# Kip McClanahan

> Kip McClanahan is a Series A investor at Silverton Partners (Austin) backing Software and SaaS. See 37 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Silverton Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/silverton-partners)
- Location: Austin, United States
- Total investments: 37
- Last investment: Apr 2025
- Lead investor: 24%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/kipmcclanahan
- X (Twitter): http://twitter.com/kipmcc
- Website: https://x.com/kipmcc

Kip McClanahan is a Series A investor at Silverton Partners in Austin focused on Software and SaaS. Kip McClanahan is based out of Austin,Texas and is the General Partner of Silverton Partners. Kip previously worked at Pershing as a Owner. Kip McClanahan attended the University of Texas at Austin.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 7 | 19% |
| SaaS | 5 | 14% |
| Enterprise Software | 5 | 14% |
| Information Technology | 3 | 8% |
| Mobile | 2 | 5% |

54 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series A | 11 | 30% |
| Seed | 9 | 24% |
| Series B | 8 | 22% |
| Series C | 2 | 5% |
| Funding Round | 2 | 5% |

6 stages tracked in total.

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| ControlTheory | ControlTheory is the runtime feedback loop for AI-generated code.AI coding tools have collapsed the software development lifecycle. Code that used to take weeks now ships in minutes, across deployment chains that are quick to assemble but hard to operate. The result is the runtime context gap: what's running grows exponentially while whatdevelopers actually understand about their systems shrinks. Every runtime failure becomes a rabbit hole that breaks developer flow — the developer didn't write the code, didn't configure the infrastructure, and has no context to start from.ControlTheory closes that gap with continuous runtime feedback — always-on analysis that watches behavior across the full deployment chain (Vercel, Supabase, Railway, Kubernetes, AWS, OpenTelemetry, and more), correlates issues across stacks, and feeds runtime context directly back into the development flow inside Claude Code, Cursor, Copilot, and other AI coding tools. No context switching, no rabbit holes.Our products: - Dstl8 — the runtime feedback loop for the AI SDLC, powered by our Möbius AI agent for root cause analysis, impact assessment, and fix recommendations. Available in Pro, Scale, and Enterprise tiers. - Gonzo — the open source terminal (TUI) companion for log analysis and runtime triage. Free, fast, and integrated with Dstl8.The feedback loop between AI code and runtime reality. | $5M | Seed | Apr 01, 2025 |  |
| Prism.fm | Prism is the all-in-one live music management software. Built by music industry professionals for music industry professionals. | $5M | Series B | Dec 15, 2023 |  |
| Enveedo | Enveedo is a SaaS platform that helps to design, prioritize, and automate vital security activities. | $3.2M | Seed | Dec 05, 2023 |  |
| SpyCloud | SpyCloud is a developer of a prevention platform used to prevent users' accounts and thwart online fraud. Its platform provides early data recovery, data cleansing, password cracking, and automated remediation that enable businesses to safeguard the identity of their employees, consumers and suppliers. It helps businesses of all sizes preventdata breaches and account takeover attacks by alerting when employee or company assets have been compromised. The company accomplishes this through early-warning breach detection service powered by a team of intelligence analysts. | $110M | Series D | Aug 23, 2023 |  |
| Gembah | Gembah provides consumer services intended to empower businesses and product innovation. The company democratizes and demystifies the product creation process by helping entrepreneurs, e-Commerce sellers, and small-to-midsize businesses research, design, and manufacture products. Its services allow managing supply chain with a local team to developa new product with a specification, factory sourcing, quotes, prototypes, negotiation right through to monitoring production.Gembah was founded in 2017 and is headquartered in Austin, Texas. | $11M | Series A | Jul 12, 2021 |  |
| SpyCloud | SpyCloud is a developer of a prevention platform used to prevent users' accounts and thwart online fraud. Its platform provides early data recovery, data cleansing, password cracking, and automated remediation that enable businesses to safeguard the identity of their employees, consumers and suppliers. It helps businesses of all sizes preventdata breaches and account takeover attacks by alerting when employee or company assets have been compromised. The company accomplishes this through early-warning breach detection service powered by a team of intelligence analysts. | $30M | Series C | Aug 18, 2020 |  |
| Fetch Package | Fetch solves the package problem for apartment buildings. Fetch partners with property managers to accept all packages at local facilities and coordinates scheduled, door-to-door delivery with residents. It specializes in the fields of delivery services, logistics, and mobile apps.It was founded in 2016 and is currently headquartered in Austin,Texas. | $18M | Series B | Aug 18, 2020 |  |
| Gembah | Gembah provides consumer services intended to empower businesses and product innovation. The company democratizes and demystifies the product creation process by helping entrepreneurs, e-Commerce sellers, and small-to-midsize businesses research, design, and manufacture products. Its services allow managing supply chain with a local team to developa new product with a specification, factory sourcing, quotes, prototypes, negotiation right through to monitoring production.Gembah was founded in 2017 and is headquartered in Austin, Texas. | $3.3M | Seed | Apr 15, 2020 |  |
| Fetch Package | Fetch solves the package problem for apartment buildings. Fetch partners with property managers to accept all packages at local facilities and coordinates scheduled, door-to-door delivery with residents. It specializes in the fields of delivery services, logistics, and mobile apps.It was founded in 2016 and is currently headquartered in Austin,Texas. | $10.5M | Series A | Sep 26, 2019 |  |
| OutboundEngine | OutboundEngine is an Austin, TX-based marketing technology company that helps businesses grow by making online marketing simple. The company’s SaaS platform automates email marketing, social media posting, online review collection and more for over 10,000 customers. Founded in 2012, OutboundEngine is ranked No. 95 on the Inc. 5000 and has beenconsistently named a top workplace in Austin. For more information, please visit www.outboundengine.com | $6.3M | Series C | Aug 16, 2019 |  |

10 of 37 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Capital Factory](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/capital-factory) — VC Fund, 12 deals together
- [Noro-Moseley Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/noro-moseley-partners) — VC Fund, 5 deals together
- [Floodgate](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/floodgate) — VC Fund, 4 deals together
- [LiveOak Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/liveoak-venture-partners) — VC Fund, 4 deals together
- [March Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/march-capital-partners) — VC Fund, 4 deals together
- [S3 Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/s3-ventures) — VC Fund, 4 deals together

## About Silverton Partners

VC Fund · Austin, United States

Silverton Partners is an early-stage venture capital firm that provides institutional capital and mentorship in Austin. Silverton's investment team comes from an operating background. The firm was founded in 2006 by Bill Wood and Morgan Flager and is based in Austin, Texas, United States.

5 contacts available at Silverton Partners.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Addie Rasche | Senior Associate | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/addie-rasche |
| Kip McClanahan | General Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kip-mcclanahan |
| Michael Dodd | General Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mike-dodd |
| Roger Chen | Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/roger-chen-4 |
| Rob Taylor | Operating Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/rob-taylor |

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## FAQ

### What does Kip McClanahan invest in?

Kip McClanahan invests primarily in Software, SaaS and Enterprise Software startups, most often at Series A and Seed stage. Most of the 37 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Kip McClanahan last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Kip McClanahan closed in Apr 2025. Shizune tracks 37 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

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