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Kip McClanahan

General Partner atSilverton PartnersTexas
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Kip McClanahan is a General Partner at Silverton Partners with over 30 years in IT security, networking, media, and software. He has founded or led companies including BroadJump, TippingPoint, and NetSpeed, and graduated from the University of Texas.

What Kip can write

Writes checks of$1M to $10M
Comes in atSeed, Series ACan lead the round
Ownership target10-12%, > 12%At first check
Pitch pageSubmit on their siteThe firm asks founders to apply here.

Silverton Partners writes $1M to $10M checks, larger than 83% of firms in the atlas.

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Career

  1. BroadJump · founder/leader
  2. TippingPoint · founder/leader
  3. NetSpeed · founder/leader
  4. NetSpeed
  5. TippingPoint
  6. BroadJump
  7. Silverton Partners · General Partner
    Now

Companies founded

BroadJumpTippingPointNetSpeed

Investments named in public bios

Agency MVPSpyCloudGembahFetchListingSparkOjoPingboardFavorPureWRXWP Engine

Focus

it securitynetworkingmedia communicationssoftware

Education

University of Texas, BS in Electrical Engineering

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Matthew Saitta
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Who is Kip McClanahan?

Kip McClanahan is a General Partner at Silverton Partners with over 30 years in IT security, networking, media, and software. He has founded or led companies including BroadJump, TippingPoint, and NetSpeed, and graduated from the University of Texas.

How much does Kip McClanahan invest?

Kip McClanahan invests through Silverton Partners, which writes checks of $1M to $10M at seed, series a.

How do I pitch Kip McClanahan?

A warm intro from a founder Silverton Partners backed works best. A short LinkedIn note with one line on traction is the next best route.

What did Kip McClanahan do before Silverton Partners?

founder/leader at BroadJump; founder/leader at TippingPoint; founder/leader at NetSpeed; NetSpeed; TippingPoint; BroadJump.

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