# Alfred ‘Chip’ Kahn IV

> Alfred “Chip” Kahn IV is the founder and CEO of OvationCXM, formerly Boomtown. His career spans commerce infrastructure, technology support and software that coordinates customer journeys across companies. He previously founded IP Commerce and has served in advisory roles in payments and technology.

- **Role:** Founder and CEO at OvationCXM
- **Organizations:** OvationCXM, Boomtown Network, Inc., IP Commerce, PaySimple, BroadHop, Amigo Systems, STS Hotel Net, Application Media, Inventure Partners
- **Education:** Bachelor’s degree, Colorado State University
- **Known for:** Founded and led IP Commerce, whose 2011 financing round was led by Intel Capital., Received the 2016 Mike P. Duffy Leadership Award., Led Boomtown’s evolution into OvationCXM and its customer-journey orchestration platform.

## Career timeline

- **—** — After Colorado State University, started his first business with a friend.
- **2008** — Founder and CEO of IP Commerce; joined PaySimple’s advisory board on June 9 and was also advising BroadHop.
- **2011** — IP Commerce announced $20.7 million in financing led by Intel Capital.
- **2014** — Founded Boomtown, later renamed OvationCXM.
- **2016** — Received the Mike P. Duffy Leadership Award at the Payments Innovation Awards on March 17.
- **2021** — Boomtown announced CXMEngine’s launch with KeyBank and strategic partner XUP.
- **2022** — Boomtown became OvationCXM and announced $20 million in combined Series C and debt financing.
- **2025** — OvationCXM was included in the AIFintech100.
- **2026** — Published LinkedIn commentary on fragmented commercial banking workflows; OvationCXM advanced its focus on customer-controlled AI agents.

## Achievements

- Founded and led IP Commerce, whose 2011 financing round was led by Intel Capital.
- Received the 2016 Mike P. Duffy Leadership Award.
- Led Boomtown’s evolution into OvationCXM and its customer-journey orchestration platform.
- Led OvationCXM when it was named to the 2025 AIFintech100.

## Latest updates

- **2026-09** — OvationCXM published research involving 520 U.S. finance leaders on customer-controlled AI agents, banking workflows and governance.
- **2026-04** — Published “The Problem Isn’t Your Banking Systems. It’s Everything Between Them. The Orchestration Series - Part 1” on LinkedIn on April 8.
- **2025-06** — OvationCXM announced inclusion in the 2025 AIFintech100 on June 18.

## Links

- Website: https://www.ovationcxm.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chipkahn

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