Fundraising Fox

Kip McClanahan

Investor

General Partner at Silverton Partners

Austin, Texas

Writes $6M – $7M checks Β· typically $6.5M

About

Kip McClanahan has over 30 years of experience across IT security, networking, media communications, and software, serving as CEO and board member for both public and private companies. He founded or led companies including BroadJump, TippingPoint, and NetSpeed, and holds a BS in Electrical Engineering from the University of Texas.

Experience

  1. Silverton PartnersGeneral Partnercurrent2009 β€” presentAustin, Texas Area
  2. PershingOwnercurrent2014 β€” presentEast Austin
  3. KLRU-TVBoard Membercurrent2009 β€” present
  4. SpareFootBoard Member2009 β€” 2018
  5. WP EngineBoard Member2009 β€” 2018Austin, Texas
  6. 3ComPresident, Security Division2005 β€” 2006
  7. TippingPointCEO2003 β€” 2005
  8. MotivePresident2003 β€” 2004
  9. BroadJumpCEO1998 β€” 2002
  10. NetSpeeddirector1996 β€” 1998
  11. Motorola SPSSoftware Engineer1993 β€” 1996
  12. Thomas Conrad CorpSenior Developer1989 β€” 1993
  13. Dellone-of-everything1985 β€” 1988

Education

  1. The University of Texas at AustinBSEE, Electrical Engineering1988 β€” 1991
  2. The University of Texas at AustinBachelor's degree, Electrical and Electronics Engineering

Skills & more

Entrepreneurship99Go-to-market Strategy65Venture Capital62Start-ups98Cloud Computing22Business Strategy38Analytics3Aquisition3Business Development28Enterprise Software95SaaS27Sarcasm10
+2 moreNot Suffering FoolsYelling

From Kip's professional profile.

Same school

Shared employers

Deals Β· 6

It's Skinny, Inc.Board seat

via Silverton Partners Β· filed Jun 2024 Β· $7.5M raise

Life by SpotBoard seat

via Silverton Partners Β· filed Oct 2022 Β· $27.1M raise

Fetch PackageBoard seat

via Silverton Partners Β· filed Feb 2022 Β· $30.8M raise

PingboardBoard seat

via Silverton Partners Β· filed May 2018 Β· $5M raise

press β†—

Ojo LabsBoard seat

via Silverton Partners Β· filed Jan 2016 Β· $5.9M raise

NeighborFavorBoard seat

via Silverton Partners Β· filed Mar 2015 Β· $12.9M raise

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

Colleagues at Silverton Partners

Network1

Investors connected to Kip in public investor directories β€” a warm-intro map.