# TipTop VC

> TipTop VC is an Austin-based, operator-led venture fund founded by former Greenlight Guru CMO Nick Tippmann. It writes $150,000 to $400,000 checks at pre-seed and seed into vertical AI companies - software built around the workflows, language and economics of a specific industry - then supports founders with go-to-market strategy, fundraising introductions, hiring and an LP network drawn from vertical software companies.

- **Founded:** 2024
- **Headquarters:** Austin, United States
- **Founders:** Nick Tippmann (Founder & Managing Partner)
- **Team size:** The official team page lists Nick Tippmann, founding senior advisor Bill Loss, and venture partners Scott Leese and Ershad Jamil; LinkedIn describes the firm as having 2-10 employees.
- **Products:** Pre-seed and seed investment, GTM strategy and playbooks, Fundraising support, Hiring and operator community
- **Notable:** Launched publicly with nine investments across legacy and underserved industries already completed., Reported that three of six 2024 investments had been marked up at launch., Reported in 2025 that two portfolio companies had advanced to Series A and that its 2024 cohort had a 33% Series A graduation rate.

## Products & services

- **Pre-seed and seed investment** — Initial checks of $150,000 to $400,000 for vertical AI-native startups, according to the firm's launch announcement.
- **GTM strategy and playbooks** — Hands-on help with positioning, customer focus, founder-led marketing and building go-to-market engines from zero to scale.
- **Fundraising support** — Targeted investor introductions and round strategy, from pre-seed lead checks through later-stage preemption conversations.
- **Hiring and operator community** — Introductions to early hires, advisors and LPs with vertical SaaS and AI operating experience.

## Achievements

- Launched publicly with nine investments across legacy and underserved industries already completed.
- Reported that three of six 2024 investments had been marked up at launch.
- Reported in 2025 that two portfolio companies had advanced to Series A and that its 2024 cohort had a 33% Series A graduation rate.
- Built an LP network described by Tippmann as more than 50 founders, executives and venture investors.
- Named to the Confluence 50 Top Emerging VC Managers list in 2026.
- Expanded its public portfolio page to 17 companies or entries across a wide range of vertical markets.

## Latest updates

- **2026-07** — TipTop highlighted Revin's growth and hiring, saying home-service operators representing more than $1.3 billion in revenue use the portfolio company's platform.
- **2026-07** — The firm congratulated GC AI co-founder Cecilia Ziniti on being named to the 100 Women in AI 2026 list.
- **2026-06** — TipTop said portfolio founders, LPs and venture partner Ershad Jamil participated in Duda's Vertical SaaS 2026 online summit.
- **2026-06** — The firm announced inclusion in the Confluence 50 Top Emerging VC Managers list.
- **2026-05** — Nick Tippmann discussed entrepreneurship, culture and the move from operator to investor on The Best Job I've Ever Had podcast.
- **2025-08** — Tippmann appeared on The Vertical SaaS Podcast to discuss narrow ICPs, defensibility, category creation and vertical AI.

## Links

- Website: https://www.tiptop.vc/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/tiptop-vc
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/ntippmann

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Last updated: 2026-08-16