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October 2022
We are thankful for cooler weather and even more grateful for our amazing portfolio companies – whose leaders recently came together for our 12th annual CEO Summit. Their talent and passion are reminders of why we love what we do!
Last month, we welcomed ZSuite to our portfolio, supported Allstacks’s $12M Series A, and added a new team member – Sarah Morgan.
Read more details and updates below, including:
Founder Spotlight: Damola Ogundipe of Civic Eagle Upcoming Events: We’ll be on three Austin Startup Week panels Portfolio Hiring: Several new executives and multiple openings
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ZSuite Joins the S3 Ventures Portfolio
We welcomed CEO & Co-Founder Nathan Baumeister and the ZSuite team to the S3 portfolio. ZSuite provides financial institutions with unbound digital accounts – including commercial escrow, sub-accounting, and more. We are thrilled to have led their $11M Series A with participation from JAM FINTOP and multiple private banks.
Read the press release… |
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Allstacks Raises $12M Series A
Congrats to CEO Hersh Tapadia and the Allstacks team for raising a $12.3M Series A to help more teams mitigate software development risk with data! We are excited to invest alongside great partners, including Companyon Ventures, Atlassian Ventures, CreativeCo, Hyperplane, and ClutchVC.
Read the press release… |
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Welcome to the Team, Sarah!
Sarah Morgan, our newest Senior Associate, was previously an S3 Venture Fellow, while earning her MBA at UT McCombs. She brings great experience from roles in corporate strategy at Microsoft and investment banking at Wells Fargo.
Meet Sarah… |
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Get to Know: Damola Ogundipe
Damola Ogundipe’s unique life experiences inspired the founding of Civic Eagle’s software platform that keeps organizations informed and engaged on important legislative issues.
Read the interview… |
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Austin Startup Week: November 14-18 | Capital Factory
Don’t miss out! S3 will be participating in the following sessions at Austin Startup Week:
Raising Your Seed Round | Nov 16, 10-11am: Eric Engineer will moderate a panel of seed-stage investors and founders about fundraising at the earliest stages. Investor Reverse Pitch | Nov 16, 3-4pm: Aaron Perman will pitch our fund to an audience of founders. Fundraising in a Bear Market | Nov 17, 3-4:15pm: Charlie Plauche will moderate a panel of other Austin-based VC firms, review local venture market data, and share advice for fundraising in a shifting economy.
Register today…
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Our 12th Annual CEO Summit
Last month, we hosted our 12th annual CEO Summit in Austin. It was inspiring to have 23 incredible leaders gather together to share insightful conversations and form new connections. Special thanks to Lynn Atchison, Rod Favaron, and Scott Wolfe, Jr. for sharing their authentic experiences and valuable nuggets of wisdom! |
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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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Startup Toolbox
Our Startup Toolbox contains homegrown resources—from Operating Models to Cap Table templates and more—to help you build your dream company. Download any of the following resources today. |
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Rod Favaron joined LeanDNA’s Board of Directors in October. He brings years of experience as a software CEO and entrepreneur, advisor, investor, and board member.
Learn more about Rod… |
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Renaud Casanova joined Stellar as CTO in September. Prior to Stellar, he was the former VP of Product and Engineering at Enjoy Technology.
Learn more about Renaud… |
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Carrie Fisher joined Civic Eagle as VP of Marketing in October. Prior to joining Civic Eagle, she was the VP of Marketing at QuotaPath and Ekahau.
Learn more about Carrie… |
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Nicole LaFlamme joined Atmosphere as CHRO in July. Prior to joining Atmosphere, she spent 14+ years leading HR at Sonder, JUUL, and MGM.
Learn more about Nicole… |
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Mike Madden joined Civic Eagle as VP of Finance in September. Prior to joining Civic Eagle, he was the VP of Finance at SpiderOak and spent 5+ years as a Principal at Method Capital.
Learn more about Mike… |
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Ryan Spicer joined Atmosphere as CRO in September. Prior to joining Atmosphere, he spent 14+ years at WarnerMedia.
Learn more about Ryan… |
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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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