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Silverton Partners

United StatesTexas (primary)B2B SaaSAI/MLFintechHealthtechCybersecurityEnterpriseMarketplacesConsumer

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Investment thesis

Silverton Partners is a people-driven, early-stage venture capital firm headquartered in Austin, Texas, and the most active VC investor in Texas. The firm partners with exceptional entrepreneurs who are committed to attacking growth markets with proprietary products or services, backing teams that have both the talent to identify exciting opportunities and the ability to execute the mid-course corrections required to become market leaders. Silverton is typically the first institutional investor and lead investor in the companies it backs, investing primarily at the Seed and Series A stages across enterprise SaaS, fintech/insurtech, healthtech, cybersecurity, consumer marketplaces, and digital infrastructure. Every partner at Silverton comes from an operating background, and the firm's philosophy is that if it cannot add value beyond capital, it will not invest. Silverton takes an active, hands-on role in recruiting, strategy, and connecting founders to investors, mentors, and business partners. With over $883M in AUM across eight funds, the firm invests primarily in Texas-based startups while selectively backing companies beyond the state, focusing on opportunities where technology can be used to build significant and durable competitive barriers over time.

Notable quotes

We've consistently focused on being a premier seed-stage investor, sustaining a rational deployment pace and raising the right amount of capital to support our strategy.

Morgan Flager · SiliconHills News / Business Wire, Fund VII announcement · 2022-07-06

Nonprofits are under increasing pressure to do more with less, and Avid gives them the system to do exactly that.

Rob Taylor · Yahoo Finance / Avid Seed Round Press Release · 2025-10-16

Uptiq is defining a new category of AI infrastructure purpose-built for financial services.

Morgan Flager · CBInsights / UPTIQ Series B Press Release · 2026-02-13

Team

Morgan Flager

Managing Partner

B2B SaaSFintechAI/MLHealthtechEnterprise

Kip McClanahan

General Partner

CybersecurityEnterpriseB2B SaaS

Mike Dodd

General Partner

B2B SaaSEnterpriseConsumer

Roger Chen

Partner

B2B SaaSEnterpriseAI/ML

Rob Taylor

Operating Partner

B2B SaaSAI/MLConsumer

Matthew Saitta

Principal

B2B SaaSFintechMarketplaces

Recent investments

CompanyRoundSizeDate
UPTIQSeries B$25m2026-02-12
AvidSeed$7m2025-10-16
RoutefusionSeries A$27m2025-10-09
ScorabilitySeed$40m2025-10-01
Clarity SecuritySeries A$9m2025-05-20
Pluto BioSeed$4m2025-05-21
ControlTheorySeed$5m2025-04-01
Centerseat.aiSeed$3m2025-02-07

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