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S3 Ventures — 2021 Investments

5 investments dated 2021 · listed companies and verified rows first · show all

Buildforcebuildforce.cominOct 2021

Buildforce runs a platform that matches electrical contractors with pre-vetted, background-checked electricians for short-term or temp-to-hire work, and handles onboarding, GPS time tracking, compliance, and payroll.

B2B MarketplacesConstruction TechHR TechHouston, US

Vu Brown(Founder)inDenman Moody Heard(Executive Officer, Director)Jarrod Pollock(Director)Alexander Brown(Executive Officer, Director)

BoardJackie DiMonte(Director)Adrian Fortino(Director)in

PartnerAaron Perman· led

Co-investorsChicago VenturesFrontera Technology VenturesGrid CapitalMercury FundRevolutionTDF Ventures

Lyndalynda.comFeb 2021 · $18M

Lynda.com redirects to LinkedIn Learning, an online education platform offering video courses, quizzes, exercise files, curated learning pathways, and professional certificates.

EdTechFuture of WorkSaaS

Co-investorsAccelSpectrum EquityHOLT VenturesMeritech Capital PartnersOwl VenturesSierra Ventures+3 more

Saranassaranas.cominSeries B · Jul 2021 · $12.8M

HealthtechHouston, US

Michael Magnani(Executive Officer, Director)inMehdi Razavi(Executive Officer, Director)

BoardGill M. Jack(Director)Milton Morris(Director)Daniel Steppe(Director)

Co-investorsBaird CapitalHouston Angel Network

Sudozisudozi.comJul 2021Acquired

Sudozi provides an AI-powered procurement platform that handles intake, vendor workflows, approvals, budgets, and spend decisions, connecting the process from purchase request to payment.

AI & Machine LearningFintechSaaSAustin, US

Rose Punkunus(Founder)

BoardMar Hershenson(Director)

PartnerAaron Perman· led

Co-investorsPear VC

UpEquityupequity.comin𝕏Seed · Oct 2021

UpEquity provides real estate services that help homeowners buying and selling simultaneously by unlocking equity and removing contingencies to enable competitive offers.

FintechPropTechAustin, US

Timothy Herman(CEO)inLouis WilsonAndy Pruitt(CTO)Andrew Paulson(Engineering Manager)Jeff Boone(Director of Engineering)Josh Euers(Chief of Staff)

Co-investorsAlumni VenturesCastle Creek LaunchpadEarly Light VenturesGaingelsLaunchpad CapitalNext Coast Ventures+11 more

Rows marked “SEC filing” are inferred from directors named on the company's SEC Form D — public regulatory data, not a portfolio list published by the firm.