Where does Kip McClanahan work?

Kip McClanahan is General Partner at Silverton Partners and Board director at Enveedo and Board director at Life by Spot and Board director at Spycloud.

What check size does Kip McClanahan write?

Kip McClanahan typically writes checks of $6M – $7M.

What boards does Kip McClanahan sit on?

Kip McClanahan holds tracked board seats at Enveedo, Fetch Package, It's Skinny, Inc., Life by Spot, NeighborFavor, Ojo Labs, Pingboard, Spycloud.

Where did Kip McClanahan go to school?

Kip McClanahan studied at The University of Texas at Austin (BSEE, Electrical Engineering); The University of Texas at Austin (Bachelor's degree, Electrical and Electronics Engineering).

Kip McClanahan

Investor

General Partner at Silverton Partners · Board director at Enveedo · Board director at Life by Spot · Board director at Spycloud

Austin, Texas

Writes $6M – $7M checks · 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.

Contact· self-published, not guessed

k•••@silvertonpartners.comreveal

Board director at Enveedo

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Enveedo's investors · 2

Runtime VenturesArlington · $250K – $2M checks · since 2023 Silverton PartnersAustin · $200K – $2M checks · since 2023

Board director at Life by Spot

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Life by Spot's investors · 1

Silverton PartnersAustin · $200K – $2M checks · since 2022

Board director at Spycloud

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Spycloud's investors · 5

Centana Growth PartnersSan Francisco · $10M – $50M checks · since 2023 M12 (Microsoft's Venture Fund)Seattle · $100K – $10M checks · since 2023 March Capital PartnersSanta Monica · since 2023 Riverwood CapitalMenlo Park · $25M – $250M checks · since 2023 Silverton PartnersAustin · $200K – $2M checks · since 2023

Co-founders at Spycloud

Edward RossExecutive Officer, Director

Alen PuzicDirector

Experience

Silverton PartnersGeneral Partnercurrent2009 — presentAustin, Texas Area
PershingOwnercurrent2014 — presentEast Austin
KLRU-TVBoard Membercurrent2009 — present
SpareFootBoard Member2009 — 2018
WP EngineBoard Member2009 — 2018Austin, Texas
3ComPresident, Security Division2005 — 2006
TippingPointCEO2003 — 2005
MotivePresident2003 — 2004
BroadJumpCEO1998 — 2002
NetSpeeddirector1996 — 1998
Motorola SPSSoftware Engineer1993 — 1996
Thomas Conrad CorpSenior Developer1989 — 1993
Dellone-of-everything1985 — 1988

Skills & more

Entrepreneurship99Go-to-market Strategy65Venture Capital62Start-ups98Cloud Computing22Business Strategy38Analytics3Aquisition3Business Development28Enterprise Software95SaaS27Sarcasm10

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From Kip's professional profile.

Deals · 6

It's Skinny, Inc.Board seat

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

Life by SpotBoard seat

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

Fetch PackageBoard seat

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

PingboardBoard seat

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

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Ojo LabsBoard seat

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

NeighborFavorBoard seat

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

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

Other disclosed investments

Board seats

Enveedo Spycloud

Per SEC Form D filings.

Colleagues at Silverton Partners

Addie Rasche

Principal at Silverton Partners

Aimee Smith

Executive Assistant + Operations & Finance Manager at Silverton Partners

Alyssa Dadoly

CFO & Partner at Silverton Partners

Aneesh Desai

Senior Associate at Silverton Partners

Kristen Dumbeck

Principal at Silverton Partners

Matthew Saitta

Principal at Silverton Partners

Mike Dodd

General Partner at Silverton Partners

Morgan Flager

Managing Partner at Silverton Partners

Network1

Dan GrahamScout

Co-Founder | General Partner at Springdale Ventures

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

Frequently asked questions

Who is Kip McClanahan?: 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.
Where does Kip McClanahan work?: Kip McClanahan is General Partner at Silverton Partners and Board director at Enveedo and Board director at Life by Spot and Board director at Spycloud.
What check size does Kip McClanahan write?: Kip McClanahan typically writes checks of $6M – $7M.
What boards does Kip McClanahan sit on?: Kip McClanahan holds tracked board seats at Enveedo, Fetch Package, It's Skinny, Inc., Life by Spot, NeighborFavor, Ojo Labs, Pingboard, Spycloud.
Where did Kip McClanahan go to school?: Kip McClanahan studied at The University of Texas at Austin (BSEE, Electrical Engineering); The University of Texas at Austin (Bachelor's degree, Electrical and Electronics Engineering).