# S3 Ventures: portfolio, investments and team

> S3 Ventures is a vc firm based in United States. 16 investments on record, 2 in the last 12 months, latest Aug 2026. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team.

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# S3 Ventures

Last cheque observed Aug 2026; 16 cheques on record.

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Seed Series A Series B Sustainable Development Goals Tech For Good Social Impact

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**100%** of best year **2** **cheques in 12 months**, 16 on record

Since the last cheque **73** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec

Median round **$56M** Cheque size, as they say **$100K – $10M** Rounds led **1 of 16** Sole investor **3 rounds** Exits **5 from the portfolio** Mostly in **United States, 100%**

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## S3 Ventures highlights

- 01 2 cheques in the last 12 months
- 02 Mostly Series B and Series A: 56% of its rounds
- 03 Sole investor in 3 rounds, median $4.0M
- 04 5 exits from the portfolio

## What they do

> S3 Ventures is the largest and longest-serving venture capital firm born in Texas and investing nationwide. From their own website

- **Type:** VC firm (from a list, unverified)
- **Cheque size:** $100K – $10M as they say
- **Stages:** Seed Series A Series B Growth Pre-IPO
- **Sectors:** Sustainable Development Goals Tech For Good Social Impact
- **Based in:** Austin, United States
- **Cold pitches:** Not stated

## The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first **16 appearances**

- **2026** 2 rounds
- **Aug** **[MaxQ Medical](https://millionrounds.com/company/maxq-medical)** Series A · US · Ventureburn **$32M** *Led*
- **Apr** **[Endovascular Engineering, Inc. (“E2”)](https://millionrounds.com/company/endovascular-engineering-inc-e2)** Series C · US · Firms' own news pages **$80M** With 6 others
- **2013** 1 round
- **Jun** **[TVA Medical](https://millionrounds.com/company/tva-medical)** Series B · US · vcaonline.com **$9.5M** With 2 others
- **2012** 2 rounds
- **Apr** **[OrthoAccel Technologies](https://millionrounds.com/company/orthoaccel-technologies)** Venture · US · finsmes.com **$10M** With 1 other
- **Feb** **[Tango Health](https://millionrounds.com/company/tango-health)** Series B · US · eon.businesswire.com **$4.0M** Sole investor
- **2011** 2 rounds
- **Aug** **[Kimbia](https://millionrounds.com/company/kimbia)** Series B · US · techcrunch.com **$4.0M** Sole investor
- **Apr** **[Digby](https://millionrounds.com/company/digby)** Series C · US · dmwmedia.com **$8.0M** With 3 others
- **2010** 5 rounds
- **Nov** **[Tango Health](https://millionrounds.com/company/tango-health)** Series A · US · finsmes.com **$3.0M** With 3 others
- **Oct** **[StoredIQ](https://millionrounds.com/company/storediq)** Venture · US · freshnews.com **$10M** With 1 other
- **May** **[LibreDigital](https://millionrounds.com/company/libredigital)** Series C · US · paidcontent.org **$8.1M** With 2 others
- **May** **[Sipera Systems](https://millionrounds.com/company/sipera-systems)** Series D · US · texastechpulse.com **$10M** With 4 others
- **Feb** **[Callvine](https://millionrounds.com/company/callvine)** Series A · US · austin.bizjournals.com **$4.0M** Sole investor
- **2009** 2 rounds
- **Jul** **[Invodo](https://millionrounds.com/company/invodo)** Series B · US · pr.com **$6.0M** With 1 other
- **Apr** **[StoredIQ](https://millionrounds.com/company/storediq)** Series C · US · storediq.com **$8.0M** With 1 other
- **2008** 1 round
- **Jun** **[StoredIQ](https://millionrounds.com/company/storediq)** Series B · US · startupmeme.com **$13M** With 2 others
- **2007** 1 round
- **Sept** **[Phurnace Software](https://millionrounds.com/company/phurnace-software)** Series A · US · bizjournals.com **$5.0M** With 1 other

An announcement gives the size of the round, not the size of this investor's cheque: the only rounds that imply a cheque are those where they were the sole named investor.

## The team

We hold **15** people at this firm from the lists this database was built from: a weaker source than the filings, since a list does not say when a title ended. Login to see them.

## Exits from the portfolio

Companies it backed that were later bought or listed **5 in all**

**[Digby](https://millionrounds.com/company/digby)** Bought by [Phunware](https://millionrounds.com/fund/phunware) **Undisclosed** May 2014

**[StoredIQ](https://millionrounds.com/company/storediq)** Bought by [IBM (International Business Machines)](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ibm-international-business-machines) **Undisclosed** Dec 2012

**[Sipera Systems](https://millionrounds.com/company/sipera-systems)** Bought by Avaya **Undisclosed** Oct 2011

**[LibreDigital](https://millionrounds.com/company/libredigital)** Bought by RR Donnelley (Nasdaq:RRD) **Undisclosed** Aug 2011

**[Phurnace Software](https://millionrounds.com/company/phurnace-software)** Bought by BMC Software **Undisclosed** Jan 2010

An exit counts when it came after the firm's first round in the company. From historical deal records.

## The cheque

Seed Series A Series B

Median round joined **$56M** the round, not its cheque Alone, median **$4.0M**

Led 1 of 16 rounds **6%**

- **Said size:** $100K – $10M
- **Sole investor:** 3 rounds
- **Last cheque:** Aug 2026
- **Exits:** 5 from the portfolio

Rounds by stage said on their site

- Series B said *5*
- Series A said *4*
- Series C *4*
- Venture *2*
- Series D *1*
- Seed said *-*
- Growth said *-*

Cheques by month Led Joined

Dec 2023 Nov 2026

Often in the room with

- [Sante Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sante-ventures) 2
- [Techxas Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/techxas-ventures) 2

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## Who they invest alongside

The investors most often in the same rounds as S3 Ventures. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed.

[**Sante Ventures** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sante-ventures)[**Techxas Ventures** Growth equity **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/techxas-ventures)

## Recently backed

The latest companies S3 Ventures put money into.

[**MaxQ Medical** $32M · Aug 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/maxq-medical)

## Quick answers about S3 Ventures

### What does S3 Ventures invest in?

S3 Ventures invests most often at Series B and Series A (56% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Sustainable Development Goals, Tech For Good and Social Impact.

### How active is S3 Ventures?

16 investments on record, 2 of them in the last 12 months, and it led 1. The most recent was in Aug 2026.

### What has S3 Ventures invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: MaxQ Medical (Series A, Aug 2026) and Endovascular Engineering, Inc. (“E2”) (Series C, Apr 2026).

### How big are S3 Ventures's cheques?

The median round it joins is $56M. It says it writes cheques of $100K to $10M.

### Does S3 Ventures lead rounds?

Sometimes: it led 1 of its 16 investments on record (6%).

### Where does S3 Ventures invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (100%).

### Is S3 Ventures investing now?

Yes: it is actively investing, with 2 investments in the last 12 months.

### Who does S3 Ventures invest alongside?

Most often Sante Ventures (2 rounds together) and Techxas Ventures (2 rounds together).

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