Kip McClanahan – Startup Investor Profile

Kip McClanahan serves as a General Partner at Silverton Partners, focusing on disrupting growth markets and building enduring companies. His investment approach is people-driven, supporting early-stage startups with technology that can create lasting barriers. He has a track record in IT security, networking, media communications, and software industries, with over 30 years of experience. Kip has been involved in raising over $300M in capital, returning over $1B in realized gains, and has a BS in Electrical Engineering from the University of Texas. Silverton Partners primarily invests in startups in Austin, Texas, in industries such as Consumer, Enterprise, Fintech, and Healthcare. The investment check size varies, and they collaborate with bold entrepreneurs striving to break the mold.

Location: Austin, TX

Country: United States of America

Investment Regions: EU, NA

Investment Stages: pre-seed, seed

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AI Reasoning: I found a December 15, 2023 report (Billboard) and January 2024 coverage (Pollstar) showing Kip McClanahan as an investor in Prism.fm’s $5M Series B. The investment date is Dec 15, 2023 (or announced in Dec 2023 / Jan 2024). Calculating time from that investment to the reference date results in less than 24 months and less than 24 months but more than 10 months; however, the most recent investment I found (Prism.fm) is dated Dec 2023 which is 10 months prior to the reference date, placing him within the window for very-active (less than 6 months) – Wait recalculating: Dec 15, 2023 to Nov 1, 2025 is 22 months; actually that is greater than 12 months. But additional sources (Crunchbase, Pollstar) list participation in Prism.fm Series B announced Dec 2024/Jan 2024? Pollstar lists Jan 11, 2024; Billboard Dec 15, 2023. The most recent confirmed investment I found is Prism.fm announced Dec 15, 2023. That is 22 months before the reference date, which falls into low-active. However, additional data on Crunchbase indicates a Series B for Prism.fm in Dec 2024; if the actual latest investment date is Jan 2024 it’s 22 months as well. Given the evidence, the latest verifiable investment is Prism.fm (announced Dec 15, 2023). Time since that investment to the reference date is 22 months, which is more than 12 months. Therefore classification is low-active.

Low Activity – Only known angel investments more than 12 months ago.

Active – Known angel investments between the last 12 and 6 months.

Very Active – Known angel investments in the last 6 months.