Charlie Plauche

Charlie Plauche

Managing Director atS3 VenturesAustin

Charlie Plauche joined S3 Ventures in 2010 and is a General Partner. He serves on multiple portfolio company boards and previously worked at Harbert Private Equity Funds.

What Charlie can write

Writes checks of$500K to $30M
Comes in atSeed, Series A, Series BCan lead the round
Ownership target7-10%At first check
Pitch pageSubmit on their siteThe firm asks founders to apply here.

S3 Ventures writes $500K to $30M checks, larger than 71% of firms in the atlas.

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Career

  1. Harbert Private Equity Funds
  2. S3 Ventures · General Partner
    Now
  3. Harbert Private Equity Funds

Investments named in public bios

AtmosphereAvtalBrainCheckCloverleaf AIEarlytradeInterplay LearningLeanDNANestimateProkeepSchematicUpEquityZSuite TechAlkami TechnologyHYASFavor DeliveryKimbia

Focus

healthcaremanufacturingleveraged buyouts

Education

McCombs School at the University of Texas in Austin, MBAUniversity of Mississippi, BS in Finance

Also at S3 Ventures

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Questions

Who is Charlie Plauche?

Charlie Plauche joined S3 Ventures in 2010 and is a General Partner. He serves on multiple portfolio company boards and previously worked at Harbert Private Equity Funds.

How much does Charlie Plauche invest?

Charlie Plauche invests through S3 Ventures, which writes checks of $500K to $30M at seed, series a, series b.

How do I pitch Charlie Plauche?

A warm intro from a founder S3 Ventures backed works best.

What did Charlie Plauche do before S3 Ventures?

Harbert Private Equity Funds; Harbert Private Equity Funds.

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