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John Philpott

Investor

General Partner at FINTOP Capital · Board director at Trail Software

Nashville, Tennessee

Writes $3M – $5M checks · typically $4M

About

John Philpott, an S1 founding-team member who helped build the first internet bank and once hand-wrote checks when systems failed, later led a $70B wealth platform and backs B2B fintech.

Contact· self-published, not guessed

Invests in

AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityFintechInsurTechSaaS

Board director at Trail Software

Intro paths

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In turn, John can intro founders to Trail Software's investors below.

Trail Software's investors · 1

FINTOP CapitalNashville · since 2016

Experience

  1. FINTOPPartnercurrent2018 — present
  2. Thread BankBoard Member - Audit Committee Chairmancurrent2021 — present
  3. Tuhk Inc.Board Membercurrent2025 — present
  4. EnFi, IncBoard Membercurrent2025 — present
  5. ReturnalyzeBoard Membercurrent2025 — present
  6. SolaBoard Membercurrent2024 — present
  7. SquareDashBoard Membercurrent2024 — present
  8. ParticipateBoard Membercurrent2023 — present
  9. infinant IncBoard Membercurrent2023 — present
  10. InterPaymentsBoard Membercurrent2022 — present
  11. Plinqit CompanyBoard Membercurrent2022 — present
  12. Tax Status IncBoard Membercurrent2021 — present
  13. PlootoBoard Membercurrent2021 — present
  14. ChargebackBoard Membercurrent2020 — present
  15. Trovata.ioBoard Membercurrent2019 — present
  16. VouchrBoard Membercurrent2019 — present
  17. Launch TennesseeMaster Mentorcurrent2014 — present
  18. XelixBoard Member2022 — 2025
  19. Quavo Fraud & DisputesBoard Member2021 — 2025
  20. QohashBoard Member2021 — 2025
  21. Digital Onboarding, Inc.Board Member2019 — 2023
  22. Peak MoneyAdvisor2018 — 2023
  23. TenureXBoard Member2021 — 2023
  24. Bridge Financial TechnologyBoard2018 — 2022
  25. Court AvenuePartner2014 — 2022
  26. KindfulBoard Member2016 — 2021Nashville Metropolitan Area
  27. StudioNowBoard Advisor/CFO2016 — 2018
  28. Interactive Advisory SoftwareCEO2011 — 2016
  29. BestowCEO2013 — 2014
  30. S1 Corporation (NASDAQ:SONE)SVP, General Manager - International2006 — 2011
  31. StillPoint AdvisorsGP/Founding Team2004 — 2006
  32. SFNB/S1 Corporation (NASDAQ:SONE)Founding Team1995 — 2004

Skills & more

Strategic Planning22SaaS38Start-ups46Business Development18Financial Services24Strategic Partnerships42Financial Advisory11Due Diligence6Business Strategy24P&L Management5International Business Development5International Business1
+7 moreNew Venture DevelopmentExecutive ManagementCEOsSalesMarketingNew Business DevelopmentOperations Management

From John's professional profile.

Deals · 2

Thread BancorpBoard seat

via FINTOP Capital · filed Dec 2025

Trail SoftwareBoard seat

via FINTOP Capital · filed Aug 2016

Attribution from SEC filings, press coverage, and firm rosters.

Other disclosed investments

Board seats

Quavo

Per SEC Form D filings.

Colleagues at FINTOP Capital

Adam Aspes
Partner at FINTOP Capital
Brittani Roberts
Director at FINTOP Capital
Chris Haley
Venture Partner at FINTOP Capital
Chrissy Whitty
Associate at FINTOP Capital
Colleen Flynn
Director, Marketing at FINTOP Capital
Cooper Winrich
Associate at FINTOP Capital
Eric Kwong
Director, Finance/Ops at FINTOP Capital
George Cecil
Director, Data & Analytics at FINTOP Capital

Network1

Anna Garcia
Partner at Runway Venture Partners

Investors connected to John in public investor directories — a warm-intro map.

Frequently asked questions

Who is John Philpott?
John Philpott, an S1 founding-team member who helped build the first internet bank and once hand-wrote checks when systems failed, later led a $70B wealth platform and backs B2B fintech.
Where does John Philpott work?
John Philpott is General Partner at FINTOP Capital and Board director at Trail Software.
What does John Philpott invest in?
John Philpott invests in AI & Machine Learning, Cybersecurity, Fintech, InsurTech, SaaS.
What check size does John Philpott write?
John Philpott typically writes checks of $3M – $5M.
What boards does John Philpott sit on?
John Philpott holds tracked board seats at Quavo, Thread Bancorp, Trail Software.
Where did John Philpott go to school?
John Philpott studied at Davidson College.

Same school

Also attended Davidson College67

Steve TregayManaging General Partner at Mission BiocapitalDaniel HanksManaging Partner at Lavrock VenturesGray RobinsonPartner at Congruent VenturesJon BassettManaging Partner at NextGen Venture PartnersAnthony FoxxAdvisor at Autotech VenturesEric FarmerSenior Vice President, Atlantic Packaging at New Earth Ventures

+ 61 more

Shared employers

Also worked at FINTOP21

Adam AspesPartner at FINTOP CapitalGeorge CecilDirector, Data & Analytics at FINTOP CapitalColleen FlynnDirector, Marketing at FINTOP CapitalChris HaleyVenture Partner at FINTOP CapitalMax HaskinPrincipal at FINTOP CapitalRick HoltonCo-Founder at FINTOP Capital

+ 15 more

Also worked at EnFi, Inc2

Dr. Catherine HavasiAdvisor at AI CapitalPhilip H. BeauregardFormer Founder, Operator at Impellent Ventures

Also worked at Xelix4

Lucia VitaAssociate at Smedvig VenturesAlice FoulkManaging Director at BP Marsh & Partners PLCRobert DigheroFounding Partner at Passion CapitalRemus BrettGeneral Partner at Phoenix Court

Also worked at Quavo Fraud & Disputes2

Annaliesa RouthInvestor at Spectrum EquityJared WinegradPartner at FINTOP Capital