Kip McClanahan is a General Partner at Silverton Partners. His firm biography states he has worked in IT security, networking, media communications and software for more than 30 years and has served as CEO and board member of both public and private companies. He founded or led BroadJump (acquired by Motive), TippingPoint (which went public and was acquired by 3Com) and NetSpeed (acquired by Cisco); the bio states that as an operator he raised over $300M in capital and that his companies returned over $1B in realized gains. He graduated from the University of Texas with a BS in Electrical Engineering. His firm bio lists AgencyMVP, SpyCloud, Gembah, Spot, Fetch, ListingSpark, Ojo Labs, Pingboard, Favor, PureWRX, WP Engine and SpareFoot among his investments. He is named as a manager of the upper-tier general partner on the Silverton Partners VII and VIII Form D filings.
Education
BS in Electrical Engineering, University of Texas
Previous Experience
founder/leader (acquired by Cisco); firm bio does not give an exact title, NetSpeed
CEO and board member (IPO; acquired by 3Com), TippingPoint Technologies
founder/leader (acquired by Motive); firm bio does not give an exact title, BroadJump
Notable Investments
It's SkinnyWP EngineSpareFootSpyCloud
Board Seats
Director, It's Skinny, Inc.
Career Timeline
2004
Named in TippingPoint Technologies Inc. SEC filings, including its 10-K filed 20 April 2004, during his time as CEO and board member.
2022
Named as a manager of the upper-tier general partner in the Silverton Partners VII, L.P. Form D filed 8 April 2022.
2024
Listed as a Director of It's Skinny, Inc. on its Form D/A filed 21 June 2024.
2026
Named as a manager of the upper-tier general partner in the Silverton Partners VIII, L.P. Form D filed 30 March 2026.