Investments
108Portfolio Exits
18Funds
7About S3 Ventures
S3 Ventures is an early-stage venture capital firm investing in companies which address large market opportunities in the information technology and medical device sectors. S3 invests primarily around the Southwest with a focus on Texas. With offices located in Austin and Houston, S3's team is a group of seasoned investors and successful entrepreneurs who have repeatedly built companies into great returns for investors. S3 helps talented entrepreneurs take their technology and market knowledge and form valuable businesses in a methodical fashion.

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Latest S3 Ventures News
Aug 5, 2022
S3 Ventures leads $11m ZSuite Tech Series A round Submitted 05/08/2022 - 9:20am Fintech ZSuite Technologies (ZSuite Tech) has completed an $11 million Series A funding round led by S3 Ventures with additional participation from multiple private banks and JAM FINTOP. This investment accelerates the ability of ZSuite Tech to scale its platform, grow the organisation, expand into new markets and support the increasing demand for modern, digital commercial banking tools and solutions. Founded in 2019, ZSuite Tech is a bank-born advocate for the technological and financial growth of banks, providing SaaS solutions as a unique, value-add service. Its suite of all-digital product offerings enables financial institutions to increase low-cost, core deposits, improve the customer experience and reduce internal costs with digital efficiencies. ZSuite Tech currently partners with more than 36 institutions across the United States and supports approximately 41,000 escrow accounts. Additionally, the company manages more than $140 million in annual payments and $300 million in annual deposits on the platform. Like this article? Sign up to our free newsletter Author Profile Related Topics Deals Intelligence
S3 Ventures Investments
108 Investments
S3 Ventures has made 108 investments. Their latest investment was in Alleviant Medical as part of their Series C on January 1, 2023.

S3 Ventures Investments Activity

Date | Round | Company | Amount | New? | Co-Investors | Sources |
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1/27/2023 | Series C | Alleviant Medical | $75M | Yes | Gilmartin Capital, Longview Asset Management, RiverVest Venture Partners, S3 Ventures, Shangbay Capital, TMC Investment Company, Undisclosed Investors, and Vensana Capital | 12 |
1/11/2023 | Pre-Seed | InvestSky | $3.4M | Yes | Al Romaizan, Emkan Capital, Mishal Al-Mishari, S3 Ventures, and Undisclosed Angel Investors | 5 |
12/1/2022 | Series B | Stellar | $20M | No | 4 | |
11/15/2022 | Series A - II | |||||
10/26/2022 | Series A - II |
Date | 1/27/2023 | 1/11/2023 | 12/1/2022 | 11/15/2022 | 10/26/2022 |
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Round | Series C | Pre-Seed | Series B | Series A - II | Series A - II |
Company | Alleviant Medical | InvestSky | Stellar | ||
Amount | $75M | $3.4M | $20M | ||
New? | Yes | Yes | No | ||
Co-Investors | Gilmartin Capital, Longview Asset Management, RiverVest Venture Partners, S3 Ventures, Shangbay Capital, TMC Investment Company, Undisclosed Investors, and Vensana Capital | Al Romaizan, Emkan Capital, Mishal Al-Mishari, S3 Ventures, and Undisclosed Angel Investors | |||
Sources | 12 | 5 | 4 |
S3 Ventures Portfolio Exits
18 Portfolio Exits
S3 Ventures has 18 portfolio exits. Their latest portfolio exit was Tango Health on November 17, 2021.
Date | Exit | Companies | Valuation Valuations are submitted by companies, mined from state filings or news, provided by VentureSource, or based on a comparables valuation model. | Acquirer | Sources |
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11/17/2021 | Acquired | 1 | |||
9/27/2021 | Acquired | 2 | |||
9/22/2021 | Acquired | 14 | |||
Date | 11/17/2021 | 9/27/2021 | 9/22/2021 | ||
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Exit | Acquired | Acquired | Acquired | ||
Companies | |||||
Valuation | |||||
Acquirer | |||||
Sources | 1 | 2 | 14 |
S3 Ventures Fund History
7 Fund Histories
S3 Ventures has 7 funds, including S3 Ventures Fund VII.
Closing Date | Fund | Fund Type | Status | Amount | Sources |
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3/9/2022 | S3 Ventures Fund VII | $250M | 1 | ||
8/24/2016 | S3 Ventures Fund VI | ||||
6/14/2013 | S3 Ventures Fund V | ||||
9/22/2011 | S3 Ventures Fund IV | ||||
5/6/2010 | S3 Ventures Fund III |
Closing Date | 3/9/2022 | 8/24/2016 | 6/14/2013 | 9/22/2011 | 5/6/2010 |
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Fund | S3 Ventures Fund VII | S3 Ventures Fund VI | S3 Ventures Fund V | S3 Ventures Fund IV | S3 Ventures Fund III |
Fund Type | |||||
Status | |||||
Amount | $250M | ||||
Sources | 1 |
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