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Eric Engineer

Eric Engineer

General Partner atS3 VenturesAustin
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Eric Engineer is a General Partner at S3 Ventures, joining in 2018. He previously held roles at Invodo, Sevin Rosen Funds, Microsoft, and Trilogy Software, and holds an MBA from Harvard Business School.

What Eric 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. Trilogy Software · Sales Engineer
  2. Microsoft
  3. Sevin Rosen Funds · Partner
  4. Invodo · CEO
    until early 2018
  5. S3 Ventures · General Partner
    Now
  6. Microsoft

Investments named in public bios

AllStacksArpioBuzz SolutionsKamiwazaMavvrikMontyCloudOpineQbDVisionRepVueRestVideateAtmosphereBriggoInterplay LearningLiquibaseSumatra

Focus

softwarehealthcare

Education

Harvard Business School, MBARice University, MCS in Distributed Systems

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Aaron Perman
Aaron PermanGeneral Partner
Brian R. Smith
Brian R. SmithManaging Director
Charlie Plauche
Charlie PlaucheManaging Director
Joe Curry
Joe CurryPrincipal

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Maria PacellaManaging Partner, Pender Ventures

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One email when Eric's firm raises a fund, adds a partner or shows new activity.

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Questions

Who is Eric Engineer?

Eric Engineer is a General Partner at S3 Ventures, joining in 2018. He previously held roles at Invodo, Sevin Rosen Funds, Microsoft, and Trilogy Software, and holds an MBA from Harvard Business School.

How much does Eric Engineer invest?

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

How do I pitch Eric Engineer?

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

What did Eric Engineer do before S3 Ventures?

Sales Engineer at Trilogy Software; Microsoft; Partner at Sevin Rosen Funds; CEO at Invodo; Microsoft.

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