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Nicole Bentz

Investor

Vice 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.

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Experience

  1. S3 VenturesVice Presidentcurrent2025 — presentAustin, TX
  2. S3 VenturesSenior Associate2022 — 2025Austin, Texas Metropolitan Area
  3. S3 VenturesAssociate2021 — 2022Austin, Texas Metropolitan Area
  4. AvtalBoard Observercurrent2025 — presentAustin, Texas Metropolitan Area
  5. BrainCheckBoard Observercurrent2021 — present
  6. Interplay LearningBoard Observercurrent2026 — present
  7. QbDVisionBoard Observercurrent2024 — presentAustin, Texas Metropolitan Area
  8. RepVueBoard Observercurrent2022 — present
  9. Versa VascularBoard Observercurrent2025 — present
  10. LiquibaseBoard Observer2021 — 2025
  11. PluralBoard Observer2022 — 2025
  12. SumatraBoard Observer2022 — 2024
  13. VideateBoard Observer2021 — 2022Austin, Texas Metropolitan Area
  14. GendaBoard Observer2021 — 2022
  15. LeanDNABoard Observer2021 — 2022
  16. Flyover CapitalSenior Analyst2020 — 2021Kansas City, Missouri Area
  17. Flyover CapitalAnalyst2018 — 2020
  18. PwCAssociate2016 — 2018
  19. KU EndowmentGraduate Student Intern2015 — 2016Lawrence, Kansas Area
  20. PwCIntern2015

Education

  1. The University of KansasMaster’s Degree, Accounting2015 — 2016
  2. The University of KansasBachelor's degree, Accounting2010 — 2014

Skills & more

Business-to-Business (B2B)PresentationsB2B SoftwareStartupsDue DiligenceFinancial AnalysisBusiness AnalysisAccountingVenture CapitalVenture FinancingValuationBusiness Valuation
+5 moreEquity ValuationValuation ModelingFinancial ModelingEarly-stage StartupsFinance

Languages English · Spanish

  • VC University LIVE South - Fall 2019 — VC University
  • Certified Public Accountant (CPA) — AICPA

From Nicole's professional profile.

Same school

Also attended The University of Kansas48

Michelle DuncanDirector, Events at Ibex InvestorsMichelle GarlandPartner & CEO at Soul Search at AlleyCorpSam SilversheinVice President at Alpha PartnersHarry LuoSenior Associate at Reach CapitalJeff StowellManaging Partner at Royal Street Ventures Management Company, LlcScott WilliamsonPortfolio Partner: Product at OSS Capital

+ 42 more

Shared employers

Also worked at Avtal1

Charlie PlaucheManaging Director at S3 Ventures

Also worked at Versa Vascular1

Brian SmithManaging Director at S3 Ventures

Also worked at Plural2

Aaron PermanGeneral Partner at S3 VenturesMike AsemFounding Partner at M25

Also worked at Genda2

Charlie PlaucheManaging Director at S3 VenturesGili ElkinManaging Partner at ICI

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.