Nicole Bentz
InvestorVice President at S3 Ventures
Austin, Texas
Writes $250K – $10M checks · typically $5M
About
Nicole Bentz is a Vice President at S3 Ventures, which she joined in 2021, where she evaluates potential investments and supports portfolio companies. She previously spent three years at Flyover Capital assessing new investments and supporting early-stage technology companies, and earlier worked at PwC advising clients in the technology and financial services industries. She holds a B.S. and a Masters in Accounting from the University of Kansas and was formerly a CPA licensed in Missouri.
Contact· self-published, not guessed
Experience
- S3 VenturesVice Presidentcurrent2025 — presentAustin, TX
- S3 VenturesSenior Associate2022 — 2025Austin, Texas Metropolitan Area
- S3 VenturesAssociate2021 — 2022Austin, Texas Metropolitan Area
- AvtalBoard Observercurrent2025 — presentAustin, Texas Metropolitan Area
- BrainCheckBoard Observercurrent2021 — present
- Interplay LearningBoard Observercurrent2026 — present
- QbDVisionBoard Observercurrent2024 — presentAustin, Texas Metropolitan Area
- RepVueBoard Observercurrent2022 — present
- Versa VascularBoard Observercurrent2025 — present
- LiquibaseBoard Observer2021 — 2025
- PluralBoard Observer2022 — 2025
- SumatraBoard Observer2022 — 2024
- VideateBoard Observer2021 — 2022Austin, Texas Metropolitan Area
- GendaBoard Observer2021 — 2022
- LeanDNABoard Observer2021 — 2022
- Flyover CapitalSenior Analyst2020 — 2021Kansas City, Missouri Area
- Flyover CapitalAnalyst2018 — 2020
- PwCAssociate2016 — 2018
- KU EndowmentGraduate Student Intern2015 — 2016Lawrence, Kansas Area
- PwCIntern2015
- CBIZ MHM, LLCIntern2015Leawood, KS
- KU EndowmentStudent Manager2014Lawrence, Kansas Area
- KU EndowmentStudent Caller2011 — 2014Lawrence, Kansas Area
- The University of KansasAccounting 200 Help Room Assistant2014
- The University of KansasTeaching Assistant - FIN 460/SCM 418 Financial Modeling and Risk Analysis2014Lawrence, KS
- Seaboard CorporationIntern2014Merriam, KS
- Seaboard CorporationIntern2013Merriam, KS
Skills & more
Business-to-Business (B2B)PresentationsB2B SoftwareStartupsDue DiligenceFinancial AnalysisBusiness AnalysisAccountingVenture CapitalVenture FinancingValuationBusiness Valuation
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Equity ValuationValuation ModelingFinancial ModelingEarly-stage StartupsFinanceLanguages English · Spanish
- VC University LIVE South - Fall 2019 — VC University
- Certified Public Accountant (CPA) — AICPA
From Nicole's professional profile.
Investments
Investor
AvtalBrainCheckQbDVisionRepVueSudoziSuntheticsVersaVascular
Per the firm's website.
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
Eric Engineer
General Partner at S3 Ventures
Joe Curry
Principal at S3 Ventures
Network5
Aaron PermanScout
General Partner at S3 Ventures
Brian SmithScout
Managing Director at S3 Ventures
Carolyn HourenScout
Senior Associate at S3 Ventures
Charlie PlaucheScout
Managing Director at S3 Ventures
Eric EngineerScout
General Partner at S3 Ventures
Investors connected to Nicole in public investor directories — a warm-intro map.
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Nicole Bentz?
- Nicole Bentz is a Vice President at S3 Ventures, which she joined in 2021, where she evaluates potential investments and supports portfolio companies. She previously spent three years at Flyover Capital assessing new investments and supporting early-stage technology companies, and earlier worked at PwC advising clients in the technology and financial services industries. She holds a B.S. and a Masters in Accounting from the University of Kansas and was formerly a CPA licensed in Missouri.
- Where does Nicole Bentz work?
- Nicole Bentz is Vice President at S3 Ventures.
- What check size does Nicole Bentz write?
- Nicole Bentz typically writes checks of $250K – $10M.
- What companies has Nicole Bentz invested in?
- Investments tracked here include Avtal, BrainCheck, QbDVision, RepVue, Sudozi, Sunthetics, VersaVascular.
- Where did Nicole Bentz go to school?
- Nicole Bentz studied at The University of Kansas (Master’s Degree, Accounting); The University of Kansas (Bachelor's degree, Accounting).
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