# 3S Landing Pad

> 3S Landing Pad is a VC fund in Palo Alto backing Software, Smart Cities and Transportation. See 6 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Palo Alto, United States
- Total investments: 6
- Last investment: Jun 2018
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/3slandingpad/
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/3SLandingPad
- Website: https://3slandingpad.org/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/3SLandingPad/

3S Landing Pad is an intensive 6-month long scale program to expand your business into the USA, the most competitive startup environment in the world. 12 startups with solid traction will have an immersive experience of working with world-class mentors, attracting customers, partners and investors.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 2 | 33% |
| Smart Cities | 2 | 33% |
| Transportation | 2 | 33% |
| SaaS | 1 | 17% |
| Travel | 1 | 17% |

33 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 3 | 50% |
| Pre-Seed | 3 | 50% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 4 | 67% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 17% |
| The Netherlands | 1 | 17% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| sensfix | IoT-connected Field Service Management Platform which enables devices to automatically schedule and manage their repair & maintenance needs, transparent to all stake-holders leveraging Blockchain. First machine-initiated real-time ticketing system,digitizing workflows for full automation.Enterprise SaaS saves 30% on Operations &Maintenance cost of physical assets by enabling successful repairs on first visit and reducing repair failure rate to < 1%. | $250K | Pre-Seed | Jun 06, 2018 |  |
| Optiyol | Optiyol helps freight and passenger transportation operations in cities have increased in volume due to e-commerce and increased urbanization. Legacy route optimization solutions can no longer handle the scale and complexity of these operations and require human intervention which results in overspending for fleet and energy costs and lowercustomer service levels due to late arrivals. Optiyol builds a self-learning optimization engine with comprehensive data models and algorithms to handle all real-life constraints for both efficient and practical route plans. Optiyol's team has over ten years of experience in algorithm engineering and software design with Ph.D. degrees from Georgia Tech. | $40K | Seed | Jun 01, 2018 |  |
| Cabture | Cabture monetizes on lost travel time providing on-board engagement and entertainment.Across the globe, transportation companies suffer from price wars. despite the 1.1 trillion dollar (and growing) passenger transportation market, these companies are barely profitable. Taxicabs are affected the most. Cabture rescues taxicab companies bybringing them tons of clients. They place interactive screens in the back of cabs, and they generate business from restaurants, hotels, and business centers.Founded in 2014, the company is based in Amsterdam, Amstelveen. | $40K | Seed | Jun 01, 2018 |  |
| Kuan Intelligence | Kuan Intelligence is a London-Hong Kong based Financial Technology (Fintech) company offering cheaper, faster and more transparent FX and payment solutions to businesses trading between Europe and Asia.In Chinese, Kuan is the pinyin for “款”– meaning both “money” and “sincere”. They help businesses to eliminate all the hidden banking fees theyhave been paying, by giving companies access to cross-border currency transfers using real exchange rate, the lowest fees and the shortest delivery time. | $40K | Seed | Jun 01, 2018 |  |
| Mimiq | Mimiq enables consumers to get instant security on-the-go by leveraging portable hardware and advanced software for microinsurance offerings and on-demand security response services. | $40K | Pre-Seed | Jun 01, 2018 |  |
| Buck.ai | Buck.ai is an AI enabled Robotic Process Automation platform that empowers businesses with easy-to-use AI workflows to elevate customer service & interactions. | $40K | Pre-Seed | May 03, 2018 |  |

6 of 6 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Startupbootcamp](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/startupbootcamp) — VC Fund, 5 deals together
- Startupbootcamp Scale San Francisco — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [StartersHub](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/startershub) — VC Fund, 2 deals together

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## FAQ

### What does 3S Landing Pad invest in?

3S Landing Pad invests primarily in Software, Smart Cities and Transportation startups, most often at Seed and Pre-Seed stage. Most of the 6 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did 3S Landing Pad last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for 3S Landing Pad closed in Jun 2018. Shizune tracks 6 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Aug 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.

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