TipTop VCFounder and Managing Partner
2024 — PresentAustin
Nick Tippmann founded TipTop VC, an Austin pre-seed and seed fund backing experienced founders and operators building vertical AI, with an LP collective of vertical SaaS founders and executives. He was previously the first employee and CMO at Greenlight Guru, the quality management software company for medical device makers, which grew to tens of millions in ARR and a $120M private equity investment. Before that he founded and sold a media company.
Nick Tippmann founded TipTop VC, an Austin pre-seed and seed fund backing experienced founders and operators building vertical AI, with an LP collective of vertical SaaS founders and executives. He was previously the first employee and CMO at Greenlight Guru, the quality management software company for medical device makers, which grew to tens of millions in ARR and a $120M private equity investment. Before that he founded and sold a media company.
Career
Greenlight GuruChief Marketing Officer
2022 — Dec 2022
Greenlight GuruVP of Marketing
Mar 2018 — 2022
Greenlight GuruHead of Marketing, Founding Team
May 2014 — Feb 2018
Cosigns Received
Featured Media
ecosysmetacognition.substack.com
Ep 155: How Specificity in Vertical AI Rewrites Industries
Nick on Austin Next about why vertical AI companies win by going deep into one industry.
directiveconsulting.com
Sour & SaaS Episode 6: The CMO Exit Playbook
Nick on Directive's Sour & SaaS about the CMO exit playbook.