Charlie Plauche
General Partner at S3 Ventures
Austin, Texas
Overview
Work Experience
General Partner
2010 - Current
Member, Board of Directors / Shareholder
2011
Joined the board after S3's original investment in 2011 when Alkami had $0 in ARR and <10 employees. I served in that role for 9+ years until just prior to IPO when the company was 600+ employees with $150M+ in ARR. In April 2021, Alkami had their IPO debut on the NASDAQ (ticker: ALKT).
Alkami Technology provides cloud-based digital banking solutions for credit unions and banks.
Raised $385,182,200.00 from D1 Capital Partners, Fidelity, Stockbridge Investors and Franklin Templeton.
Member, Board of Directors
2018
BrainCheck is a mobile interactive test for cognitive health, allowing users to track their brain health to share results with clinicians.
Raised $41,245,000.00 from UPMC Enterprises, S3 Ventures and Next Coast Ventures.
Member, Board of Directors
2019
Member, Board of Directors
2019
Atmosphere is a streaming TV platform for businesses, offering 21 original and partner TV channels.
Raised $213,742,685.00 from S3 Ventures, Valor Equity Partners and Sageview Capital.
Member, Board of Directors
2019
LeanDNA is an analytics platform that improves on-time delivery, optimizes inventory, and reduces operational costs for factories.
Raised $19,500,000.00 from Ronyp Kahan, Next Coast Ventures and S3 Ventures.
Member, Board of Directors
2020
Upkey is a provider of remote career readiness and talent engagement tools for students, universities, and companies.
Raised $3,000,000.00 from Bronze Valley, S3 Ventures, Steve Schaffer, Lofty Ventures, Tensility Venture Partners, Michael Polsky and Chicago Ventures.
Member, Board of Directors
2021
Member, Board of Directors
2021
UpEquity is a tech-enabled mortgage platform.
Raised $76,650,000.00 from Alumni Ventures.
Member, Board of Directors
2021