Fundraising Fox

Eric Engineer

Investor

Partner at S3 Ventures · Board director at Arpio · Board director at VUV Analytics

Austin, Texas

Writes $250K – $10M checks · typically $5M

About

Eric Engineer leverages work from sales engineer to Microsoft product roles, investor and portfolio-company CEO to back AI-native founders tackling complex under-digitized industries and connect Texas startups to national capital.

Contact· self-published, not guessed

Invests in

Enterprise SoftwareFintechHealthtechMedical DevicesSaaS

Board director at ArpioYC W21

Intro paths

YC

Eric went through Y Combinator (Winter 2021) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

GP

Their group partner at YC was Jared Friedman, YC Group Partner — the partner who ran Arpio's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗

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In turn, Eric can intro founders to Arpio's investors below.

Arpio's investors · 9

Companyon VenturesBoston · $2M – $10M checks · since 2023CreativeCoCharlotte · since 2023Draper AssociatesSan Mateo · $500K – $5M checks · since 2023IDEA NCDurham · $250K – $2M checks · since 2023Lookout VenturesChevy Chase · $250K – $2M checks · since 2026Paladin Capital GroupWashington · $100K – $5M checks · since 2026S3 VenturesAustin · $500K – $15M checks · since 2023Valor VenturesSouth · $500K – $3M checks · since 2026Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2021

Co-founders at Arpio

DNDoug Neumann
Doug NeumannFounder
STShaw Terwilliger
Shaw TerwilligerFounder

Board director at VUV Analytics

Intro paths

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In turn, Eric can intro founders to VUV Analytics's investors below.

VUV Analytics's investors · 2

New Science VenturesGreenwich · $2M – $8M checksS3 VenturesAustin · $500K – $15M checks · since 2022

Experience

  1. S3 VenturesGeneral Partnercurrent2018 — presentAustin, Texas Metropolitan Area
  2. OpineBoard Directorcurrent2025 — present
  3. MontyCloudBoard Directorcurrent2025 — present
  4. Mavvrik (formerly DigitalEx)Board Directorcurrent2024 — present
  5. KamiwazaAIBoard Directorcurrent2024 — present
  6. ArpioMember Board of Directorscurrent2023 — present
  7. ControlRooms.aiInvestorcurrent2023 — presentAustin, Texas, United States
  8. AllstacksBoard Observercurrent2022 — present
  9. RepVueBoard Membercurrent2022 — present
  10. VideateBoard of Directorscurrent2022 — presentAustin, Texas, United States
  11. NoiseAwareBoard of Directorscurrent2020 — presentDallas, Texas, United States
  12. QbDVisionBoard of Directorscurrent2020 — presentAustin, Texas, United States
  13. LiquibaseBoard Observercurrent2018 — presentAustin, Texas Metropolitan Area
  14. SumatraBoard Member2022 — 2024
  15. VUV Analytics, Inc.Board Of Directors2018 — 2024Austin, Texas Metropolitan Area
  16. Interplay LearningBoard Observer2019 — 2022Austin, Texas Metropolitan Area
  17. AtmosphereBoard Of Directors / Board Observer2019 — 2021Austin, Texas Metropolitan Area
  18. Briggo CoffeeBoard Of Directors2018 — 2020Austin, Texas Metropolitan Area
  19. InvodoCEO2016 — 2018Austin, Texas Metropolitan Area
  20. InvodoVice President -- Strategy & Business Development2012 — 2016Austin, Texas
  21. Sevin Rosen FundsPartner2011 — 2012Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex
  22. Sevin Rosen FundsSenior Associate2008 — 2011Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex
  23. Sevin Rosen FundsSummer Associate2007Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex
  24. Microsoft CorporationProduct Manager2003 — 2006Greater Seattle Area
  25. Trilogy SoftwareTechnical Pre-Sales Consultant2002 — 2003Austin, Texas Metropolitan Area

Skills & more

SaaS72Enterprise Software19Venture Capital50Startup Consulting11Software6Start-ups99Mobile Devices33Entrepreneur4Entrepreneurship79Strategy99Product Management65Competitive Analysis16
+10 moreMergersStrategic PartnershipsCorporate DevelopmentCloud ComputingProduct MarketingBusiness StrategyMobile ApplicationsBusiness DevelopmentDue DiligenceE-commerce

From Eric's professional profile.

Deals · 3

RepVueBoard seat

via S3 Ventures · filed Jun 2022 · $5M raise

BriggoBoard seat

via S3 Ventures · filed Aug 2019 · $15M raise

InvodoLed round

via S3 Ventures

Attribution from SEC filings, press coverage, and firm rosters.

Other disclosed investments

Sources: the firm's website · SEC Form D filings.

Colleagues at S3 Ventures

Aaron Perman
General Partner at S3 Ventures
Anthony Marfisi
Associate at S3 Ventures
Anthony Marfski
Associate at S3 Ventures
Brian Smith
Managing Director at S3 Ventures
Carolyn Houren
Senior Associate at S3 Ventures
Charlie Plauche
Managing Director at S3 Ventures
Joe Curry
Principal at S3 Ventures
Kathryn Deebel
Director of Platform & Network at S3 Ventures

Network9

Carolyn HourenScout
Senior Associate at S3 Ventures
Jonathan DrillingsScout
Principal at The Riverside Company
Nicole BentzScout
Vice President at S3 Ventures
Patrick YangScout
Partner at Amity Ventures
Scot WingoScout
Investor at G20 Ventures
Joe Curry
Principal at S3 Ventures
Katie Wallis
Associate at S3 Ventures
Kim Rodriguez
Venture Partner at S3 Ventures
Sarah Morgan
Vice President at S3 Ventures

Investors connected to Eric in public investor directories — a warm-intro map.

Frequently asked questions

Who is Eric Engineer?
Eric Engineer leverages work from sales engineer to Microsoft product roles, investor and portfolio-company CEO to back AI-native founders tackling complex under-digitized industries and connect Texas startups to national capital.
Where does Eric Engineer work?
Eric Engineer is Partner at S3 Ventures and Board director at Arpio and Board director at VUV Analytics.
What does Eric Engineer invest in?
Eric Engineer invests in Enterprise Software, Fintech, Healthtech, Medical Devices, SaaS.
What check size does Eric Engineer write?
Eric Engineer typically writes checks of $250K – $10M.
What boards does Eric Engineer sit on?
Eric Engineer holds tracked board seats at Allstacks, Arpio, Arpio, Atmosphere, Briggo, Briggo, Interplay Learning, Kamiwaza, Kamiwaza, Liquibase.
What companies has Eric Engineer invested in?
Investments tracked here include Invodo.
Where did Eric Engineer go to school?
Eric Engineer studied at Harvard Business School (MBA); Rice University (MCS, Computer Science); Rice University (BS, Computer Science).
Does Eric Engineer lead rounds?
Yes — Eric Engineer has led 1 tracked investment.

Same school

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Also attended Rice University139

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Also attended St. John's School11

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Shared employers

Also worked at MontyCloud2

Steve BergVenture Partner at Lytical VenturesJonathan DrillingsPrincipal at The Riverside Company

Also worked at Sumatra1

Nicole BentzVice President at S3 Ventures

Also worked at Interplay Learning4

Ian ChiuManaging Partner at Owl VenturesCharlie PlaucheManaging Director at S3 VenturesNicole BentzVice President at S3 VenturesSarah MorganVice President at S3 Ventures

Also worked at Microsoft Corporation1,188

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