Charlie Plauche is a member of Earlytrade’s Board of Directors and General Partner at S3 Ventures, a Texas-based firm managing $1B+ in assets, where he has served since 2010 and built a track record of backing companies through growth and successful exits — including Alkami Technology (NASDAQ: ALKT), Levelset (acquired by Procore), Liveoak Technologies (acquired by DocuSign), and Favor Delivery (acquired by H-E-B). His board tenure at Alkami alone spanned from $0 in ARR and fewer than 10 employees through IPO at 600+ employees and $150M+ in ARR, bringing Earlytrade exactly the kind of scaling and governance experience that defines the firm’s next chapter.