# Alfred Kahn IV

> Alfred Kahn IV is a startup investor at Commerce Ventures (San Francisco). See 0 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Commerce Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/commerce-ventures)
- Location: San Francisco, United States
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chipkahn
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/commercechipper
- Website: http://www.goboomtown.com

Alfred Kahn IV is a startup investor at Commerce Ventures in San Francisco. Chip has founded and run four companies. Most recently, he founded BroadHop which was acquired by Cisco and IP Commerce, while as CEO he grew it from an idea to $8B in payment volume run rate while directly helping companies like Square and Intuit launch their payment solutions. He has also served as an Advisor to PaySimple, Leapset and LoopCommerce among others in Silicon Valley. He has currently been serving as an Entrepreneur-In-Residence at Commerce Ventures. He is a frequent keynote speaker at industry conferences and was recognized as an up-and-coming business leader in 2002 with the 40 under 40 Award, and more recently as semi-finalist for Ernst & Young's Entrepreneur of the Year award. Chip graduated from Colorado State University."

## About Commerce Ventures

VC Fund · San Francisco, United States

At Commerce Ventures, they are building a new and different type of venture capital firm. Their investors are a unique and strategic blend of leading entrepreneurs, senior executives, and corporates from their focus sectors (mobile, retail/e-commerce, payments, fin-tech, insurance). In addition to providing capital, they are committed tohelping their portfolio companies succeed in scaling their commerce-related innovations.

5 contacts available at Commerce Ventures.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Dan Rosen | Founder & General Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/dan-rosen |
| Alfred Kahn IV | EIR | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alfred-chip-kahn-iv |
| Andrea Fitzhenry | Executive Assistant | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/andrea-fitzhenry |
| Craig Stanton | VP Business Development | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/craig-stanton |
| Daniel Rosen | Founder & General Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/daniel-rosen-05d4 |

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