise a highly complex endeavor for most teams. We are thrilled to partner with Doug Neumann, Shaw Terwilliger, and their amazing team by co-leading their $8.2M Seed financing—alongside Companyon Ventures with participation from TDF Ventures, CreativeCo Capital, YCombinator, Uncorrelated Ventures, Valor Ventures, and Triangle Tweener Fund. Read the Press Release |
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Welcome to the Team, Kalyn! We are thrilled to welcome our first Director of Talent & Network—Kalyn Wright! Kalyn's wealth of startup recruiting experience and expansive talent network will be focused on helping our portfolio build world class teams. Meet Kalyn… |
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Get to Know: Dave Gullo
Meet the incredible Dave Gullo, Co-Founder & CEO of Videate! Learn how his love of education, computer science, and media led to the creation of Videate’s one-of-a-kind video automation platform!
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Chelsea Dugan joined BrainCheck in July as VP of Marketing. She brings 12 years experience in the medical technology industry—spanning multiple clinical areas including radiology, radiation oncology, surgery, and dermatology. Learn more about Chelsea… |
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Michael Francisco joined Liquibase in June as VP of Marketing. He brings 20 years of diverse B2B marketing experience at companies including Microsoft, Amazon, GitHub, and Sumo Logic.
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John Allison joined Alleviant Medical in July as VP of Clinical, Regulatory and Quality Affairs. Previously, he held executive roles at Cobalt, Boston Scientific and Stryker. Learn more about John… |
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Courtney Ferl joined Genda in July as Head of Customer Success. She brings a deep passion for both customer success and construction, as she got her start as a Civil Engineer.
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Allstacks was recognized as G2's "Best Estimated ROI" and "Easiest To Do Business With" (Mid-Market) for the summer of 2023! Atmosphere was rated the #1 easiest to use digital signage software by G2! Atmosphere also made it to the esteemed Inc. 5000 fastest-growing companies list for 2023! BrainCheck was featured in a “Squawk Box” interview on CNBC! HYAS won the 2023 Fortress Cybersecurity Award by Business Intelligence Group! HYAS also released EyeSpy Proof of Concept introducing cognitive threat agents, a new type of AI-powered malware, demonstrating HYAS’ ability to build protection against new types of attacks coming in the future. LeanDNA was honored as a Partner in Collaborative Innovation at the prestigious 2023 Manufacturing Leadership Council Awards Gala! LeanDNA also has secured a spot on the prestigious Inc. 5000 list for the second consecutive year! NoiseAware was recognized on the Skift Short Term Rental 250 list in the Property Hardware and Automation Tech Section! Plural launched a new legislative tracking tool to its public policy platform! UpEquity announced a strategic partnership with Pinnacle Realty Advisors!
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Cash Management Best Practices for Startups
With the bank turmoil earlier this year, cash management is suddenly top-of-mind for startups. We have developed some helpful guidelines to help you operationalize an efficient and effective cash management strategy for your company. Read Cash Management Best Practices… |
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SXSW 2024: Vote for our Panel! At S3 Ventures, we like to say “our thesis is Texas”. That is because we believe Texas will be the country’s second largest innovation ecosystem by 2030. If you want to learn why, vote for our proposal using the SXSW panel picker! Vote here before 8/20… |
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AI + Startups + The Law: Legal Considerations for Founders
AI is proliferating rapidly, as companies of various sizes and types are racing to incorporate the latest technologies into their products, services, and internal operations. Given the dynamic and fast pace of this change, the legal implications of these technologies are not fully defined or understood. During this one-hour webinar, we will cover how AI can impact various areas of the law—including IP, government regulation, product liability, employment, and more. |
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Webinar Recording: Treasury Best Practices Watch this webinar replay to learn tips from experts on how to protect and grow cash in our new environment of high interest rates and banking system uncertainty. Panelists include John Eckman, CFO at LeanDNA and Kristy Ramundi, Chief Accounting Officer at Alkami Technology. Watch the recording… |
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Thanks to everyone that attended our multiple events this summer—including our annual portfolio summits and regular happy hours for local startup executives. |
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Check out the 70+ 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 18+ 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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