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Managing Partner

Mark Buffington

Management
Investment

Mark Buffington is the co-founder and CEO of BIP Capital and the Managing Partner of BIP Ventures. Since founding BIP Capital in 2006, Mark has led the venture capital firm to its position as one of the most active and recognized brands outside of Silicon Valley.

Mark has led investment rounds in more than 80 companies in numerous industries (Healthcare, Digital Media, Ed Tech, Enterprise SaaS, FinTech, and Advanced Computing). Notable investments include Vendormate, Ingenious Med, QA Symphony/Tricentis, PlayOn! Sports, Huddle Tickets, Tropical Smoothie Cafe, Cypress.io, ConnexPay, REACH Health, Trella Health, Shareholder InSite and Aspirion Health Resources.

Mark earned an MBA from the A.B. Freeman School of Business at Tulane University and a B.S. from the Georgia Institute of Technology (where he lettered as a varsity baseball player).

Mark serves on the board of directors of several companies, including the NFHS Network, AchieveIt, Trella Health, PlayOn! Sports, UserIQ and ConnexPay. He also serves on several nonprofit boards, including Buckhead Coalition, Inc. and the Georgia Tech College of Computing.

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Mark's Investments

AchieveIt
Danny Sehr
Active
Mark Buffington
Traction
Enterprise
Aspirion
Exited
Mark Buffington
Healthcare
Bloom Health
Julia Schuller
Active
Mark Buffington
Seed
Healthcare
ChartSpan
Christine Hawkins
Active
Mark Buffington
Scale
Healthcare
CheckAction
Exited
Mark Buffington
Enterprise
Copper Banking
Eddie Behringer
Active
Mark Buffington
Traction
Fintech
Cypress
Brian Mann
Active
Mark Buffington
Scale
Software and Dev-Ops
DOXCI
Issac Hicks
Active
Mark Buffington
Seed
Software and Dev-Ops
Digital Assent
Exited
Mark Buffington
Healthcare
Enrichly
Margo Jordan
Active
Mark Buffington
Seed
Healthcare
Eventeny
Aly Hussaini
Active
Mark Buffington
Traction
Enterprise
FortifyData
Victor Gamra
Active
Mark Buffington
Traction
Cyber and Blockchain
FullScaleNANO
Exited
Mark Buffington
Enterprise
GPA Learn
Exited
Mark Buffington
Enterprise
Genie
Imge Su Cetin
Active
Mark Buffington
Seed
Enterprise
Gigantik (Formerly GigLabs)
Douglas Dimola
Active
Mark Buffington
Traction
Cyber and Blockchain
GoFan (Acq. by PlayOn!)
BJ Pilling
Active
Mark Buffington
Fintech
Gro Banking
Exited
Mark Buffington
Fintech
Holisto (Formerly Splitty)
Eran Shust
Active
Mark Buffington
Seed
Media and Marketplace
Ingenious Med
Exited
Mark Buffington
Healthcare
JourneyTrack
Ania Rodriguez
Active
Mark Buffington
Seed
Enterprise
Ksana Health
Nick Allen
Active
Mark Buffington
Seed
Healthcare
Luma
Exited
Mark Buffington
Software and Dev-Ops
Lumu
Ricardo Villadiego
Active
Mark Buffington
Traction
Cyber and Blockchain
MLevel
Exited
Mark Buffington
Enterprise
Mediafly
Bill Walsh, CEO
Active
Mark Buffington
Scale
Media and Marketplace
Metaimpact
Scott McCorkle
Active
Mark Buffington
Traction
Enterprise
Microf
Exited
Mark Buffington
Fintech
Monsieur
Exited
Mark Buffington
Enterprise
NexDefense
Exited
Mark Buffington
Cyber and Blockchain
OncoLens
Anju Mathew
Active
Mark Buffington
Traction
Healthcare
OpenLoop
Dr. Jon Lensing
Active
Mark Buffington
Seed
Healthcare
Peregrine Health
Ryan Chapman
Active
R.T. Wyatt
Traction
Healthcare
PlayOn!
David Rudolph
Partially Exited
Mark Buffington
Scale
Media and Marketplace
Proem Behavioral Health
John Letter
Active
Mark Buffington
Traction
Healthcare
REACH Health
Exited
Mark Buffington
Healthcare
Reel Analytics
Cory Yates
Active
Mark Buffington
Seed
Software and Dev-Ops
RelayOne
Cam Sexton
Active
Mark Buffington
Seed
Healthcare
Resilia
Sevetri M Wilson
Active
Mark Buffington
Traction
Enterprise
Rhyme (Formerly PriorAuthNow)
Joe Anstine
Active
Mark Buffington
Traction
Healthcare
SCW.AI by Supply Chain Wizard
Evren Ozkaya
Active
Mark Buffington
Traction
Enterprise
Shareholder InSite
Exited
Mark Buffington
Fintech
StrataCloud
Exited
Mark Buffington
Software and Dev-Ops
Trella Health
Scott Tapp
Active
Mark Buffington
Scale
Healthcare
Tropical Smoothie Cafe
Exited
Mark Buffington
Enterprise
Upstream
Alex Taub
Active
Mark Buffington
Traction
Cyber and Blockchain
UserIQ
Exited
Mark Buffington
Enterprise
VVS Finance
Magdeldin Hamid
Active
Mark Buffington
Seed
Fintech
Velocity Benefits
Joseph Duckett
Active
Mark Buffington
Traction
Enterprise
Vendormate
Exited
Mark Buffington
Healthcare

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Recent Insights and News

December 12, 2024

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Mark Buffington

MB on VC: The Current and Future State of AI

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Mark Buffington explores AI's transformative role in private capital, balancing optimism with responsibility. Discover insights on decision-making and innovation.

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April 5, 2024

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Mark Buffington

MB on VC: The Books that Shaped my Investing Philosophy and a Tribute to Charlie Munger

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Get the books and theories that shaped Mark Buffington’s philosophy on investing, and learn why Charlie Munger is a central figure for BIP Ventures.

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March 6, 2024

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Mark Buffington

MB on VC: Why Permanent Capital Funds are a Choice Alternative for Founders and Investors

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Explore how Permanent Capital Funds, like BIP Ventures' Evergreen BDC, offer a sustainable investment strategy for founders and investors seeking long-term growth and stability.

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February 14, 2024

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Mark Buffington

MB on VC: The Uncapped Power of Fat Right Tails

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Performance Engineering

Learn how a "fat right tail" VC investing strategy fuels outsized returns & drives positive change by betting on innovation and positive disruption.

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January 3, 2024

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Mark Buffington

MB on VC: How to Spot and Nurture Enduring Technology Startups

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Mark Buffington shares a winning approach to identifying and nurturing enduring technology startups, balancing the market, team, and product and business model innovation for long-term success.

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December 19, 2023

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Mark Buffington

MB on VC: Venture Capital 2023 Year-in-Review and 2024 Outlook

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BIP Ventures' Managing Partner, Mark Buffington, shares insights from 2023 and his vision for 2024 - centering on a resilient commitment to ethics and integrity in venture capital investing and supporting startups.

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