S3 Ventures

Overview

Since our firm’s inception over fourteen years ago, we have been fortunate to have a single limited partner — a highly-philanthropic family office — whose multi-billion dollar foundation is primarily focused on addressing social inequities through family-oriented initiatives — including community and maternal health services, early-childhood education, criminal justice reform, and inclusive neighborhood development. Our single-LP model is also of great benefit to our entrepreneurs: without the distraction of constant fundraising, our entire team can dedicate more time and resources to helping our portfolio companies succeed. With this unique structure, we are unencumbered by many of the mandates and timing constraints faced by traditional venture capital firms — better aligning us with the needs of founders and their companies. As a result, we have been able to back 40+ entrepreneurs with the patient capital and true resources required to build companies that truly make big (Texas-sized!) impacts.

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