# Mark Buffington

> Mark Buffington is a Series A investor at BIP Capital (Atlanta) backing Health Care and Software. See 33 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [BIP Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/buckhead-investment-partners)
- Location: Atlanta, United States
- Total investments: 33
- Last investment: Oct 2024
- Lead investor: 45%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bipmarkbuffington/
- X (Twitter): http://twitter.com/MarkBuffBIP
- Website: https://x.com/MarkBuffBIP

Mark Buffington is a Series A investor at BIP Capital in Atlanta focused on Health Care and Software. Mr. Mark A. Buffington has an extensive background in early-stage investing, having founded three successful startup companies including Buckhead Investment Partners, LLC, a wealth management company and Registered Investment Advisor that currently manages over $200 million in assets. Other successful startup companies include Peachtree FinancialManagement and Phoenix Capital, both of which focused on investing and managing assets for high net worth individuals. This included passive investments in the public markets supplemented by active participation in lead-managed venture capital investments. He currently serves as a Director of Ingenious Med, Vendormate, Reach Call, Inc., and 2080 Media. Mr. Buffington graduated from the Georgia Institute of Technology, has a MBA from Tulane University and started his career in commercial banking with Citibank.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Health Care | 6 | 18% |
| Software | 5 | 15% |
| Information Technology | 5 | 15% |
| Medical | 4 | 12% |
| SaaS | 2 | 6% |

38 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series A | 8 | 24% |
| Series B | 5 | 15% |
| Private Equity | 4 | 12% |
| Seed | 2 | 6% |
| Funding Round | 2 | 6% |

7 stages tracked in total.

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| OncoLens | OncoLens develops technologies that improve cancer treatment planning, simplify tumor board management, facilitate survivorship care planning, and automate accreditation and quality reporting through an intelligent workflow engine that streamlines business processes and enables more informed clinical decision-making. | $16M | Series B | Oct 24, 2024 |  |
| Mediafly | Mediafly goes beyond traditional sales enablement capabilities to help companies enable all their revenue teams with content and technology that inspire and engage buyers across the entire buyer journey. Mediafly's Evolved Selling portfolio of products combines content management, learning management, value selling and interactivepresentations capabilities, along with advanced content usage and revenue intelligence analytics to improve sales and marketing strategy and effectiveness. It was founded in 2006 and headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. | $80M |  | Aug 29, 2023 |  |
| Mediafly | Mediafly goes beyond traditional sales enablement capabilities to help companies enable all their revenue teams with content and technology that inspire and engage buyers across the entire buyer journey. Mediafly's Evolved Selling portfolio of products combines content management, learning management, value selling and interactivepresentations capabilities, along with advanced content usage and revenue intelligence analytics to improve sales and marketing strategy and effectiveness. It was founded in 2006 and headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. | $80M | Private Equity | Aug 29, 2023 |  |
| Supply Chain Wizard | Supply Chain Wizard is a management and technology consulting firm serving the pharmaceutical industry. The firm was established in 2014 and is headquartered in Princeton, New Jersey, United States. | $10M | Series A | Nov 30, 2022 |  |
| Supply Chain Wizard | Supply Chain Wizard is a management and technology consulting firm serving the pharmaceutical industry. The firm was established in 2014 and is headquartered in Princeton, New Jersey, United States. | $10M | Series A | Nov 30, 2022 |  |
| ConnexPay | ConnexPay transforms payment acceptance and issuance for Travel and E-commerce providers which act as intermediaries. By offering clients a revolutionary way to minimize risks and reduce credit and debit card acceptance costs through linked real-time payments issued to suppliers, ConnexPay’s clients avoid the need for large lines of credit orpersonal guarantees.ConnexPay provides a comprehensive, integrated payments solution which incorporates powerful anti-fraud detection along with PCI-certified payment acceptance and payment issuance — driven by ConnexPay’s patent pending intelligent routing and single-use virtual cards — to handle every step of the process.Through a single provider under a simple contract, Travel and E-commerce providers can accept payments from clients and issue payments to suppliers with single-use virtual cards from multiple major card brands. ConnexPay’s advanced solution does not require clients to obtain large lines of credit, provide large reserves, or prepay for most services. Their difference makes all the difference. | $110M | Private Equity | Oct 25, 2022 |  |
| OpenLoop Health | Servicing all 42,000 zip codes nationwide, OpenLoop accelerates the delivery of patient care by matching our trusted community of certified clinicians and insurance partners with innovators in the digital health space. | $8M | Series A | Mar 15, 2022 |  |
| OpenLoop Health | Servicing all 42,000 zip codes nationwide, OpenLoop accelerates the delivery of patient care by matching our trusted community of certified clinicians and insurance partners with innovators in the digital health space. | $8M | Series A | Mar 15, 2022 |  |
| Rhyme | PriorAuthNow provides solutions that accelerate access to patient care for all stakeholders. PriorAuthNow is a corporation that was founded for the sole purpose of empowering medical providers and its staff with solutions that will improve the patient experience, drive satisfaction, and change health care for the better.The company works withEHR’s, medical providers, and payers to create a seamless prior authorization experience that fits within the existing workflows.PriorAuthNow was founded on 2014 and is headquartered in Columbus, Ohio. | $25M | Venture - Series Unknown | Feb 14, 2022 |  |
| Rhyme | PriorAuthNow provides solutions that accelerate access to patient care for all stakeholders. PriorAuthNow is a corporation that was founded for the sole purpose of empowering medical providers and its staff with solutions that will improve the patient experience, drive satisfaction, and change health care for the better.The company works withEHR’s, medical providers, and payers to create a seamless prior authorization experience that fits within the existing workflows.PriorAuthNow was founded on 2014 and is headquartered in Columbus, Ohio. | $25M | Venture - Series Unknown | Feb 14, 2022 |  |

10 of 33 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [BIP Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/panoramic-ventures) — VC Fund, 9 deals together
- [BIP Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bip-ventures) — VC Fund, 5 deals together
- [Insight Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/insight-partners) — VC Fund, 4 deals together
- [ISA Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/isa-ventures) — VC Fund, 4 deals together
- [Next Level Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/next-level-ventures) — VC Fund, 4 deals together
- [Health2047 Capital Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/health2047-capital-partners) — VC Fund, 3 deals together

## About BIP Capital

VC Fund · Atlanta, United States

Starting a company is an act of courage. Defiance against the status quo. A statement. But scaling a company is an act of determination. It requires boundless energy, tenacity, creativity, resiliency, and a relentless pursuit of excellence. At BIP Capital, we get that.We’re the entrepreneurs behind the entrepreneurs. Visionaries. Doers. Partnersin the journey. Late nights. Writing on walls. Side-by-side, long after the honeymoon is over. And long after everyone else has gone home.They get that it’s hard, and disruption gets messy. Winning demands grit and an indomitable warrior spirit – in ourselves, our leaders, and in the entire tribe. And those are the types of partners we are looking for. We’re looking for daring entrepreneurs and partners who want to go to battle…and win.

4 contacts available at BIP Capital.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Mark Buffington | CEO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mark-buffington |
| Christy Johnson | Chief Performance Officer | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/christy-johnson |
| Mark Flickinger | Chief Operating Officer | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mark-flickinger |
| Todd Knudsen | Chief Financial Officer | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/todd-knudsen |

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## FAQ

### What does Mark Buffington invest in?

Mark Buffington invests primarily in Health Care, Software and Information Technology startups, most often at Series A and Series B stage. Most of the 33 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 Mark Buffington last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Mark Buffington closed in Oct 2024. Shizune tracks 33 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

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