# Tessa Flippin

> Tessa Flippin is a seed investor at Capitalize VC backing Events and FinTech. See 2 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Oct 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Capitalize VC](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/capitalize-vc)
- Location: Chicago, United States
- Total investments: 2
- Last investment: Aug 2025
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Oct 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tessaflippin/
- X (Twitter): https://x.com/tessaflippin
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/tflippin

Tessa Flippin is a seed investor at Capitalize VC in Chicago focused on Events and FinTech. Tessa Flippin is based out of Chicago, Illinois and is the Founder and Managing Partner of Capitalize VC. Tessa previously worked at Octagon as a Senior Account Executive. Tessa Flippin attended Stanford University.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Events | 1 | 50% |
| FinTech | 1 | 50% |
| Software | 1 | 50% |
| Marketplace | 1 | 50% |
| Collaboration | 1 | 50% |

10 industries tracked in total.

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| VOW | VOW is a vertical SaaS future-of-work platform that enables sports, media, and entertainment professionals to streamline event and guest management, by eliminating massive fragmentation from stacking disjointed tools, integrating seating, ticketing, communications, and stakeholder interactions, saving 33% in operational costs while dramaticallyenhancing guest experiences at scale. |  | Seed | Aug 07, 2025 | https://www.vowdigitalhealth.com |
| Bump | Bump is an AI-powered analytics-driven platform that helps creators receive and manage microadvances for their businesses. It also helps in tracking and collecting lost revenue, determining qualification for micro-financing, and booking personalized live sessions directly with entertainment industry executives to let creators eliminate traditionalbarriers faced while receiving requisite resources. | $3M | Seed | Apr 23, 2024 | http://usebump.com |

2 of 2 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Blue Falcon Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/blue-falcon-capital) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Everywhere Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/everywhere-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Alumni Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alumni-ventures-group) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Techstars](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/barclays-accelerator) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Chloe Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/chloe-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Gaingels](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/gaing) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Capitalize VC

VC Fund · Chicago, United States

Early-stage venture capital fund reducing the racial wealth gap through investments in Black and Latinx founders.

1 contacts available at Capitalize VC.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Tessa Flippin | Capitalize VC | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/tessa-flippin |

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## FAQ

### What does Tessa Flippin invest in?

Tessa Flippin invests primarily in Events, FinTech and Software startups, most often at Seed stage. Most of the 2 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### How do I contact Tessa Flippin?

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### When did Tessa Flippin last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Tessa Flippin closed in Aug 2025. Shizune tracks 2 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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